News On The Fly

Written by: Chuck Coolidge

Holly's first fish ever was a beautiful, thick rainbow that fell for a nymph.
Photos courtesy Chuck Coolidge

In seven hundred miles of Grand Canyon country, there exists just one place--near the Utah/Arizona border--where vehicles are able to drive to a set of rapids on the Colorado River. It just so . . .

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The Catch & Release Band--Keith Carlson, Doug Mateer, Chris Santella and Sloan Morris--on the Deschutes River.
Photo via http://steelhead-communications.com

Chris Santella is a pretty big name in the world of fly fishing, as the author and editor of many books--including Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die and The Tug is the Drug--and a regular . . .

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The post An “Eco Rock Opera” Seeks to Raise Awareness About the Plight of Wild Steelhead appeared first on Orvis News.

Last week, Tim discussed the difference between goose and turkey biots. (A biot is a feather barb from the leading edge of a primary wing feather.) In this video, he demonstrates the best way to . . .

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The post Video: How to Make Biot Bodies appeared first on Orvis News.

Phil Rowley is one of the sport’s most knowledgeable anglers when it comes to chasing trout in lakes and ponds. His website, Fly Craft Angling, is chock-full of great information on stillwater angling. . .

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The post Video: A Master Class in Fly-Fishing for Trout in Lakes appeared first on Orvis News.

Ron Boehme, host of the Hunting Dog Podcast, joins Reid for a conversation that runs the gamut. Ron and Reid discuss podcasting, their shared respect for Steven Rinella's work on Meateater, the prospect of bringing a spaniel pup home, and the joys of fine double guns. Ron's enthusiasm and humor are infectious, and the two spend an easy hour wandering around the topics they both enjoy.

By: Orvis Staff

Photos via Wikipedia

The Labrador Retriever has been the most popular dog in the US for 27 years running. Affectionate. Athletic. Easygoing. It’s no wonder they’re at the top of the list. But what about the large, rare dog breeds near the bottom of the list? Is it no wonder they are less popular? Are they grumpy? No. Born with two left paws? No. Difficult? Um...well...a bit.

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By: Orvis Staff

Photos via Wikipedia

The Labrador Retriever has been the most popular dog in the US for 27 years running. Affectionate. Athletic. Easygoing. It’s no wonder they’re at the top of the list. But what about the large, rare dog breeds near the bottom of the list? Is it no wonder they are less popular? Are they grumpy? No. Born with two left paws? No. Difficult? Um...well...a bit.

The post Rare Large Dog Breeds: Uncommon Canines appeared first on Orvis News.

Phil Rowley is one of the sport’s most knowledgeable anglers when it comes to chasing trout in lakes and ponds. His website, Fly Craft Angling, is chock-full of great information on stillwater angling. . .

The post Video: A Master Class in Fly-Fishing for Trout in Lakes appeared first on Orvis News.

Phil Rowley is one of the sport’s most knowledgeable anglers when it comes to chasing trout in lakes and ponds. His website, Fly Craft Angling, is chock-full of great information on stillwater angling. . .

The post Video: A Master Class in Fly-Fishing for Trout in Lakes appeared first on Orvis News.

Last week, Tim discussed the difference between goose and turkey biots. (A biot is a feather barb from the leading edge of a primary wing feather.) In this video, he demonstrates the best way to . . .

The post Video: How to Make Biot Bodies appeared first on Orvis News.

Last week, Tim discussed the difference between goose and turkey biots. (A biot is a feather barb from the leading edge of a primary wing feather.) In this video, he demonstrates the best way to . . .

The post Video: How to Make Biot Bodies appeared first on Orvis News.

The Catch & Release Band--Keith Carlson, Doug Mateer, Chris Santella and Sloan Morris--on the Deschutes River.
Photo via https://steelhead-communications.com

Chris Santella is a pretty big name in the world of fly fishing, as the author and editor of many books--including Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die and The Tug is the Drug--and a regular . . .

The post An “Eco Rock Opera” Seeks to Raise Awareness About the Plight of Wild Steelhead appeared first on Orvis News.

The Catch & Release Band--Keith Carlson, Doug Mateer, Chris Santella and Sloan Morris--on the Deschutes River.
Photo via http://steelhead-communications.com

Chris Santella is a pretty big name in the world of fly fishing, as the author and editor of many books--including Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die and The Tug is the Drug--and a regular . . .

The post An “Eco Rock Opera” Seeks to Raise Awareness About the Plight of Wild Steelhead appeared first on Orvis News.

Written by: Chuck Coolidge

Holly's first fish ever was a beautiful, thick rainbow that fell for a nymph.
Photos courtesy Chuck Coolidge

In seven hundred miles of Grand Canyon country, there exists just one place--near the Utah/Arizona border--where vehicles are able to drive to a set of rapids on the Colorado River. It just so . . .

The post Photos: Chasing Rainbows in the Canyon appeared first on Orvis News.

Written by: Chuck Coolidge

Holly's first fish ever was a beautiful, thick rainbow that fell for a nymph.
Photos courtesy Chuck Coolidge

In seven hundred miles of Grand Canyon country, there exists just one place--near the Utah/Arizona border--where vehicles are able to drive to a set of rapids on the Colorado River. It just so . . .

The post Photos: Chasing Rainbows in the Canyon appeared first on Orvis News.

Mykiss Studios has announced the launch of their new online store, featuring apparel lines “that celebrate our passion for the iconic fish we chase and the long roads we roam in search of them – from the Steelhead Highway on the rugged Pacific Coast to the Tarpon Highway in the famed Florida Keys.”

Read more in the press release below.

Mykiss Studios has announced the launch of their new online store, featuring apparel lines “that celebrate our passion for the iconic fish we chase and the long roads we roam in search of them – from the Steelhead Highway on the rugged Pacific Coast to the Tarpon Highway in the famed Florida Keys.”

Read more in the press release below.

Mykiss Studios has announced the launch of their new online store, featuring apparel lines “that celebrate our passion for the iconic fish we chase and the long roads we roam in search of them – from the Steelhead Highway on the rugged Pacific Coast to the Tarpon Highway in the famed Florida Keys.”

Read more in the press release below.

The largest of all salmonids, these voracious predators are sometimes called “river wolves."
Photo by Ojensen at English Wikipedia

A true river monster, the taimen (Hucho taimen)—also known as the Siberian taimen—can grow to proportions that seem incredible to your average trout fishermen. Whereas John Gierach once . . .

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The post Fish Facts: Siberian Taimen (<em>Hucho taimen</em>) appeared first on Orvis News.

by William G. Tapply

Damselflies provide exciting summertime action for a variety of game fish.
Photo by fir0002 | flagstaffotos.com.au

I thought I’d found a pond full of basking carp. Its surface lay flat and still under the blazing mid-morning Montana sun, and I spotted the big swirls and sloshes and boils from a hundred yards . . .

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The post Pro Tips: Damsels for Big Summer Trout, by WIlliam G. Tapply appeared first on Orvis News.

Fishing streamers is not always about casting large flies in deep water and heavy cover with a sinking fly line. Sometimes streamer flies are effective in shallow riffles and edges, especially . . .

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The post Master Class Monday: How to Fish Streamers in Shallow Water appeared first on Orvis News.

Although we fish for “German browns” in this country all the time, you rarely hear of folks heading to the native land of these trout to go fishing. But as this video shows, the Bavarian Alps–along the . . .

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The post Video: The Dragon Valley of Upper Bavaria appeared first on Orvis News.

Written by: Garden&Gun editors

Gates Shaw (left) and Radcliff Menge prepare to follow a Llewellin setter into the field on a December day.
Photo by William Hereford/Garden&Gun

Gates Shaw began work on Brierfield Farm, his family’s eight hundred acres in Bibb County, Alabama, in 1993. Back then the land was mainly cattle pasture, but Shaw, a passionate . . .

The post Photo Essay: Following the Call of the Quail appeared first on Orvis News.

Written by: Garden&Gun editors

Gates Shaw (left) and Radcliff Menge prepare to follow a Llewellin setter into the field on a December day.
Photo by William Hereford/Garden&Gun

Gates Shaw began work on Brierfield Farm, his family’s eight hundred acres in Bibb County, Alabama, in 1993. Back then the land was mainly cattle pasture, but Shaw, a passionate . . .

The post Photo Essay: Following the Call of the Quail appeared first on Orvis News.

Although we fish for “German browns” in this country all the time, you rarely hear of folks heading to the native land of these trout to go fishing. But as this video shows, the Bavarian Alps–along the . . .

The post Video: The Dragon Valley of Upper Bavaria appeared first on Orvis News.

Although we fish for “German browns” in this country all the time, you rarely hear of folks heading to the native land of these trout to go fishing. But as this video shows, the Bavarian Alps–along the . . .

The post Video: The Dragon Valley of Upper Bavaria appeared first on Orvis News.

Fishing streamers is not always about casting large flies in deep water and heavy cover with a sinking fly line. Sometimes streamer flies are effective in shallow riffles and edges, especially . . .

The post Master Class Monday: How to Fish Streamers in Shallow Water appeared first on Orvis News.

Fishing streamers is not always about casting large flies in deep water and heavy cover with a sinking fly line. Sometimes streamer flies are effective in shallow riffles and edges, especially . . .

The post Master Class Monday: How to Fish Streamers in Shallow Water appeared first on Orvis News.

by William G. Tapply

Damselflies provide exciting summertime action for a variety of game fish.
Photo by fir0002 | flagstaffotos.com.au

I thought I’d found a pond full of basking carp. Its surface lay flat and still under the blazing mid-morning Montana sun, and I spotted the big swirls and sloshes and boils from a hundred yards . . .

The post Pro Tips: Damsels for Big Summer Trout, by WIlliam G. Tapply appeared first on Orvis News.

by William G. Tapply

Damselflies provide exciting summertime action for a variety of game fish.
Photo by fir0002 | flagstaffotos.com.au

I thought I’d found a pond full of basking carp. Its surface lay flat and still under the blazing mid-morning Montana sun, and I spotted the big swirls and sloshes and boils from a hundred yards . . .

The post Pro Tips: Damsels for Big Summer Trout, by WIlliam G. Tapply appeared first on Orvis News.

The largest of all salmonids, these voracious predators are sometimes called “river wolves."
Photo by Ojensen at English Wikipedia

A true river monster, the taimen (Hucho taimen)—also known as the Siberian taimen—can grow to proportions that seem incredible to your average trout fishermen. Whereas John Gierach once . . .

The post Fish Facts: Siberian Taimen (<em>Hucho taimen</em>) appeared first on Orvis News.

The largest of all salmonids, these voracious predators are sometimes called “river wolves."
Photo by Ojensen at English Wikipedia

A true river monster, the taimen (Hucho taimen)—also known as the Siberian taimen—can grow to proportions that seem incredible to your average trout fishermen. Whereas John Gierach once . . .

The post Fish Facts: Siberian Taimen (<em>Hucho taimen</em>) appeared first on Orvis News.

The American Fly Fishing Trade Association has released a statement addressing the passage of H.R. 200, the “Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act of 2017” by the House of Representatives. “H.R. 200 puts at risk the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries, and the saltwater fly fishing industry that is dependent on healthy, productive stocks,” says AFFTA President Ben Bulis.

Read more in the press release below. 

The American Fly Fishing Trade Association has released a statement addressing the passage of H.R. 200, the “Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act of 2017” by the House of Representatives. “H.R. 200 puts at risk the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries, and the saltwater fly fishing industry that is dependent on healthy, productive stocks,” says AFFTA President Ben Bulis.

Read more in the press release below. 

The American Fly Fishing Trade Association has released a statement addressing the passage of H.R. 200, the “Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act of 2017” by the House of Representatives. “H.R. 200 puts at risk the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries, and the saltwater fly fishing industry that is dependent on healthy, productive stocks,” says AFFTA President Ben Bulis.

Read more in the press release below.