News On The Fly

This short film was shot on one of the largest rivers in Argentine Patagonia, the Limay, and features Tim Rajeff of Rajeff Sports and Argentinian guide Óscar Dono of Fly Fishing Patagonia.Via Todd Moen and Catch Magazine.

Here's the latest video from Eldad Hagar of Hope for Paws, in which he and his friend Lisa attempt to rescue a terrified senior dog who has been living in some brush on the side of the road. Lisa. . .

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Welcome to our latest edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival, made up of the best videos from around the world. This week, the day before Halloween, we've got a. . .

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Sid hands off Dodger to a volunteer in New York.
Photo by Sid Lipsey

Here's a funny, heartwarming tale by Sid Lipsey about his epic journey from Los Angeles to New York, traveling with Dodger the rescue dog. One-year-old Chihuahua mix Dodger needed. . .

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This 22-inch brown lived where you wouldn't expect it: under a raft of trash in an urban river.
Photos by Matt Dickstein

The summer before last, my family moved to an old New England mill town, and in doing so I gave up my beautiful freestone stream for a badly degraded, silted and channelized post-industrial. . .

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The single-day haul was impressive and offers hope for the future.

I have been a part of many river clean-ups. Usually, we pick up trash from along the banks and everyone goes home content—knowing that a darker pile of garbage was left in the river and. . .

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This short film tells the story of the work being done to protect the headwaters of the Snake River from invasive species. Via Orijin Media.

Keeping Them Wet

Keeping fish intended for release in or very close to the water for images allows them a much safer return home and higher likelihood of full survival.  We also think seeing the fish in their environment is way more interesting much of the time.  Learn more about how to better handle fish here:

www.keepemwet.org

photo Jon Ray of Mangled Fly

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Gabriella Drago has a legal right to bring Freesia into the bakery .
Photo via nydailynews.com

An Ohio bakery is feeling the backlash after an employee refused to let Gabriella Drago and her service dog, Freesia, into the shop on Monday. As with most of these situations, the problem. . .

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Welcome to another edition of our weekly (sorta) trivia challenge, where we test your knowledge of all things fly fishing and where you might learn a thing or two about this sport we love. This. . .

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This is the third video in a series of three Halloween videos by dog trainer Emily Larlham, featuring some very special dogs. Splash the Border Collie wants revenge after a mean old man refuses. . .

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This Farmington River brown blends in well with the downed leaves.
All photo by Aimee Savard

Editor's note: Aimee Savard of Tight Loops sent me these cool photos, along with a note: These images were shot this month, over several trips we took to rivers around. . .

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Fly-fishing Utah's Green River in Flaming Gorge is usually done from a drift boat, but these anglers bike their way in to find wadable water away from the crowds of waders near the. . .

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Tillman surfing just last year.
Photo via washingtonpost.com

Tillman the Bulldog was certainly one of the best-known pooches in the world, thanks to videos like the one above, which has been viewed almost 22 million times since 2007. He was also a fixture at. . .

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The Red Flat Nickel Corporation has applied for a permit to mine 4000 acres on the pristine North Fork of the Smith River in California. If approved, this would be one of the largest nickel mines in the Western United States, and would be disastrous for wildlife and the watershed. This film from Keith Brauneis highlights the issues and shows what’s at risk.

Photo by redditor u/mdcohen

Reddit.com refers to itself as “the front page of the Internet,” but it’s really a social news website where folks post links to pretty much anything they find interesting or funny. The content can. . .

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Here's the second video in a month from our Scandinavian pal Stefan Agran, of Frontside Fly, and this one again features angler Emilie Björkman. (See "Thumbs Up for Pike.") This time, they are in. . .

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Written by: Ed Felker, Dispatches from the Potomac

There were no monsters on the day, but the browns were healthy and beautiful.
Photo by Ed Felker

During the planning phase of this trip, which started over eight months ago, I knew I wanted to fish with veteran guide Patrick Fulkrod. Patrick was named the 2014 Orvis-Endorsed Guide of the Year and has worked hard to earn the reputation as “The Man” in the area of Tennessee’s. . .

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Our friends at "The New Fly Fisher," a Canadian media group dedicated to fly-fishing education via a TV show and magazine, are celebrating their 15th anniversary this year, and one of the. . .

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Louie decided to let his freak flag fly during his owners' engagement shoot.
Photo by DnK Photography, via abcnews.go.com

Sometimes, dogs simply can't contain their joie de vivre, even during those times when it might be better if they could just sit still. I love these photos from an engagement shoot for a. . .

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Written by: Maggie Mae Stone,  The Tackle Shop

Browns are on the prowl in fall in Yellowstone National Park.
Photos courtesy Maggie Mae Stone

Last week, I had the chance to fish in Yellowstone National Park for three full days. This is my annual trip, and the Park always produces some amazing fish this time of year. Although the. . .

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Photo via wftv.com

A police officer in Cocoa, Florida, went above and beyond the call of duty yesterday morning, when he heard dogs barking from a strange place--a storm drain near a car dealership. Officer. . .

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