News On The Fly

When David Sowers and Laura Gillice were involved in a car accident in Yellowstone National Park on July 23, both were injured. But worse, their beloved Australian Shepherd, Jade, ran off and. . .

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This video features some of the coolest bonefish action we've seen in a while, including lots of wonderful underwater footage. Turks and Caicos isn't that well-known for its saltwater flats. . .

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Dwayne Johnson poses with Brutus and Hobbs after diving in to save young Brutus.
Photo via Instagram/therock

Dwayne Johnson (a.k.a. The Rock) is known for his sheer size and musculature, but he has also shown his softer side in movies such as The Tooth Fairy. An animal lover, Johnson recently. . .

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Orvis Woodbridge store manager Duber Winters found out last year how great fall dry-fly fishing can be in Yellowstone.
All photos courtesy Duber Winters

The shorter days and crisper nights of fall turn the thoughts of many fly fishers to hunting trophy trout with streamers, but that doesn’t mean you should put away the 4-weight rod, floating. . .

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From ASA:

When it comes to anglers dropping in and out of the sport from year-to-year: there’s good news and bad news, and both are surprising.  The bad news is anglers aren’t nearly as avid as we like to think. The good news is there’s far more opportunities to engage people in fishing than one would believe.

These and other findings are explained in a new report, U.S. Angler Population, Who Comes and Who Goes, produced for the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) by Southwick Associates—the first in a series of studies to shed new light on anglers’ fishing habits and loyalty to the sport.

“I think the most important thing we’ve uncovered is that our challenge may not be as much about getting people to take up fishing as it is about keeping people fishing from year-to-year,” said Mike Nussman, ASA’s president and CEO, noting that 46 percent of anglers in recent years—roughly 15 million people—do not fish the following year.

“That shows how critical it is to reach out and

Stackpole Books has released the titles in their publishing lineup for Fall 2015. This includes books by George Daniel, Chico Fernández, Tom Boyd, Morgan Lyle, Dave Hughes, Pat Dorsey and Steve Galletta.

Read more in the press release below.

Here's a beautiful story about a disabled dog who turns out to be a wonderful, loving companion. Found abandoned in a field, Kanga makes a new home with a dedicated owner and a. . .

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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, you've got fourteen fascinating videos, . . .

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Justine Holmlund (right) last saw her pug Tyson in 2010 when she tied him up outside of a supermarket.
Photo by Giovanna Carabella, via abcnews,go.com

Years of heartache turned to joy Monday night when a Canadian woman was happily reunited with her pet pug, five years after he was stolen from in front of a supermarket. This is a remarkable. . .

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Written by: Ryan McSparran, Winterhawk Outfitters

A horseback trip into the Flat Tops can produce stunning cutthroat trout.
All photos courtesy Winterhawk Outfitters

We’ve had an excellent summer of fly fishing and horseback riding here in Colorado’s Flat Tops Wilderness Area. From wilderness streams to alpine lakes and beaver ponds, our waters were. . .

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This short film, featuring Nathaniel Linville and Capt. John O’Hearn, offers great footage of fly fishing for tarpon in the lower Florida Keys. Via Catch 1 Films.

Skyhorse Publishing has announced three new fly fishing titles to be released in their fall publishing lineup: “Side Casts: A Collection of Fly-Fishing Yarns by a Guy Who Can Spin Them” by Hoagy B. Carmichael, “Steelhead Country: Angling for a Fish of Legend” by Steve Raymond, and “Brook Trout: A Thorough Look at North America’s Great Native Trout—Its History, Biology, and Angling Possibilities” by Nick Karas.

Read more in the press release below.

Check out this cool, short trailer for a documentary about Captain Ty Loyd Jr., covering his explorations and adventures in Chokoloskee, Florida. There are plenty of great shots of. . .

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Written by: Peter Nardini, American Museum of Fly Fishing

The fly wallets from the Livingston collection are some of the most important artifacts in the museum.
Photos courtesy AMFF

Editor's note: The American Museum of Fly Fishing is located right next to the Orvis Flagship store in Manchester, Vermont. The folks from the museum will be sharing many of the cool items from their collection in an ongoing series called "Museum Pieces." You can take a little virtual walk through part of the museum at the bottom of this post.

For the next couple of weeks we will take you out of the Leigh Perkins Gallery and give you an inside look at some fantastic items from our collection that are not currently on display. . . .

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The first in a two-part series on both northern and southern angling opportunities, this short film features winter fishing for bull trout in the Canadian Rockies. Via Adipose Productions.

The Shakey Bealy is named for famed Yellowstone National Park ranger Frank Beals, who supposedly would shake with anticipation on the morning of a fishing trip. (You can read a. . .

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Since 2012 the Orvis/TU 1,000 Miles Campaign has reconnected over 500 miles of stream habitat. So what does that mean to you? How about more and healthier populations of trout, salmon, . . .

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From RIO Products:

RIO Products, industry leading manufacturer of fly lines, leaders, and tippet offers anglers a stronger leader and tippet material with its new Powerflex generic xanax Plus collection. An increase in strength that still maintains suppleness will ensure anglers get the best performance for each fishing scenario.

The Powerflex Plus Leaders and Tippet uses VHT Nylon Technology with a new technical modification of the nylon copolymer formulation. This new material results in a 20 percent increase in tensile strength over regular leaders without sacrificing flexibility, diameter, nor knot strength. For example, 5x (0.006in/0.152mm) Powerflex Plus has a tensile strength of six pounds, which is more than 20 percent stronger than the usual 4.5 to 5 pound strength of most other 5x materials.

Leaders using this material are built with

We post often about military working dogs (MWD), but mostly about what happens to them after their service. Here's an inside look at some of the training these amazing animals go through. . .

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Andrew Harding (a.k.a. “troutboynz“) is back with another great video from the North Island of New Zealand, in which he and a couple of his buddies cast nymphs for big rainbows and. . .

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The latest rescue video from Eldad Hagar of Hope for Paws is a subterranean affair, in which Eldad and his friend Vanessa must crawl through sewer tunnels below the freeway to make contact. . .

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Launch day of our Facebook-based "20 September Days" Contest produced some great fish and some fine photos, as well (although not for me, as the last photo below reveals). It's not too. . .

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Daniel Lane, Three Rivers Ranch

TRR guide Sam Robinson landed this stunning brown on the Henrys Fork using a hopper pattern.
Photo courtesy Three Rivers Ranch

The Henrys Fork below Ashton Reservoir is fishing well, thanks to shorter days and colder air temperatures which have kept the water consistently cooler. Fishing has been good with. . .

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