News On The Fly

This could be you, on a glorious October day in Vermont.

Have you always wanted to learn to fly-fish. . .or to fly-fish better? Then check out our new sweepstakes. All you have to do is sign up for the Orvis email list, and you'll be entered to win. . .

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Written by: Peter Nardini, American Museum of Fly Fishing

The Horror was the precursor to many of today's most famous and productive bonefish flies.
Photos courtesy AMFF

The Director of the Bermuda Fishing Information Bureau, Pete Perinchief, designed The Horror pattern in the 1950s after a frustrating trip to the Florida Keys with Joe and Mary. . .

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Written by: Mark Nissen, Classic Bird Hunts

This is my 16 year old grandson, Will Ullrich, of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, experiencing his first ever quail flush on the Babacomari Ranch in Elgin, Arizona last January. Brittanys Tuff and. . .

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Written by: Capt. Jason Sullivan, Rising Tide Charters

Jack Given shows off one of nine redfish that he landed during the RedGhost Stalk tournament.
Photo by Capt. Jason Sullivan

I had a great time fishing the RedGhost Stalk out of Islamorada, Florida, earlier this week. The RedGhost Stalk is a junior-angler tournament for redfish and bonefish. It is historically one of. . .

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First Fish on a Fly

Don’t underestimate the power of that first fish on a fly.  For those who are helping new people into the sport, size doesn’t matter but your enthusiasm does so make a big deal out of it even if it doesn’t fill the net!

photo Dave McCoy

Vasili Panopoulos, a volunteer at Muttville Senior Dog Rescue in San Francisco, with Gabriella.
Photo by Patty Stanton via nbcbayarea.com

The stories of big cities struggling with stray dogs usually focus on places such as Detroit and Houston, but there are plenty of other places where dog shelters are struggling to keep. . .

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War Dog Memorial Founder, Johnny Mayo with artist Renee Bemis.
Photo by Johnny Mayo

We have posted many times about the bravery of military working dogs, and now their service will be memorialized in a big way in Columbia, South Carolina. For years, Vietnam veteran. . .

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It's Trico time here in Vermont, and it looks as though the same event is happening on Montana's Bitterroot River. Joe Cummings of Missoula River Lodge turned his slow-motion camera on. . .

The post Video: Slow-Motion Bitteroot Trout Eating Tricos appeared first on Orvis News.

In a recent statement, the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust is asking anglers to support a revised approach to creating a comprehensive conservation and management plan for the Bahamas bonefish fishery.

Read more in the press release below.

Dr. Slick has announced new products for 2016, including 12-inch hemostats, Long Range Mitten Scissor Clamps, and Razor Scissors available with one of the blades serrated.

Read more in the press release below.

Darcy Toner shows off his new lid on a stunning British Columbia river.
Photo by Faceless Fly Fishing

We don't often promote products here on the Fly Fishing blog, but this one has been creating enough online buzz that we wanted to get out in front it. Your favorite retro fishing hat is. . .

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The latest video from Eldad Hagar of Hope for Paws features a shy, homeless Chihuahua who just wants to be loved. This time, Eldad's friend Lisa makes the actual capture and calms the. . .

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Written by: Charles Warren, C Lazy U Ranch

It took a lot of teamwork, but this large cutthroat finally came to the net and made the whole trip.
Photo by Charles Warren

Some team fishing—and the help of a local guide—got us a lot farther than we ever expected on a recent fishing trip in Colorado. We had planned on heading to the North Platte by we changed. . .

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Volunteer Robin Beasley carries a dog named Chevy to have a bath.
Photo by David Guralnick, The Detroit News

We have posted before about the notorious stray-dog problem in the city of Detroit. There's now new hope for those street dogs because Detroit Dog Rescue, founded four years ago as a. . .

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On the rivers around Missoula, Montana, the dry-fly fishing starts early, when the Skwala stoneflies start hatching in March. As Denny Waln explains in this great video from PMD Productions, . . .

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In this short film, Aimee Savard and Chase Bartee revisit a childhood haunt and bring things full circle in their trip West, casting dry flies to mountain brook trout. Via Tight Loops.

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Newlyweds Ashley Perkins and Rod Salguero were all smiles after the return of their missing dog, Popeye.
Photo via bangordailynews.com

When a New York couple lost their beloved dog, Popeye, while in Maine to get married on July 3, the community came together through social media to help locate the missing pup. Ashley. . .

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Dams throughout the Columbia watershed continue to cut off salmon from their spawning grounds.

The Columbia River may very well top the list in a conversation about iconic western river systems. Deemed the second most endangered river by American Rivers, the flows and eddies of the Columbia are far different than the ones paddled by Lewis and Clark in this nations first great western adventure...

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I wonder if, when he was writing “Pizza Butt,” MC Chris imagined that it would one day be the soundtrack for a video about fly-fishing for cutthroat trout in Utah. I doubt it. But the catchy. . .

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A homeless Pit Bull who was struck by a train in Virginia earlier this month spent weeks recovering from injuries that included the loss of a leg. But the dog who touched the hearts of many is. . .

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Written by: Frank Conlon

Some casting lessons and practice enabled Frank to catch his first permit in Belize.
Photo courtesy Frank Conlon

My final day at El Pescador started with some dramatic winds and an overcast sky. Donning our rain gear, my guide, Hilberto, headed up north to Chico National Park. After entering the park, . . .

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On a recent trip to Beaver Island, MI the folks at Scumliner Media took things to the next level: fly fishing for carp with tenkara.

The American Fly Fishing Trade Association has released a statement regarding their position on global climate change.

Read more in the press release below.

At a ceremony set to be held on October 10, 2015, the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum will induct Bill Elliott, John Gierach, Curt Gowdy and Charles Ritz into the Fly Fishing Hall of Fame.

Read more in the press release below.

This short French film follows the process of building a bamboo rod, from firing the culm to catching the first fish, with master rodmaker Zarn. Via 9p#5 Média.