News On The Fly

Gaula River, Norway

One of the few if not the only remaining wild Atlantic Salmon rivers in Norway.  Stunning scenery and legendary history and a fish revered globally as a must on a two handed rod for any and all fly anglers.

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Simms has signed on globetrotting angler, artist and author Jeff Currier to their team. “Jeff Currier’s passion for exploring the world’s waters and preserving critical habitat is second-to-none,” says K.C. Walsh, Simms President. “Everyone is excited that Jeff has joined the Simms family.”

Read more in the press release below.

As a result of noticeably declining barracuda population numbers, Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, KeysKeeper and the Lower Keys Guides Association have joined together in urging the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to improve barracuda regulations and conduct a barracuda stock assessment.

Read more in the press release below.

We have posted many times about the problems created by people who falsely claim that their dogs are service dogs, so they can get the animal into restaurants, on airplanes, and elsewhere they shouldn't be. Some may think that this is a. . .

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Welcome to another edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival, in which we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available. Sorry about missing last week, but the wifi in Belize was up to the task. Here are 20 new videos from. . .

The post Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 11.21.14 appeared first on Orvis News.

Seeing one of these bulls sunning himself near the surface must be awesome.
All photos by Capt. Lucas Bissett

Capt. Lucas Bissett, who guides in the coastal marshes outside of New Orleans, sent in these photos of some big fish he's been catching lately, along with a note: . . .

The post Photos: Hot Redfish in the Cold Sun appeared first on Orvis News.

Photo via Gizmodo

It takes a brave person to set out to rank dogs into categories such as "Inexplicitly overrated" and "Overlooked treasures," but designer David McCandless has done just that in this infographic called "Best in Show: The. . .

The post Graphic Artist Creates a Visual Ranking of Dog Breeds appeared first on Orvis News.

A Beautiful School of Chinook Salmon
Photo by Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife

Orvis Guest Blog
By Pete Frost, Attorney, Western Environmental Law Center

Protecting Wild Fish in Partnership with Orvis

“Salmon ran in runs so thick you couldn’t see the bottoms of rivers, so thick people were afraid to put their boats in for fear they would capsize, so thick they would keep people awake at night with the slapping of their tails against the water, so thick you could hear the runs for miles before you could see them.”—Derrick Jensen

This scene —a West Coast stream teeming with wild salmon—was once commonplace.

But now, everything has changed....

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This short film features beautiful footage of fly fishing in Denmark. Via The Half Norwegians.

Did you ever have one of those moments when your dog flat-out embarrassed you with its behavior? I guarantee you that you didn't feel as shamed as this poor girl who entered her Golden Retriever in an obedience competition. All the dog has to. . .

The post Video: A Hilarious Golden Wants None of This Obedience Competition appeared first on Orvis News.

Welcome to another edition of our 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. It's been a wee bit since our last quiz, for which I heartily. . .

The post Take an All-New Phil Monahan Fly-Fishing Trivia Challenge 11.20.14 appeared first on Orvis News.

Here's a killer video that combines amazing action for the fanged fish known as payara and scenes of the anglers talking about the experience of filming the whole thing. If you haven't seen Waypoints, you need to. . .

The post Video: Battling Monster Payara in Venezuela’s Rio Paragua appeared first on Orvis News.

Let Tom be your guide through OGR14.

Last year, during the first weekend in April, the sleepy city of Missoula, Montana was invaded by hundreds of fly-fishing guides and Orvis employees for the 2014 Orvis Guide Rendezvous and Down the Hatch Fishing Festival. We posted about it a. . .

The post Video: Get an Inside Look at the Orvis Guide Rendezvous appeared first on Orvis News.

Mike Muse (right) poses with his new bamboo rod and Orvis Roanoke Fishing Manager Tom Brown.
Photo courtesy Mike Muse

From September 20 through October 19, we ran our first-ever Try-On-A-Thon as a way to get folks to give Silver Sonic Waders a shot. Just for trying on a pair and seeing how they. . .

The post Meet the Winner of Our Silver Sonic Try-On-A-Thon appeared first on Orvis News.

Yesterday, we posted a wonderful compilation video, featuring scenes from many Eldad Hagar rescues. Lo and behold, Hagar, from Hope for Paws, released a new video himself yesterday! Aurora and Annie were living together as. . .

The post Video: Eldad Hagar Rescues Two Strays appeared first on Orvis News.

Russia’s remote Yokanga River is the setting for this footage of an angling destination with incredible landscape and fish.

For the past several years, we have been featuring fly-tying videos from Tightline Productions, and I usually make it a point to mention that they're the best in the business. But that was before blog reader Jim Paden pointed me to this. . .

The post Video: The Art of Fly Tying, Episode 1 appeared first on Orvis News.

Here's a story of incredible bravery: when a vicious coyote threatened a New Hampshire woman, her dog, Mack, spent 10 minutes battling the attacker, until the woman's husband was able to scare off the coyote with. . .

The post Dog Fights off Coyote Attacking His Owner appeared first on Orvis News.

From Farbank:

Steelhead fishing is our heritage and a major part what we do here at Sage, Redington, and RIO and we are extremely proud to be a partner with Trout Unlimited and the Wild Steelhead Initiative.

On Nov. 20, Trout Unlimited will launch the Wild Steelhead Initiative, an ambitious and hopeful project to protect and restore wild steelhead and the incredible fishing opportunities they provide throughout their native range in Alaska, California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

Whether you reside in a steelhead state, or like many, venture cross country to chase this elusive fish, we hope you will get involved in TU’s newest venture.

The heart of the Initiative will be a new community, Wild Steelheaders United, which is being established to

Here's a thought-provoking trailer for a new video called CO₂LD WATERS, from Conservation Hawks. It features several big-hitters in the fly-fishing world—including Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard, Vice President of Orvis Rod & Tackle Steve Hemkens, renowned fly-shop owner. . .

The post Video: <em>CO₂LD WATERS</em>, Official Trailer appeared first on Orvis News.

Cold Waters

A conservation piece sponsored by Patagonia among others and featuring Yvon Chouinard to help bring to light the idea of water and habitat being precious resources. As anglers, we rely upon these for our sport and for those who feel as though fly fishing is more than just a way to recreate, akin to religion, then these are vital to our lives and the future generations. See this full...

Trent Jones finally feels the weight of all that expectation, cradled in his hands.
Photo by Brian Jones

My brother Brian and I were able to get out Friday to chase muskie, the fish of 10,000 casts, with my friend and Orvis-endorsed guide Matt Miles. Over the past couple winters, I have gone. . .

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