News On The Fly

The more habitat opened to spawning, the more fish like this Bonneville cutthroat trout anglers can pursue.
photo courtesy Trout Unlimited

Think about how long it takes to fish a mile of a good trout stream. By the end of 2014, the Orvis/TU 1,000 Miles Campaign anticipates having reopened 338 miles of stream through the removal/replacement of faulty culverts. That's more than. . .

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A family from North Carolina booked a one-night hotel stay in Baton Rouge, but were told to go elsewhere because they were bringing a service animal to help their son. The mother says they've never had that kind of treatment, especially since. . .

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This films short features restoration work being done at Caprini Crossing on the Calaveras River in the California Central Valley.  The work will enable the watershed to once again  support wild populations of salmon and steelhead.

Written by: John Rano, Gun Room Manager

There are really two kind of people when it comes to gun cleaning. The ever conscious shooter who cleans his gun in a meticulous manner, ensuring the gun is properly wiped down, the bore scrubbed and oiled, and the action hinge properly. . .

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Here's a sweet edit from Austin Green of The Uncommon Angler, showcasing some great trout fishing in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and. . .

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Photo via sonoma-marinfair.org

The World's Ugliest Dog® Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, CA celebrates homely hounds and the humans who love them. On Friday, a new champion will be named. The contest is a. . .

The post Vote for Your Favorite in the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest! appeared first on Orvis News.

Mind Your Mother

Some good visuals of caddis on the water during the popular Mother’s Day Caddis Hatch in Montana.

original content Ben Pierce

Written by: Todd Van Dyke

Todd Van Dyke shows off his largest pike ever, caught in Quetico Provencial Park in northwestern Ontario.
Photo by Kyle Riddle

[Editor's Note: Here's a great email we received from blog reader Todd Van Dyke.]

I wanted to send a big thanks for everything you are doing with the blog and the podcast, I have learned a lot over the years. A hat tip to the timely pike and striper podcasts as well, as I spent last week. . .

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Here's a moving video about a veteran named David Sharpe whose life was changed by the love of a dog named Cheyenne. She wasn't a trained service dog, just a Pit Bull he found at a local shelter. But she taught. . .

The post Video: How a Pit Bull Named Cheyenne Launched a National Drive to Help Vets with PTSD appeared first on Orvis News.

Anglers' Choice Winner John Muir on the Colorado
Photo by John Muir

For several years Orvis has sponsored the American Rivers Most Endangered Rivers Report, highlighting ten rivers whose fate hangs in the balance. This vitally important study seeks to draw the public's attention to issues where they can still make a difference before it's too late.

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As Tim Flagler, of Tightline Productions says at the beginning of this video lesson, "Form, function, and simplicity. What more could you want out of a fly pattern?" Hans Weilenmann's CDC & Elk is an excellent caddisfly imitation that builds on the original Elk-Hair Caddis. (Al Troth, who designed the original. . .

The post Video: How to Tie a CDC & Elk Dry Fly appeared first on Orvis News.

Pat Cudd is reunited with her dog, Sherlock, last Sunday.
Photo via coloradoan.com

Back in April, we told you about Patricia Cudd, a Colorado woman suffering from end-stage cancer who was looking for. . .

The post Woman Dying from Cancer is Reunited with Her Dog appeared first on Orvis News.

When trout streams start to get too warm, the fishing for smallies often heats up.
Photo by Drew Price

The smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) goes by many nicknames—smallie, bronzeback, brownie, and brown bass, to name a few—which is a sign of its popularity in different parts of the country. It’s the most trout–like bass, in that it often lives in clean, cold rivers and feeds on insects, baitfish, and. . .

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Photo via nydailynews.com

This is a wonderful story about an eight-year-old Irish Terrier named Duffy, who lost his eyesight to diabetes last year. Veterinarians finally got his condition stable enough that he could have eye surgery, and here's. . .

The post Video: Blind Dog Sees His Family for the First Time After Surgery Restored His Sight appeared first on Orvis News.

The 400-year-old "temple" is set on a lovely piece of property along the River Dove.
Photo Photo via dailymail.co.uk

The famed stone temple on the River Dove, where Izaak Walton and his friend James Cotton spent many an hour, has been put on the market. Walton was nearly 80 years old in 1674, when Cotton had the "cottage" built on. . .

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Last week, we showed you a wonderful makeover video in which a filthy, matted shelter dog named Maggie was transformed into a. . .

The post Video: Charlie the Shelter Dog Gets a Makeover That Saves His Life appeared first on Orvis News.

Here's another long video, but one that's well worth your time. It features glorious scenery, rivers, and trout from the New Zealand backcountry. Here's how the filmmaker, Mike Kirkpatrick, describes the. . .

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Knowing how to approach a dog is an important skill.
photo via dogster.com

Melissa Berryman—a dog behaviorist and author of People Training for Good Dogs: What Breeders Don’t Tell You and Trainers Don’t Teach—has an interesting article on dogster.com about common misconceptions that can lead to dog bites, which she claims are. . .

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In this short film premiering exclusively on MidCurrent, Joe Goodspeed of Cortland Line Company and John Herzer of Blackfoot River Outfitters demonstrate the difference the right line makes when fishing to finicky trout in difficult waters. In this case, Cortland’s Precision Finesse Trout does the job perfectly.

Do you realize what kind of strength is required to hold such a brown at arm's length like that?
Photo by Sam Brown

Yesterday afternoon, fellow father Reid Bryant (Orvis Adventures Wingshooting Services Manager) offered to row me and our colleague Sam Brown down a stretch of the famed. . .

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Here's the latest 20-minute episode from our favorite Northern-European fly fishers, from Jazz & Fly Fishing. This one starts with a David Lynchian sequence and then segues into the. . .

The post Video: Jazz & Fly Fishing in <em>The Curse</em> appeared first on Orvis News.

This poor pooch probably wouldn't have made it without help.
Photo via facebook

A dog swept out to sea by storms in New Zealand was headed for a horrible fate when he was spotted by a Royal New Zealand Navy vessel. The sailors picked up the dog and brought. . .

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Zach Matthews with a hefty Chattahoochee River striped bass.
All photos courtesy Zach Matthews

Welcome to our series called “Trout Bum of the Week,” in which we highlight some of the guys living the good life. . .of a sort. (See the bottom of this post for a link to the previous installments.) Most of the subjects are guides who have turned their passion into a vocation, spending their time in an outdoor “office” that may include a. . .

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Written by: John McKinnie,  Lone Mountain Ranch 

As flows drop, the Madison has been fishing well, as this multi-species double attests.
All photos courtesy John McKinnie

Mother Nature has been on our side during opening week at the Ranch. A few weeks ago I was very nervous about how few fishing options we may have to start the summer season. Following the large snowpack from. . .

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The nonprofit Knock Out Dog Fighting has released this stark, effective public-service announcement about the cruelty of dog fighting. In its. . .

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A couple weeks ago, we posted the first video by young angler/filmmaker Aaron Avestruz in a Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival, and he's back with an even better, more polished production. It's great to see. . .

The post Video: Young Anglers Killing it on the Rush River appeared first on Orvis News.

On Friday, we brought you the story of Aaron Schneider, who risked his life by crossing three lanes of highway traffic on a Missouri Interstate to save a Beagle who had been. . .

The post Video: Interview with Iraq Vet Who Saved a Dog Hit By a Car appeared first on Orvis News.

The third annual “Carp Throwdown” event will be held June 28, 2014, at Lake Henshaw in California, with both wade and boating divisions. Prizes include gear from Simms, Yeti and Patagonia, among others.

Read more in the press release below. 

This short documentary from Paul Pryor features Capt. Vaughn Podmore, a guide based in South Africa.

SUP Permit

Our sport is great for many reasons, one of them being our relentless pursuit of doing what we do better, with more passion and sometimes just differently.  As I LOVE permit, I think I have found my new endeavor should I ever find my balance…so to speak.

original content Chris Lewis

This short film from Dan Decibel features great footage of poling the flats in Everglades National Park for redfish.