News On The Fly

Hey look: it's Al Roker!

Working up to Father's Day, the folks at NBC's Today show have been featuring different kinds of "dad" stories. This morning, they aired a segment in which Matt Lauer, Al Roker, Willie Geist, and. . .

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Seventh-grader Rachel Benke suffers from terrible epileptic seizures, but her life improved greatly four years ago, when she met Taxi, a Golden-Lab mix who had washed out of service-dog training. The problem. . .

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Korkers New CEO Brian Chaney

From Korkers:

Korkers Products, LLC is pleased to announce that Brian Chaney, current President and Director of Sales, will assume the reins as CEO effective June 10th.  As a part of this planned transition Sean Beers will assume the role of strategic advisor to the company moving forward.

Beers stated “I was originally brought on board at Korkers to align the company for significant growth while guiding Brian to become an effective leader.  I am very proud of the success that has been achieved here at Korkers over these last five plus years on these fronts. Together Brian and I, along with Korkers team members, have transformed the Korkers business and made a significant impact on the global fly-fishing and cold weather footwear markets.  Brian was instrumental in driving the company’s success and is well positioned to take on the leadership role at this time. I look forward to continuing to support his efforts.”

Over the past five years, Korkers experienced significant top line growth and has established itself as

From India, here's a beautiful short film promoting the national eye bank. Told from the perspective of a dog on his "day off," the story unfolds over the course of two-and-a-half minutes, revealing the. . .

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From Cheeky Fly Fishing:

Cheeky Fly Fishing is excited to announce Ted Upton as its new Chief Executive Officer. Upton is a member of the founding group at Cheeky Fly Fishing and has run and supported the Company’s operations over the past four and a half years. Upton will succeed Scott Caras, who will remain involved in Cheeky Fly Fishing as an owner and member of the Board of Directors. As CEO, Upton will manage all of the Company’s day-to-day operations as well as lead strategic growth initiatives at Cheeky Fly Fishing.

“I’m very excited about the opportunity to lead Cheeky Fly Fishing. It’s been incredible to see the Company grow over the past four and a half years. With new product launches and other strategic initiatives already in

Jan Eckmann has fallen in love with New Zealand's trout and the backcountry.
All photos courtesy Jan Eckmann

A couple years ago, we ran a series called “Trout Bum of the Week,” in which we highlighted some of the guys living the good life. . .of a sort. (See the bottom of this post for a link to the previous installments.) This is our second round of profiles. Most of the subjects are guides who. . .

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Wow. This rescue video will blow you away. It's long, at just over 20 minutes, but you'll be riveted the entire time, as Eldad Hagar of Hope for Paws is joined by his friend Lisa Arturo to rescue a family of four dogs from the. . .

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This week, I have a chat with Jess McGlothlin—author, blogger, photographer, conservationist, and a very accomplished fly fisher. She’s a Montana native and had her own equestrian business before she fell in love with. . .

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This week I have a chat with Jess McGlothlin—author, blogger, photographer, conservationist, and a very accomplished fly fisher.  She’s a Montana native and had her own business in the equestrian business before she fell in love with fly fishing and decided to devote her life to writing about it.  You have probably read pieces with Jess’s byline over the past few years, but you’ll be reading more of her in the future as we hired her last winter as our outdoor copywriter—but Jess adds so much more to our team than just words on paper or on a screen as you’ll learn in the interview, where we compare Eastern to Western fly fishing.  We have the usual fly box topics like when to wear landing gloves, when to use a “hitched” fly, how to set up your fishing vest, and a philosophy for tying or buying flies by size—in other words, if someone recommends Prince nymphs in sizes 14-18, can you just get away with a size 16?  In case you don’t get to the podcast until later in the week, I’m speaking at Orvis Pittsburgh this Thursday (June 12) on Fishing Small Streams at 3 pm and Reading the Water at 6 pm.  The seminars are free and I’ll be in the sore all day if you want to stop in and give me your podcast suggestions in person.  Should be fun and I am looking forward to it.

Here's a cool video from Eric Stroup of Facetime Fly Fishing, featuring some killer fishing with huge green-drake patterns in Central Pennsylvania. The acoustic stylings of Julius Borges, one of the. . .

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Pig is a one-of-a-kind mixed-breed.
Photo via al.com

Here's the amazing story of one of the more incredible dogs you'll ever see. Pig was born to a tray dog near Atlanta last fall, and her profound birth defects led veterinarians to recommend she be euthanized. However, . . .

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Flying over the alps on the way to Slovenia.
All photos by Phil Monahan

Last week, during my trip to Slovenia, I posted a lot of photos to the Orvis Instagram account. Since not everyone uses Instagram or was able to follow along, I figured I'd post the images here for those who. . .

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Officer David Harriman stands atop the sunken truck from which he rescued the dog.
Photo via wcvb.com

Here's a great story of a police officer whose quick action saved the life of a dog. When a woman accidentally drove her truck into a pond in Carver, Massachusetts, she and one of her dogs were. . .

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This quiet film short reminds that there is more to angling than catching fish: namely, it takes us to beautiful places.

Great Days 5

Some great words of wisdom for those thinking they might want to guide someday and for those already guiding that are maybe a bit too hung up on creating an experience that is all about the fish…there is more to it!

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This delightful film short from Russ Roca features an adventure into the Oregon backcountry via bicycle, in search of water and trout.

Matt Calderaro throws a nymph up into a canyon pool in search of a marble trout.
Photo by Sandy Hays

For our final day fishing with Matt Calderaro of Worldflyangler, we decided to go back to the small stream where we'd caught the first marble of the trip. It's a stunning freestone stream at the. . .

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Fly fishing legend Crazy Charlie and his son Prescott, based on Andros Island in the Bahamas, are featured in this short film from Patagonia and RC Cone. An amazing look into the history and future of saltwater flats fly fishing.

Here's a beautiful short documentary about Robin Jampol, founder of the Westside German Shepherd Rescue in Los Angeles. She puts her life-long love of animals into action by helping to save hundreds of abandoned dogs each year. Running such an operation requires a seemingly limitless capacity to. . .

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The author and Lucky, whose sudden passing revealed a phenomenon that happens when your pet dies: You feel invisible. photo courtesy Bob Sullivan/NBC News

In this beautifully written, emotionally rich account of the sudden loss of his best friend and traveling companion, NBC News reporter Robert Sullivan deals with issues all pet owners face:

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Welcome to a new edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival, in which we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available. There wasn't a lot of great stuff this week, so I've. . .

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Right off the bat, we were into fish. Look at that pose: just like on my hat.
All photos by Sandy Hays

We awoke this morning to driving rain in Kobarid, so we had a leisurely breakfast and I got some work done. When the weather broke, Matt arrived at our guest house, Pri B'Zjak, and we headed out for. . .

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Welcome to another edition of our fly-fishing 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 one's a classic, and. . .

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From Tenkara USA:

Tenkara USA, the first company to introduce the Japanese method of fly-fishing, tenkara, outside of Japan announces the launch of their new website.

Tenkara USA’s website has been completely redesigned to more effectively share the tenkara story and enhance customer experience with relevant and engaging information. The website will further Tenkara USA’s mission of creating and sharing content as it continues to introduce tenkara products as well as provide instructions, techniques, stories and other resources.

Daniel Galhardo, founder of Tenkara USA, says, “The web has evolved since we started the company in 2009, and there are many new tools to help us effectively tell the story we’re trying to share. It was time to

From AMFF:

Angling & Art: The Confluence of Passions art benefit sale returns to the American Museum of Fly Fishing (Manchester, VT) July 1 through July 31. This year’s art sale, which benefits the Museum’s public programs, will feature artists from near and far: Christopher Smith, Lynn Pratt, Dave Morse, Eleanore Hayes, Yoshi Akiyama, George Van Hook, Luther Hall, Matthew Lerman, Susan Harding Merancy, Mark Tougias, Thomas Miller, Mark Susinno, and Diane Michelin.

There is an assortment of works available for purchase including paintings, photographs, pastels, and custom handcrafted jewelry – a large selection of styles and sizes for any room in your house. Special programs during July are Saturday, July 12 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. the AMFF invites all

Trout Unlimited is applauding new rules to the Clean Air Act, proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency, which would help to reduce carbon pollution contributing to climate change.

Read more in the press release below.

Here's a cool short about salmon fishing in Sweden on the Ørekils River. There are some interesting shots of the environment, as well as a close call for a. . .

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Written by: John Herzer, Blackfoot River Outfitters

John Herzer holds the giant black drum that Terri caught, since she was wiped out from the fight.
Photo by Jacob Shemper

Here are a few pictures from my wife, Terri, and my trip down to New Orleans in early May to fish for redfish with one of our former Montana guides, Jacob Shemper. We fished for four days—spending a day in the. . .

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Stanley's journey will hopefully inspire many more rescues like his.
Photo via facebook

This is just an amazing, inspirational story about how just one dog can touch the lives of dozens of people, as well as how people can come together to completely change the life of "just one dog." Just hours away from being euthanized, Stanley was rescued by a woman who connected with him instantly. That was. . .

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Chrystal's dog Sage loves to catch the disc.
All block prints by Chrystal Cleary

One of my coworkers, Jeff Cleary, forwarded a picture of a big bug to me the other day, because he knows I like that stuff. Because I'm nosy, I looked at the email addresses of the other folks he copied on. . .

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Last Cast on Lost Creek

Not what you expect, would love to know how many takes it took for her to keep a straight face knowing what was coming.  Also love the shaking hands Ben!

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Walking into the Soca River on a glorious morning outside Kobarid, Slovenia.
Photo by Sandy Hays

Today, we kept things close to home by fishing the Soca River just five minutes south of town. It's a pretty big river, and the shocking blue color of the water is arresting. We parked Matt's car and walked through some. . .

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Written by: Rebecca Shirley, Eagle Nest Lodge

Montana's Bighorn River is not a bad place to start a fly-fishing career.
Photo courtesy Eagle Nest Lodge

Megan Petruccelli, from San Francisco, came to Eagle Nest Lodge last month as one of just two women in a group of 12 anglers. This was Megan's first. . .

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