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SWIFT FLY FISHING - Join the VIP Club & February Giveaway
Posted on February 26 2020
It hardly seems possible that February is already winding down but there are still a few days to sign up for the latest giveaway on the Swift Fly Fishing website.
It's easy, join the VIP Club before the end of the month and along with receiving a discount code on your next order, you'll also be entered into a giveaway of a Ready to Wrap Rod Kit of your choosing.
Join the VIP Club by clicking HEREan...
It's easy, join the VIP Club before the end of the month and along with receiving a discount code on your next order, you'll also be entered into a giveaway of a Ready to Wrap Rod Kit of your choosing.
Join the VIP Club by clicking HEREan...
Video Pro Tips: Fly Lines Explained
Posted on February 25 2020
The latest how-to video from Ben Sittig, a.k.a Huge Fly Fisherman, is all about the different kinds of fly lines. He delves into fly-line shapes, weights, densities, and configurations and explains a little bit of what each kind of line is useful for. As usual, . . .
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Becomes ‘Water Neutral’ with Trout Unlimited Winter Water Offset Partnership
Posted on February 25 2020
From Trout Unlimited: Running a zoo requires a substantial amount of water. There are guest facilities, water features in animal habitats, cleaning and sanitation, horticulture, food and beverage services, maintenance and, of course, human and animal water consumption to consider. Leaning on his background in horticulture, environmental education and ecology, and his involvement in global [...]
New Business Solutions – Figure out how to Be an experienced Communicator
Posted on February 24 2020
While technology is the future, really not yet in this article. This is specifically true regarding artificial intellect, or AI. His enterprise was having a new business choice, one that could increase revenue while minimizing cost. The challenge was that his team, with experience in sales and marketing, had constantly worked on classic, ineffective methods … Continue reading New Business Solutions – Figure out how to Be an experienced Communicator
New Business Solutions – Learn How to Be an experienced Communicator
Posted on February 24 2020
While technology is the future, really not yet in this article. This is especially true in the case of artificial brains, or AI. His company was possessing a new business treatment, one that could increase sales while lowering cost. The battle was that his team, with life experience in prospective, had always worked on traditional, … Continue reading New Business Solutions – Learn How to Be an experienced Communicator
Napier Announces New Truck Tent
Posted on February 24 2020
From Napier Outdoors: Napier Outdoors is excited to unveil a fresh new look for the Backroadz Truck Tent! Launching spring 2019, the Backroadz Truck Tent will feature earth tones of green and grey and storm flaps built into the windows for privacy and additional weather protection. Change is hard, but the new color scheme and [...]
TIM JOHNSON GALLERY - Step By Step Brown Trout Watercolor
Posted on February 22 2020
Last weekend I found Tim Johnson at the Southwest Wildlife Exposition in one of three different Orvis spaces spread out over the event. As we walked up, he was working on a Timmy Gripsand we talked about the many hundred grips that he had done last year for a limited edition series of Helios fly rods in both freshwater and saltwater models. There are largely gone though you might find one still...
HOWLER BROTHERS - Spring 2020 Collection
Posted on February 22 2020
The friends at Howler Brothers are sending out warm vibes with their Spring 2020 Collection dropping online and showing up in stories all over the place last week.
Jump over to the Howler Brothers website to check it all out and don't sleep on the Last Call page either.
Jump over to the Howler Brothers website to check it all out and don't sleep on the Last Call page either.
AFFTA Fisheries Fund Artist Auction Closes February 29th.
Posted on February 21 2020
For the love of the salt Click here to view artwork and bid on pieces. The AFFTA Fisheries Fund was established in late 2014 with the main objective of funding organizations and projects focused on fisheries conservation and education. From grassroots projects to national-level initiatives, the Fund supports the important work that’s happening to preserve [...]
Podcast: The Wonders of Project Healing Waters
Posted on February 21 2020
This week, we talk about Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing and the amazing things it has done for veterans with both physical and mental issues as a result of their service. More than 8,000 veterans have been introduced to the . . .
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The Wonders of Project Healing Waters
Posted on February 20 2020
This week we talk about Project Healing Waters and the amazing things it has done for veterans with both physical and mental issues due to their service. Over 8,000 veterans have been introduced to the healing properties of nature and fly fishing in this program, with hundreds of chapters throughout the country and thousands of volunteers. Todd Desgrosseilliers, decorated Marine veteran and a beneficiary of this program personally, is now the president of Project Healing Waters and he talks frankly about his experiences as a participant and then as an administrator. Learn about the program and how you can get involved, whether you are a veteran in need of healing or as a possible volunteer.
In the Fly Box this week, we have the following questions and tips:
- What effects on fishing will the Australian wildfires have?
- If I see a lot of tiny black stoneflies in the water, does that mean I should be fishing imitations of them?
- A great additional suggestion on the benefits of a rotary fly-tying vise
- A stream near me is stocked with brook, brown, and rainbow trout but it can support wild trout. Why are there only wild rainbows in this stream?
- Can flies be made by machine?
- What stream conditions are best for a single-handed Spey cast?
- How do I tie a second streamer behind an articulated streamer?
- What should I teach my wife, who has never fly fished, before we go on a guided trip together?
- How can I practice for a tarpon trip if I only have an 8-weight rod?
- What technique would you use on the Green River in Utah?
- Is my 8 ½ foot 7 weight rod enough rod to use on the Salmon River in New York?
Take a NEW Phil Monahan Fly-Fishing Trivia Challenge 02.20.20
Posted on February 20 2020
Welcome to another edition of our weekly trivia challenge, in which we test your knowledge of all things fly fishing and where you might learn a thing or two about this sport we love. This week, I’ve wrangled another ten new questions about fish, flies, . . .
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Video: The Mouse-Eating Rainbows (and More!) of Alaska
Posted on February 20 2020
The latest full-length video from Catch Magazine’s Todd Moen is an epic journey to western Alaska, where angler Brian O’Keefe throws mouse patterns to big rainbows, arctic char, and even grayling. The shots of the surface strikes are exciting, but as . . .
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Wednesday Wake-Up Call 02.19.20
Posted on February 19 2020
Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a weekly roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. With both Christmas and New Year’s Day falling on Wednesdays, it’s been a few weeks. Working with . . .
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Interior Undercuts Push to Increase Access by Slashing Funding for Key Program
Posted on February 18 2020
From BHA: Backcountry Hunters & Anglers today pointedly criticized an Interior Department budget proposal for fiscal year 2021 that reduces funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund by 97 percent, a move that comes only days after the department issued a call for citizens to identify “landlocked” public lands with the goal of improving [...]
Simms to Present Cheeky Schoolie Tournament
Posted on February 18 2020
Cheeky Fishing recently announced that Simms Fishing Products will be the Presenting Sponsor of the 2020 Cheeky Schoolie Tournament. Now in its 9th year, the Cheeky Schoolie Tournament is the largest fly-fishing tournament in the world. “We’re thrilled to have a powerhouse brand like Simms presenting this year’s tournament,” stated Ted Upton, Founder and CEO [...]
There WILL be air service to Kamchatka, Russia, from Anchorage, Alaska, this Summer.
Posted on February 18 2020
Repeat, there will be air service from Alaska to Kamchatka this summer. We’ve gotten wind that bookings to one of the world’s most incredible trout and salmon fisheries are a bit down, as many wondered about the ability to get to Kamchatka as in years past. Not going to be an issue. Book now to [...]
Angling Trade E-Survey: What is the NUMBER ONE type of advice your customers want from you?
Posted on February 18 2020
Video: Why You Should Use Brahma Hen & Coq de Leon for Fly Tying
Posted on February 18 2020
Continuing his “Magic Materials” series, in this video, Tim explains why he loves tying with Brahma hen and coq de Leon, especially for Soft Hackles. Plus, the “chickabou” patches from these pelts make for killer marabou . . .
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River Therapy
Posted on February 18 2020
I learned how to fly fish on this river in the early 1990's and this short film rings so true. I can't get those sweet tea colored waters out of my bones and would never want to.
This looks like the first of several films by Ausable River Outfitters on why anglers are drawn to this iconic river and I'm looking forward to future releases.
This looks like the first of several films by Ausable River Outfitters on why anglers are drawn to this iconic river and I'm looking forward to future releases.
PAKMULE - Built for the Adventure Ahead
Posted on February 18 2020
This past week my son and I attended the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition for the day and one of the highlights was meeting Kansas Sartin of PAKMULE. He's making a great product that is completely changing expectations of what a hitch basket should be and we've been beyond impressed with our PAKMULE and PAKMULE Ridgelinecarriers. It's completely changed how we travel, organize and access our...
Public Trust to premiere at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula, Montana, on Presidents’ Day
Posted on February 17 2020
From Patagonia: The timely new documentary feature Public Trust from director David Garrett Byars (No Man’s Land), executive producers Yvon Chouinard and Robert Redford and Patagonia Films will have its world premiere at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula, Montana, on Presidents’ Day, February 17, 2020. In a time of growing polarization, there [...]
2020 Robert Traver Fly Fishing Writing Award – Submissions Now Accepted
Posted on February 17 2020
From AMFF: The John D. Voelker Foundation and the American Museum of Fly Fishing (AMFF) are pleased to announce the 2020 Robert Traver Fly Fishing Writing Award (the Traver Award). The Award is named after Robert Traver, pen name for the late John Voelker, author of Trout Madness, Trout Magic, Anatomy of a Fisherman, the [...]
Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 02.14.20
Posted on February 14 2020
Welcome to a Valentine’s Day edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival! Each week, we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available and then serve them up for you to enjoy. This week, we’ve got thirteen videos, mostly from North . . .
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Podcast: The Pursuit of Prairie Grouse–Habits and Habitat
Posted on February 14 2020
In response to a question about prairie-grouse habitat from listener Eric Hall of Thurmond, North Carolina, Reid reaches out to Steve “Grouseman” Grossman, owner of Double Gun Bird Hunts, Little Moran Grouse Camp, and . . .
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Podcast: Is Catch-and-Release an Effective Conservation Tool?
Posted on February 14 2020
his week’s podcast is a spirited discussion with Dr. Andy Danylchuk, Professor of Fish Conservation at UMass Amherst, Science Advisor for Keep Fish Wet and Research Fellow for Bonefish Tarpon Trust. My question to Andy . . .
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Take a NEW Phil Monahan Fly-Fishing Trivia Challenge 02.13.20
Posted on February 13 2020
Welcome to another edition of our weekly trivia challenge, in which we test your knowledge of all things fly fishing and where you might learn a thing or two about this sport we love. This week, we’ve got 10 fresh-from-the-water questions about river . . .
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Get Your Drift Boat Raffle Ticket!
Posted on February 13 2020
$40.00 per ticket, only 500 tickets being sold! Winner to be drawn at the FUDR One Bug Annual Banquet on May 1, 2020* Proceeds go to: Friends of the Delaware River & The Eastern Waters Council of Federation of Fly Fishers International are raffling off a Hyde 15′ Montana Skiff with Trailer. *winner need not […]
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Story and Photos: Chesapeake Dawn
Posted on February 13 2020
Between a greenhead’s feeding chuckle and the hailing call of a hen mallard, Garrett Mullaney muses about the future of waterfowl hunting in America. The twenty-seven-year-old software sales executive is in the middle of a conversation about . . .
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Is Catch-and-Release an Effective Conservation Tool?
Posted on February 13 2020
Interview starts at 51:28
This week’s podcast is a spirited discussion with Dr. Andy Danylchuk, Professor of Fish Conservation at UMass Amherst and science advisor to organizations like Keep Fish Wet and Bonefish Tarpon Trust. My question to Andy was the effectiveness of catch-and-release as a conservation tool, and as always when talking with a scientist it depends on your definitions. Like “What is conservation?” and predictably that varies with a person’s biases and experiences. I thought it was a thought-provoking conversation and hope you do was well.
In the Fly Box this week, we have these questions and tips:
- How do you put the hackle on a Stimulator?
- What’s the best way to be ready for smaller cutthroats or big bull trout at the same time?
- How can I maximize my success when fishing with my 4-year-old?
- How can I plan trip to fish the Rocky Mountains?
- Why do I keep losing fish?
- Where do natural fly tying materials come from?
- What is the best way to cast big streamers or nymph rigs?
- What rod do you recommend for fishing Chesapeake Bay?
- A tip for a great, inexpensive seine for trout streams
- Where do you draw the line between ethical and unethical use of electronics when fishing?
- What do you think of ultra-light fly fishing?
- Should I get a saddle or cape for tying flies?
- Do you recommend upgrading to a premium fly-tying vise?
- Can you explain the difference between tailwaters, headwaters, and freestone rivers?
Wednesday Wake-Up Call 02.12.20
Posted on February 12 2020
Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a weekly roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. With both Christmas and New Year’s Day falling on Wednesdays, it’s been a few weeks. Working . . .
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Arrowhead River Adventures Oregon Outfitters – FOR SALE
Posted on February 12 2020
Arrowhead River Adventures, a well-established commercial outfitter business in Southern Oregon, is available for purchase. Since 1973, Arrowhead River Adventures has held a stellar reputation for guiding people throughout the Pacific Northwest on some of the world’s most beautiful, wild and scenic rivers. The Rogue, Upper Klamath and John Day Rivers are worldrenowned for being [...]
2020 Fly Fishing Film Tour Lineup Highlights and Tour Dates
Posted on February 12 2020
Click Here for Schedule and Ticket Sales Common Threads – A Thrive Visuals Production Directed by Jay Siemens Produced by Thrive Visuals Mary Pettigrew is not your typical fly angler. As a 70-year-old widow she brings more spunk to the sportof fly fishing than most others out there, making monster Pike on the fly look [...]
Video: How to Tie the Phat and Phunky Pheasant Tail Nymph
Posted on February 12 2020
The original Pheasant Tail Nymph was tied by English riverkeeper Frank Sawyer in the 1950s, and in the decades since there have been countless variations. Fly tiers can’t help but tinker with patterns that work, trying to squeeze even more trout-catching . . .
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Video: Top 5 Flies for Febuary 2020
Posted on February 12 2020
In this month’s “Top 5” video from Trouts Fly Fishing in Denver, Ivan Orsic and Trouts Denver Head Guide Scott Dicksonare back out on the South Platte near Deckers to see what trout are eating. Scott offers his favorite . . .
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Video: The Magic of Pheasant-Tail Fibers
Posted on February 11 2020
In this video, Tim shows why pheasant-tail fibers are used on some of the sport’s most popular nymph patterns. You can create great imitations of mayfly-nymph tails, abdomens, legs, and even gills using this one material. Dyed . . .
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SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE FLY - Issue 34
Posted on February 11 2020
The latest issue from the boys of Southern Culture on the Fly went live and I wonder if I'm too old for a "Rumspringa" as a mostly responsible most of the time 45 year old?
CHECK IT.
CHECK IT.
GRAYWOLF RODS - Haldin RFT 57 S-Glass Build
Posted on February 11 2020
If you rewound the tape to when the contemporary fiberglass fly rod push began some dozen or so years ago, most fly rod companies and custom fly rod builders entered the space with the usual offerings. They checked the boxes with a 7' three weight, 7'6" four weight and a 8' five weight. Over the years, we've seen the small shop builders and blank makers in particular differentiate themselves with...
Guiding for the Future to host a certification course for up to 25 students
Posted on February 10 2020
From Guiding For The Future: Guiding for the Future is not about landing the most or biggest fish. G4F is about knowledge, ethics, conservation, and a commitment to stewardship as core responsibilities of a professional guide and outfitter. The program provides advanced levels of knowledge and skill development for professional fishing guides and aims to [...]
Hobie: ‘Yak Mods
Posted on February 10 2020
From Hobie: Think of it like a downsized bass boat that happens to afford stealth-access to untouched fishing spots. If you’re an angler the likes of Kristine Fischer, it also serves as your mobile fishing office. For Hobie kayak pro Fischer and countless expert ‘yakers, outfitting their fishing rides distills down to space management and [...]
Video Pro Tips: Why You Should Fish Barbless, and Lots More
Posted on February 10 2020
In the latest episode of a series called “Q&A” from Brian Flechsig of Mad River Outfitters in Columbus, Ohio, he explains why he always fishes barbless, how he crimps the bards, and some tools that will help. Other topics . . .
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BER FLY RODS - CTS Quartz 7'6" Three Weight Build
Posted on February 08 2020
I'm sharing the latest build from Paolo Bernabei of Ber Fly Rods for two reasons...
First, this Italian craftsman does amazing work and in this case he built a CTS Quartz 7'6" three weight that is just sharp through and through. The plexiglass fly rod tube gives it extra credit points too.
Secondly, he featured the Rep Your Water X T.F.M. #glassisnotdead Knit Hatin this first photograph and it's...
First, this Italian craftsman does amazing work and in this case he built a CTS Quartz 7'6" three weight that is just sharp through and through. The plexiglass fly rod tube gives it extra credit points too.
Secondly, he featured the Rep Your Water X T.F.M. #glassisnotdead Knit Hatin this first photograph and it's...
BULLY BUFFET - Giant Bull Trout Fly Fishing
Posted on February 08 2020
Gilbert Rowley's The Buffet Series continues with a bull trout adventure someplace very wild.
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Video: “The Whitewater” Trailer
Posted on February 07 2020
"The Whitewater,” the latest film from Off the Grid Studios, will premiere in the 2020 Fly Fishing Film Tour. With support from the Orvis Company, “The Whitewater” captures footage from Alaska and Oregon where Kate Taylor and Justin Crump find . . .
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Tom Rosenbauer on The Bahamas After Hurricane Dorian
Posted on February 07 2020
I’ve had a long love affair with the Bahamas and with Grand Bahama Island in particular. I’ve spent many days exploring its vast bonefish habitat—from the lush, food-rich north side with its mangrove abundance to the snotty bones that prowl the . . .
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ORVIS looking to fill position – Contract Fly-Fishing Copywriter (part-time)
Posted on February 07 2020
From Orvis: At Orvis, our copywriters are the voice of the brand and speak directly to our customer about our products and services. We have a unique opportunity for a gifted writer who is an accomplished angler with an in-depth knowledge of—and multiple-fishery experience in—the sport of fly fishing. This is a contracted position to [...]
WorldCast Anglers Looking to fill two chef/host positions
Posted on February 07 2020
From World Cast Anglers: WorldCast Anglers is looking for a qualified chef/host to manage and prepare high quality meals and perform all camp duties from May 15th thru October 31st, at the Cottonwood Camp overnight camp on the South Fork of the Snake River. The position includes: • Preparing meals for some of the country’s [...]
Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 02.07.20
Posted on February 07 2020
Welcome to another edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival! Each week, we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available and then serve them up for you to enjoy. This week, we offer up an eclectic baker’s dozen videos . . .
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Podcast: Go West, Young Man
Posted on February 07 2020
In this installment of the Orvis Hunting and Shooting Podcast, Reid describes his recent hunting experiences and takes a moment to reflect on the season that has passed. He also provides some new ways to . . .
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