News On The Fly

Steve McLaughlin shows off a golden trevally after a tough fight.
Photo courtesy Front Range Anglers

Christmas Island (Kiritimati) is a destination that inspires adventure, and it is a mecca for anglers around the world. The fishing on Christmas Island is like no other saltwater destination on the planet, with nearly two dozen . . .

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We’ve been applauding Florida’s new Governor, Ron DeSantis, for a couple weeks now, and he shows no sign of slowing down in his campaign to re-envision the way state government thinks about Everglades restoration and solving the state’s . . .

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Acclaimed competition angler Devin Olsen is a big fan of nymphs that feature a bright tag. These patterns are quite popular in other parts of the world but haven't really caught on here in the U.S. of A. Olsen created the Blowtorch during a 2014 training . . .

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The Internet is full of “hacks” that are supposed to make your life better in some small way, but few are as truly useful as this tip for creating a homemade tool for tying. Tim’s "dubbing brush and magnet tool" probably costs less than a buck to make, but it . . .

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If you're going to be out of the house a lot, make sure you choose a breed that's comfortable alone.
Photo by Julie, Waupun

Dog breeds that can be left alone include Labrador Retrievers, Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, and Corgis (Welsh and Pembroke varieties). These breeds tolerate being alone because their temperaments lean towards the laid-back side, provided they . . .

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Written by: Kaitlin Boyer

Kaitlin Boyer (right) and Robin Schmidt are working to bring more women through the guide school at Colorado Mountain College.
Photo by Kaitlin Boyer

There’s an old saying that “When women support each other, incredible things happen,” and until recently, I hadn’t fully exercised this concept, nor did I know how. Sometimes, it takes an unprecedented experience to fully bring things into perspective. . . .

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In this week's Master Class Monday, Dave Jensen argues that fly-fishing videos often paint a rosy picture of what it takes to catch a big, wily brown trout. So he and Amelia proceed to show us . . .

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Welcome to the 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 eleven great productions, with a . . .

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Dan Frasier turns Tom's words against him.
Photo courtesy Dan Frasier

This week, the tables are turned, and usual host Tom Rosenbauer is answering questions (sorta). Dan Frasier--a long-time listener, sometime guest, and  author of The Orvis Beginner’s Guide to Carp Flies--used his editing skills . . .

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Conway Bowman knows a thing or two about fishing to toothy predators. (See the video below.) Whether you're fishing for mako sharks or pickerel, you need something to stop the teeth. . .

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Written by: Robert Dance

"Fall Rainbows," Alkyd on canvas. 

At 84 years of age, I’m sure I’m the oldest artist to appear on this blog, and I came to fly fishing rather late compared to many others. However, I have been painting since the age of six, after being born in Tokyo, Japan in 1934. Unlike . . .

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Written by: Mark Melnyk, The New Fly Fisher

Big smallmouths gorge on baitfish--and surface flies--during the early season.
All photos courtesy The New Fly Fisher

We left the house at 5 a.m., sunroof open, windows wide. It was unseasonably warm for the middle of spring, and we were loving it. The sun beat down for the entire trip, the music was turned up, and the air of angling . . .

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President and CEO of Trout Unlimited, Chris Wood, penned a column on the TU blog about how the long government shutdown has hampered restoration efforts across the country and stopped anglers from accessing the places the love to hunt and . . .

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Written by: Kati Rouse,  Rouse Fly Fishing

Kati and her husband, Jamie, throwing streamers on a sunny early winter afternoon.
Photo courtesy Rouse Fly Fishing

Here in the Ozarks, our winters are pretty mild. Unless we are in the middle of a cold snap, our lows stay around freezing and our highs are in the upper forties, and sometimes warmer. Luckily, all of our big fisheries are . . .

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Long-time listener Dan Frasier put together this mock interview with Tom and we just had to share it. While there is no offensive language, if you have small children present, or are easily offended, you may want to skip this one. Thanks, Dan!

Andrew Harding (a.k.a. "troutboynz") has been producing self-shot fly-fishing videos from his native New Zealand since the summer of 2010, but this is undoubtedly one of my . . .

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Written by: Patrick Blackdale, Three Rivers Resort

A two-indicator rig can help an angler learn when he or she needs to mend.
Photo by Patrick Blackdale

As a fly-fishing guide, I teach clients to fish nymphs under an indicator much of the year. A constant challenge is how to eliminate micro-drag from the leader without having to constantly remind the clients to mend. The double indicator system has . . .

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Written by: William G. Tapply

"Try and err and figure it out for yourself."--H.G. "Tap" Tapply
Photo by Kerry Kimball

One Saturday morning in the summer that I turned eight, my father peered across the breakfast table at me and said, “I guess you’ve been doing a lot of fishing lately, huh?”

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If you like fishing two- or even three-nymph rigs, you know that one of the problems is the dropper line can tangle around the main line. George Daniel has a very simple solution for adding a dropper line that comes off the main line at a 90-degree. . .

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In this week's Master Class Monday, Dave and Amelia Jensen discuss the importance of making an accurate cast to the right spot when you're trying to present a nymph to a feeding trout. Dave . . .

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