News On The Fly

You’re treated to signs of affection from your dog every day. Exuberant tail wagging and slobbery kisses from forehead to chin are obvious ones. But some signs of affection are subtler and easily missed unless you know what to look for. Here are seven ways your dog “says” I love you.

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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 another 10 brand-new questions about famous . . .

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The blood knot is one of those fishing knots that many anglers struggle with, and over the years we've published videos to help. (Perhaps most popular has been the toothpick method.) Here, my fried Ross Purnell--editor of Fly Fisherman--demonstrates . . .

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Tim Johnson's grip designs can make a fly rod unique.
Photos by Tim Johnson

The life of Utah artist Tim Johnson is permeated by fly fishing. In addition to being a life-long angler and artist, Tim is a guide, contract fly designer, university fly-fishing instructor/adjunct professor, and . . .

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Your puppy’s full size—and when he reaches it—can depend on genetics. And though heredity can offer a peek into a dog’s eventual size, even littermates can be considerably different—so don’t base your puppy’s growth on his siblings’. Instead, ensure your puppy is getting the nutrition and care he needs and consider these facts about growing dogs.

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Dogs need between 30 minutes and two hours of exercise every day. The exact amount of exercise your dog requires will vary significantly, however, based upon her breed (or mix of breeds, if she’s a rescue), age, and health. Read on to learn how to keep your dog in tip-top shape, and how her exercise needs change over time.

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Lance Egan is a well-known competition angler and fly tier from Utah. His well-known patterns include the Frenchie, the Rainbow Warrior, and the Red Dart featured here. You might notice that all of these . . .

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If you want to improve your chances of catching bonefish, work on the required
casting and angling skills before you head to the tropics.
Photo by Sandy Hays

I’ve watched even experienced trout anglers become frustrated, angry, and even embarrassed on bonefishing trips because they weren’t ready for the wind, difficult fish spotting, and unfamiliar directions given by a guide. Just a little preparation will make your. . .

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One of the keys to good fly tying is efficiency, especially if you want to tie a lot of flies at a single sitting. Putting down and picking up tools wastes a lot of time and energy, so Tim shows you how to keep . . .

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Written by: Bill Cairns

Bill Cairns was a pioneer in fly-fishing instruction and a Master Caster.

It used to be that most new fishermen were gradually introduced to the sport of fly fishing by a family member or friend who had a fishing background, and various rules of behavior would. . .

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Welcome to the first edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival for 2019! Every week, we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available and then serve them up for you to enjoy. This week, to celebrate the new year, we offer 19 killer . . .

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This month's "Top 5" video from Trouts Fly Fishing in Denver features guide Danny Strine, filmmaker Ivan Orsic, and Josh Graffam fishing the Arkansas Pueblo Tailwater. The patterns they choose are pretty darned small, so practice tying knots . . .

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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. For this first quiz of 2019, we've got 10 brand-new questions about famous . . .

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Written by: Kip Vieth, Wildwood Float Trips

You don't have to cast as well as the late, great instructor Bill Cairns. . . but it sure wouldn't hurt.

A year has ended and a new one begins. Like most people, I look back and reflect on what the previous year has taught me or what insights I might have gleaned from all my time guiding. I . . .

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Our fly boxes are full of patterns--both famous and obscure--and each has a history. Someone, somewhere came up with the idea for the fly and then sat down and tied. Michigan fly-fishing legend Ray Schmidt has started a cool video series on classic . . .

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A few summers ago, Tim Flagler of Tightline Productions showed us how to tie an original Pat's Rubber Legs, the creation of Idaho guide Pat Bennett. This big, buggy stonefly imitation has become . . .

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