News On The Fly

Here's a killer video from Trey Mullen—a guide at Brush Creek Ranch in Saratoga, Wyoming—paying trubute to the Cowboy State's incredible fly fishing. Somebody in the tourism. . .

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"Dawn Salmon Fishing, Restigouche," Oil on Canvas, 22″ X 18″, 2018
All paintings by Galen Mercer

Artist Galen Mercer lives along the Battenkill in West Arlington, Vermont. Canadian by birth, he’s the grandson of two painters and the son of another, so it’s kind of in his blood. Here are three of his most . . .

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The transition from a single-hand rod to a Spey rod requires some adjustments to your thinking.
Photo by Sandy Hays

In today's video Tuesday Tip from the Orvis Fly Fishing Learning Center, we offer a three-fer—three short videos that, together, offer some sound advice for those anglers who want to swing flies. . .

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In this episode, Charley Perkins of The Orvis Company joins Reid to discuss all things duck hunting. Charley is an avid and lifelong waterfowler and a tremendous game shot. The two discuss shooting, both near . . .

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Tying in hackles to create a good-looking wing or collar can be a real pain. You want all the hackle fibers to be pointing in the same direction , but sometimes the feather doesn’t want to cooperate. Tim Flagler shows . . .

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Fly fishing has long been a (mostly) boys' club, and the 50/50 On the Water campaign was designed to inspire and celebrate women in fly fishing. From women-specific gear development, to education and . . .

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Illustration by Duane Raver via USFWS

Among the more widely distributed game fish in North America, and now around the world, the largemouth bass is prized for its aggressive feeding habits and violent strikes. A big bass blowing up the water around a popper chugging across flat water is. . .

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Winter insect hatches are few and far between, so you'll spend most of the time fishing below the surface. In this great how-to video from The New Fly Fisher, Tom Rosenbuaer explains the basics of choosing and fishing subsurface patterns--both . . .

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Today's #MomentofChill stars an exuberant pup who simply loves the camera. Being outside has numerous benefits for a dog. Studies show that dogs who play outside regularly have fewer weight problems, . . .

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Today's #MomentofChill stars an exuberant pup who simply loves the camera. Being outside has numerous benefits for a dog. Studies show that dogs who play outside regularly have fewer weight problems, . . .

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Catching a big pike or musky on a fly is considered by many to be one of the best experiences you can have with a fly rod. These fish are super aggressive, and their strikes are often vicious and explosive. In this . . .

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival, in which we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available. This week, we've got 16 great videos that cover a wide range of locations and species, from trout in the . . .

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Written by: Durrell Smith

My Gun Dog Notebook is filled with the stories and memories of my days afield, following behind my young Labrador retriever, Ruger.
Photo by Josh Same

Roughly 20 minutes before writing this article, I was on the phone with a living legend by the name of Bud Moore. Now, before I proceed, I have to acknowledge what an honor and a privilege it was to be on the phone with a guy that won his first field . . .

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In this episode Reid has the privilege of sharing an hour with acclaimed writer, rancher, hunter, angler, and conservationist Thomas McGuane. McGuane, whose career as a novelist and short story writer spans nearly 50 years, describes his . . .

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Written by: Charles Gaines

Clockwise from top left: The pool at Hotel Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil, the jumping-off point for Agua Boa Amazon Lodge; angler and guide in one of the lodge’s boats; the author wades into the river for a cast; the tail of a butterfly peacock bass; the dense jungle; a caiman lounges on a sandbar.
Photo by Eric Kiel

You can reach a certain age at which there are only two categories of fishing trips worth carrying you away from your pipe and slippers: those on which the fishing itself is so good that you couldn’t care less about where you are doing it, and those on . . .

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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 10 all-new questions about native trout, . . .

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Charley Perkins of The Orvis Company joins Reid to discuss all things duck hunting. Charley is an avid and lifelong waterfowler and a tremendous game shot, and the two discuss shooting both near home and further afield, and hit on some basics of guns, dogs, calls, and decoys.