News On The Fly

Sage Fly Fishing and RIO have announced their search for marketing professional with a passion for fly fishing to join their team as the Sage/RIO Product Community Manager.

Read more in the press release below.

The first episode of The Sustainable Angler Podcast has been released and features an interview with Patagonia founder, Yvon Chouinard. Read more in the press release below.

The first episode of The Sustainable Angler Podcast has been released and features an interview with Patagonia founder, Yvon Chouinard. Read more in the press release below.

The first episode of The Sustainable Angler Podcast has been released and features an interview with Patagonia founder, Yvon Chouinard. Read more in the press release below.

An attempt to add protections for Alaska's wild salmon was beaten back at the polls.
Photo by Pat Clayton, Fish Eye Guy Photography

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been advocating a “YES” vote on a Montana ballot initiative that would have required hard-rock mining companies seeking new permits to show they will not cause perpetual . . .

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Written by: Chuck Coolidge

The author hoists his first northern pike on a fly. Can you tell he's excited?
Photos by Chuck Coolidge

Wisconsin is well-known for its solid predator fishing, and muskies get almost all the attention. However, there's another member of the Esox genus that's significantly more abundant and, some would say just as fun, that you can fish for year round: . . .

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Please join Orvis in helping local Trout Unlimited (TU) chapters—made up of anglers and conservationists like you—improve rivers across the country and unlock $50,000 in cash prizes to support their work! The Embrace A Stream Challenge is a . . .

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The Wood Duck Heron was first tied by New Hampshire angler Nick Lambrou, who intended it to be an imitation of a Hexagenia mayfly emerger. As many anglers have discovered, the pattern also works well as small baitfish pattern. As with the . . .

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This short film from Cameron Cushman features the story of two friends as they travel “7,992 miles across the country and back, over 10 species caught, many adventures and memories, as well as meeting some incredible individuals from different walks of life.”

This short film from Cameron Cushman features the story of two friends as they travel “7,992 miles across the country and back, over 10 species caught, many adventures and memories, as well as meeting some incredible individuals from different walks of life.”

This short film from Cameron Cushman features the story of two friends as they travel “7,992 miles across the country and back, over 10 species caught, many adventures and memories, as well as meeting some incredible individuals from different walks of life.”

One of the most common question that fly-fishing guides get is, “What do you do when you’re not guiding?” For most of the pros I know, the answer is the same: “I go fishing.” Here’s a great video from a series called “Unguided,” about those trips that guides . . .

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Written by: George Daniel

X marks the spot above each rock where big trout may hold, getting first dibs on whatever food comes from upstream.
Photos by George Daniel

Rocks and boulders create hydraulic cushions within the stream, creating resting/feeding spots for the trout. Think of a rocks or boulder as a trout’s midstream La-Z-Boy recliner. The most obvious location to target fish is immediately below (downstream . . .

The post Tuesday Tips: Don’t Ignore the Front Side of a Midstream Rock appeared first on Orvis News.

Having the right tool in your fly-tying kit will make you a better, faster tier and will make certain jobs considerably easier. A standard hobby knife comes in handy in a variety of ways: it helps you strip old or damaged materials off a perfectly good . . .

The post Video: Why You Need a Hobby Knife for Fly Tying appeared first on Orvis News.

This film from Sage captures eight days and 60 river miles, “fueled by pre-noon beer and nightcaps of peaty 10-year old scotch. Eat, sleep, climb back into frozen waders, keep fishing.”

This film from Sage captures eight days and 60 river miles, “fueled by pre-noon beer and nightcaps of peaty 10-year old scotch. Eat, sleep, climb back into frozen waders, keep fishing.”

This film from Sage captures eight days and 60 river miles, “fueled by pre-noon beer and nightcaps of peaty 10-year old scotch. Eat, sleep, climb back into frozen waders, keep fishing.”

This fat rainbow fell for a Bunny Streamer fished with a fast retrieve on Colorado’s Yampa River.
Photo by Jay Nichols

Streamers can be fished just like nymphs and wet flies—across-stream, upstream, and downstream. Streamers will take fish all of these ways, even dead-drifted directly . . .

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Here’s a beautiful and exciting video from Cuba’s Jardines de la Reina, or Gardens of the Queen, an archipelago and marine reserve off the southern coast of the island that offer spectacular fly fishing for a variety of species. From tarpon and jacks . . .

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Hooking a big trout in heavy cover is one thing; landing that trout on a fly rod adds another set of challenges. In our latest Master Class Monday video, there’s some amazing footage of a very large trout hooked in shallow, snag-filled water. Dave Jensen . . .

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Written by: Ted Fauceglia

Isonychia nymphs are built for swimming and move toward shore when it's time to hatch.
Photos by Ted Fauceglia

To simplify their identification, mayfly nymphs have been divided into four groups–burrowers, crawlers, clingers, and swimmers–and the name of each group offers some insight into the. . .

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This beautiful film from Benjamin Kraushaar features fly fishing with friends on a small stream in Wyoming.

This beautiful film from Benjamin Kraushaar features fly fishing with friends on a small stream in Wyoming.

This beautiful film from Benjamin Kraushaar features fly fishing with friends on a small stream in Wyoming.