Orvis Westbury, New York.
All of us here at Orvis are thrilled about our new retail location, Orvis Westbury. We invite you to celebrate with us during the Grand Opening taking place this weekend…
This week, we have a few Fly Box items on what to do after your fly drags, landing-net decisions, and how to get by in a boat with two fly lines and only one reel (my advice: don’t go there). Our main topic this week is about the importance of local knowledge for any kind of fly-fishing trip. It’s actually mostly. . .
Sometimes you run across a video that so perfectly illustrates its point, you don’t need any further explanation. I think you’ll see what I mean. I applaud Peter Broomhall for putting this online to educate the rest of us.
A while ago, we posted an article by Tom Rosenbauer on his most successful fly pattern, the Rabbit’s Foot Emerger. The immediate response from readers was, “Show us how to tie it!” Luckily, our friends from Tightline Productions were on the case, and Tim Flagler quickly produced this excellent video (which is the only kind of video they make, of course). After Tim made the video, he sent it to us to see what. . .
Our own Pete Kutzer was recently out at Falcon’s Ledge, in Altamont, Utah, and he got a chance to test out a prototype fly rod while. . .
Thanks to everyone who left comments on the blog during our Silver Sonic Waders giveaway. Our winner, chosen at random from all the comments, was David Linde of Bettendorf, Iowa. When I told him he’d won, he wrote back, . . .
Written by: Pete Kutzer
Welcome to another installment of “Ask an Orvis Fly-Fishing Instructor,” with me, Peter Kutzer. In this episode, I demonstrate how to make a roll-cast pickup, which has a couple of useful applications. First, it can be a time-and-effort saver. If you’re fishing fairly far out and don’t want to have to strip a bunch of line in to start a new cast, you can use the roll-cast pickup to get your line in the air earlier. This means less stripping and less time wasted between casts. And the more time your fly is. . .
As I type, Director of Orvis Rod & Tackle Steve Hemkens and Men’s Ecommerce Merchant Jeff Swedberg are down in Florida, fishing for tarpon. Both of them just sent me. . .
One of the big changes from the old OrvisNews.com to this new, redesigned site is that we did away with the Women in Fly Fishing blog and simply rolled those posts over here into Fly Fishing. This decision was based mostly on feedback that we had received from female anglers, many of whom appreciated that we were trying to call out their participation in the sport but who ultimately felt that the best way to show acceptance and respect is to treat them no differently than we do men. “Women in Fly Fishing” is now a. . .
What does fly fishing for Atlantic salmon on the Skjern River have in common with Homer Simpson? You’ll just have to watch the video to find out. Warning: A few F-bombs, but just as an expression of excitement.