Tag Archives: women in fly fishing

Photos of the Day: Lena’s Lunker


Written by: Phil Monahan

It may not be as pretty as a brown trout, but Lena looks mighty happy to have landed such a brute.
Photo by Martin Turek

Proud father Martin Turek sent in these photos, along with the story behind them:

My daughter Lena caught this sucker on the Manistee River (below Tippy Dam) while trying for the brown trout that where in position to steal some eggs. She was using my new. . .

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Video: Ladies, We Have Your Size


Written by: Phil Monahan

For years, female fly fishers have complained that waders simply don’t fit them and that too many companies have used a “pink it and shrink it” strategy for creating women’s products from existing men’s versions. But with the introduction of the new Silver Sonic Convertible Top Wader, Orvis product designers have gone back to the drawing board to create a new sizing system that offers better fit and comfort for women of all shapes and. . .

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Photo Essay: Tarpon from a Stand-Up Paddleboard in Mexico


Written by: Phil Monahan

Michelle Bowman is all smiles as she holds the first tarpon she’s ever caught from her SUP
Photo by Conway Bowman



Last week, we posted a great photo of Michelle Woo Bowman (Conway’s wife and a fine angler in her own right) fighting a juvenile tarpon from her standup paddleboard in Mexico. Today, we got access to the whole series of shots from that day. I’ve never actually been on an SUP, but after seeing these images and the ones from Chris Lewis from earlier in the week, I’m convinced that this is a pretty cool way to. . .

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Photos of the Day: Chrissy Is Crushing the Hendrickson Hatch


Written by: Phil Monahan

That is a whole lot of wild brown trout to take on a dry fly.
photo by photo by Jeremy Kehrein

 

As demonstrated by Sam Brown’s beautiful trout we featured last week, the Hendricksons are happening on the Battenkill here in southwestern Vermont. Christine Penn—Merchandise Coordinator and Analyst for Orvis Rod and Tackle—has been putting in her time on the water, and here are the spoils of her efforts. She took the fish below. . .

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