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Video spotlight: Hang Tight
Eastern Europe is an underrated fly-fishing destination, particuarly for those of us here in the U.S. And it's home to some truly amazing trout, ranging from native brown trout, introduced rainbows and the marble trout, which is the featured fish in the new film, "Hang Tight," by Brothers on the Fly. Shot in Slovenia's beautiful…
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Video spotlight: Anatomy of a hook
When I first started fly fishing, the complex lexicon unique to the sport was intimidating. Think back to that first time you walked into a fly shop and asked what today might seem like a really simple question. It was ... uncomfortable. Now, imagine you've just started fly fishing a couple years ago, and now…
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Video spotlight: The Farquhar Bird Fly
There's so much I want to say about the video below, but it's best to just see it for yourself. Video of Farquhar Bird FlyI've seen giant trevally chasing birds in the surf thanks to footage captured by the cinematographic pros at Blue Planet, but I've never seen anything quite like this, and I'm not…
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Video spotlight: Catching Moments
Fly fishing lends itself to great images. And, as Orvis Ambassador and photographer Becca Skinner points out in the short film below, only a portion of those images have to do with actually fishing. Many, if not most, of the images collected from a fly fishing adventure have to do with the journey and the…
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Video spotlight: Catch and Cook Fresh Fish
When I was a kid, the idea of catch-and-release fishing was simply foolish. Why put a perfectly good dinner back in the river? And, of course, I and my brothers and cousins were encouraged by our grandfathers to harvest our limit—fresh trout fried up on the grill back at camp was part of the experience.…
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Video spotlight: Handling fish responsibly
Handling fish once you've caught them has become a touchy issue (pun intended), and rightly so. The #KeepEmWet movement has been great for educating anglers on proper fish handling and release techniques, and now, as you'll see below, the fly fishing industry is getting involved in the effort to promote responsible handling and release of…
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Video spotlight: Life of a Guide
There was a time when I thought being a fishing guide would be about the coolest existence a guy could experience. That all changed one rainy Father's Day weekend some 15 years ago when renowned guide Rod Patch floated me and my wife down the Cardiac Canyon reach of the Henry's Fork. From bouncing the…
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