TROUT Tip – gear busting
Learn what kind of pressure your rod can take when fighting a fish with this latest video from Orvis.
Learn what kind of pressure your rod can take when fighting a fish with this latest video from Orvis.
This time of year can be tough on trout since they rely on cold water.
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Try this trick from Orvis to see if you can pick up a beastly brown like this with this technique.
When a traditional backcast is restricted by a tight stream corridor, a roll cast can help get our fly where we want it.
Now that fall is officially here, all we can think about is chucking big meaty flies to beastly browns. Watch this video to learn why and when you should fish streamers as Tom Rosenbauer from Orvis goes over some key details. Watch and learn. See All Orvis Learning Center Fly Fishing Video Lessons
Now that dry fly season is pretty much over, it’s time to fish under the surface.
Detecting strikes while fishing with nymphs is often difficult.
Nymphing season is here (as you could probably tell from the last few weeks of tips).
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At times it’s all about trying different approaches until something works, and that couldn’t be truer when presenting a nymph rig. This week, learn some presentation options from Tom Rosenbauer at Orvis to get your nymph in just the right spot for a fish to eat it.
Even if you’re new to fly fishing, you can imagine the challenge that a windy day presents to the cast. But it doesn’t have to mean you have to pack it up and go home. It’s all about punching through that stiff breeze, so try these tips to do just that: Practice, practice, practice. As unappealing as it may sound…
Get tips for making an effective roll cast and learn about it’s many practical use cases in this week’s trout tip.
Now that summer is in full swing, you’re sure to find terrestrials crawling and hopping along the banks. Fishing terrestrials can be fun as trout see these bugs as big meals when they get blown into the river or inadvertently crawl or flop themselves into the current. While it can be fun to match this “hatch”…
Typically, one of three common mistakes is made when learning to cast a fly rod. Follow these tips to troubleshoot the cast and watch most of your casting flaws magically disappear.
If you’re motivated to teach fly fishing to kids, it is imperative to keep it fun. Sure, we’d like them to perfect the cast and find joy in matching the hatch and catching fish, but in the end, it’s all about making them want to come back to it. If lessons keep coming at them at warp speed, they’ll quickly lose interest. Make it fun…