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    TROUT Tip – undercut banks

    The winding nature of small streams often creates undercut banks, which make an ideal habitat for trout. They are hidden and protected while lazily gorging on flies drifting nearby. To try your hand at catching these wily trout in tough lies like undercut banks, watch this video for tips. See All Orvis Learning Center Videos

  • Fishing

    TROUT Tip – downstream takes

    Watch these tips from Orvis on how to properly set the hook for a downstream take.

    Here’s the scenario: You see a trout rising continuously just across a slight current near the far bank; it’s eating bugs that are drifting towards it from the upstream foam line; you cast and it turns to follow your fly downstream; it takes and you set the hook, but it doesn’t stick. Ugh. We’ve all…

  • Fishing Trout Talk

    TROUT Tip – refusals

    There are times when you present numerous flies to rising trout without success. This can be frustrating indeed, so watch Tom Rosenbauer from Orvis explain what might be happening and what to do about it. Next time you’re on the river and are getting refusals, don’t leave dejected; give Tom’s tips a try. See All…

  • Fishing Trout Talk

    TROUT Tip – fishing emergers

    Often, during a hatch, fish eat emergers, or flies that haven’t fully hatched into adults yet. You can tell this if you don’t see snouts but see their backs and dorsal fins breaking the surface instead. This week, Tom Rosenbauer talks about tactics for fishing emergers most effectively. Give it a watch and then try…