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TROUT Tying Tip – tying thread sizes
If a fly tying setup was on your Christmas wish list and Santa came through, we’re going to walk you through the basics over the coming weeks to help you get started. This week, watch as Tim Flagler in partnership with Orvis explains fly tying thread sizes, how to know what the sizing means and…
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TROUT Tying Tip – prep for tying flies
We’re starting to share a series of fly tying tips to get us through the winter months. Orvis partnered with renowned fly tyer, Tim Flagler, to create some short video tips. Check out this week’s on an important tip before you even sit at the tying bench. See All Orvis Learning Center Fly Tying Videos
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The True Cast – Hunt birds, tie flies, catch trout (in that order)
It’s hard for me to land on anything quite as fun, nor nearly as rewarding, in the whole wide world of fly fishing, as catching a wily, wild trout on a fly pattern you tied yourself. If it’s your own design, so much the better. I often laugh when I remember some of the crazy,…
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The True Cast – 3 things
The three things that intimidate would-be fly fishers (and why they’re no big deals) Companies that sell fly-fishing gear obviously do a lot of research to help them understand their customers, and when it comes to turning the curious into dedicated aficionados, they’ve learned that there are three main barriers that stand in the way:…
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Choosing to keep lead out of the environs we fish
Lead can poison loons and eagles, but we can choose fly tying alternatives. “I fish mainly because I love the environs where trout are found,” wrote Robert Traver in the preface to his classic book, Trout Madness. The passage came to mind this summer as I paddled my canoe across the lake back to my…
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3,000 attend Troutfest Colorado at Coors Field
2nd annual celebration of conservation, education and fly fishing a major hit in Denver. Normally, we see conservation expos and fly fishing trade shows stuffed inside convention centers or large resort hotels. Exhibitors in confined boxes, bumping elbows with each other while attendees work through isles weaving their way from exhibitor to exhibitor. This isn’t…
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Tie One On: Equinox Caddis a triple threat for fall
The Equinox Caddis is my go-to fly to fish when October Caddis are hatching. I designed this fly to solve a couple of problems. To effectively imitate an October Caddis, your fly should ride low, but this is often at the expense of buoyancy. Furthermore, the cold weather that brings on the October Caddis hatch…