As corporate heavyweights battle over the proposed Pebble Mine, a single photographer from Bozeman, Montana has his heart set on traveling to Bristol Bay to photograph the natural, untouched wonders of the landscape before it’s too late, and he is asking the world to partner with him. Pebble Mine will operate for maybe 40 years [...]
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Fly and Light Tackle Fishing at the CBBT with Capt. Tom Hughes
If you enjoy catching nice striped bass while fly or light tackle fishing December 3 through December 7 is the time to be at the CBBT in VA. The largest striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay are available during this time of year, giving you the opportunity to catch that ‘once in a lifetime’ striper [...]
38-Inch, 25-Plus-Pound Catfish Caught on a 3-Weight?
You don’t usually think catfish when you think fly fishing, but a monster was landed on a very small rod. Orvis posted this Photo of the Day that they got from Jeremy Roberts. Roberts was out with his 3-weight, catching bluegills on a farm pond, when a huge catfish took the size 14 Prince Nymph that [...]
Roosterfish in La Paz, Mexico
If you aren’t familiar with roosterfish, you should be, they’ll haunt your dreams. They’re huge, elusive, beautiful, and they attack flies. Here’s a video from La Paz, Mexico, that demonstrates exactly why these fish should be firmly planted on our bucket lists, if they’re not already. Thanks to Orvis for showing us this great clip. [...]
Steelhead Fishing Video Trailer: The Light
We’ve seen “The Light,” and it’s swinging big flies for much bigger steelhead, and this video looks like it captures the essence of the experience perfectly. J.P. Basile picked up a two-handed rod, and never put it down, and we can’t blame him. – Rick Bach Via: Orvis Do you like this story? Be sure [...]
Slow-Mo Bows: Amazing Rainbow Trout Video
The guys at Hooke productions put some serious work into capturing the beauty, essence and perfection of trout on the fly. There is some amazing imagery of trout taking to the air in this video. – Rick Bach Via: Orvis Do you like this story? Be sure to share it on Facebook, Google+, Twitter, and [...]
Orvis and Trout Unlimited to Open 1,000 Miles of New Trout Waters
Wild and native trout face a lot of obstacles, and Trout Unlimited and Orvis are trying to remove some of those barriers. Starting with Murphy Brook in Vermont and Tabor Brook in New Hampshire, both tributaries of the Connecticut River system, TU is overseeing the construction of reconnection projects on both streams thanks to funds raised and [...]
Angler Pursues Rarest Trout in the World in Nevada
Some species are elusive–bonefish, roosterfish and grayling come to mind. But a fish so rare that it was previously believed to be extinct? This trout, a Paiute cutthroat trout was believed to be extinct when California officials stocked rainbow trout into its native habitat and interbreeding created hybrid species that resembled, less and less, the genuine [...]
Cast, Blast, and Conservation: Tackling Big Issues and Big Fish with the TRCP in Colorado
In the early 2000s, Jim Range, a rabid Republican and champion of clean water, responsible energy, and no-nonsense habitat management, brought together a group of friends who were sick of hunters and anglers being tossed aside in Washington, D.C. Drawing inspiration from the original sportsman-conservationist who worked with anyone who would help improve our hunting [...]
Video: Gar in the Ozarks
There’s a lot of water, and a lot of fish in this video. When you “can’t keep big browns off your line,” you know you’ve stumbled on something special. But you can see that this guy doesn’t give up when the river runs dry in the summer heat, he just changes lanes. Only a picky [...]
