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Pictures of the Day: Tiger by the Tail
Posted by: Phil Monahan
Date: 04/17/12
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A tiger trout is a cross between a brown and brook trout, and you can see elements of both.
photo courtesy Falcon's Ledge
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The folks from Falcon's Ledge sent me these cool pictures of angler Mike Hague, who battled some cold conditions and got into this large tiger trout. Spring is the best time of year to target these feisty predators, which are quite piscivorous (fish eaters) from an early age. They seem to. . .
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Eastern Guides Rendezvous at Orvis
Posted by: Phil Monahan
Date: 04/17/12
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Orvis guides from east of the Mississippi are in town for two days of information and networking.
photo by Scott McEnaney
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Last week, the Orvis Western ELOG Rendezvous was held in Missoula, Montana, and now the eastern folks are meeting here in Vermont. (ELOG = Endorsed Lodges, Guides, and Outfitters.) About 60 fishing guides, lodge owners, and shop owners coming from all over the eastern United States will get a chance to compare notes, get company updates, and learn about new products. It's a very cool event, for it offers us the opportunity to learn more about their fisheries, as well.
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Tuesday Tip: Dead-Drifting Streamers for Big Trout
Posted by: Drew Price
Date: 04/17/12
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Drew Price shows off a 24.5-inch beast that fell for a dead-drifted streamer on Saturday.
photo by Drew Price
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Early in the season, trout streams tend to be a bit on the high side, and the water is cold and discolored. These can be tough conditions for fishing, but it can also be one of the best times of year to get into larger fish if you use the right techniques. This past weekend was the opening of the trout season in Vermont. Although conditions here are very atypical of Aprilmost streams are low, the water is fairly warm (in the mid to upper 40’s) and there is good clarityI still stuck with my opening weekend tradition of. . .
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Picture of the Day: Pre-Rendezvous Brown
Posted by: Phil Monahan
Date: 04/16/12
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Tom Rosenbauer (right) and guide John Herzer with a sweet brown.
photo by Tim Linehan
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Last Thursdaythe day before the 2012 Orvis Western Guide Rendezvous in Missoula, MontanaTom Rosenbauer and Tim Linehan hit the water with guide John Herzer of Blackfoot River Outfitters. All the area rivers were. . .
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The Effects of the Moon and Barometric Pressure on Fishing
Posted by: Tom Rosenbauer
Date: 04/14/12
In this week's podcast I interview Captain Jim Barr from Rhode Island and we talk about the effects of barometric pressure changes and moon phases on fly fishing, both in Jim's arena of striped bass fishing and also on various freshwater species. If you're looking for easy answers you'll be disappointed, but I think you'll enjoy hearing us talk about the empirical observations we've made over the years. In the Fly Box section this week we discuss methods of weighting flies with non-toxic materials, why you catch bigger fish on worms than you do on flies, and an explanation of the term "turning over" a fly and what you can do to make sure your fly turns over.
Click the play button below to listen to this episode. Go to orvis.com/podcast to subscribe to future episodes
If you cannot see the podcast player, please click this link to listen.
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Picture of the Day: High-Water Rainbow
Posted by: Phil Monahan
Date: 04/13/12
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High water, the result of runoff from two unseasonably warm days, on Montana's Clearwater River made for tough fishing, but Steve Hemkens stuck this 20-plus-inch rainbow on a streamer.
photo by Shawn Brillon
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Friday Film Festival 04.13.12
Posted by: Phil Monahan
Date: 04/13/12
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Watch
out: these films are deadly good.
photoshop hack by James
Daley
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Welcome to another Friday the 13th edition of the Friday Film
Festival. (Watch out for that guy on the marquee; he looks like a bait dunker.) My intros are short because I'm out in Missoula, Montana, at the
Orvis Western Guide Rendezvous with a couple hundred of my best fishing
buddies. So enjoy this week's selection. Remember, we surf so you don't have
to. But if you do stumble upon something great that you think is worthy of
inclusion in a future FFF, please post it in the comments below. See you
next week with a fresh set of films!
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Video: How to Tie a Catskill-Style Hendrickson
Posted by: Phil Monahan
Date: 04/12/12
Over the past year or so, we've seen author and blogger Matt Grobert tie innovative patterns and his unique variations on classics. In this great video from Tightline Productions, he takes on the venerable Catskill-style dry fly, which is actually pretty brave. For some tiers, the importance of getting every detail correct in tying Catskill-style patterns is of the utmost performance, and . . .
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Picture of the Day: Surprise Brown Trout
Posted by: Phil Monahan
Date: 04/12/12
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Jon Hill discovered that the browns in a local creek grow a little bigger than he thought.
photo courtesy Jon Hill
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Blog reader Jon Hill sent us an email with the accompanying photos about a recent great afternoon on the water: "I got off work early and had a few hours to kill, so I headed out to my favorite fishing hole. I had heard that there were some big browns in this little creek but never thought they would be. . .
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Orvis in the World of Fly-Fishing Video
Posted by: Simon Perkins
Date: 04/11/12
Orvis in the World of Fly Fishing Video from Sharptail Media on Vimeo.
In the last few years, we've all experienced the growing popularity of fly-fishing video that has taken over the Internet and film festivals around the country and the world. There are a lot of talented people out there producing some killer stuff. Here at the home office in Vermont, we are always forwarding the latest videos around to each other. And, of course, . . .
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