Basic Fly Fishing: All the Skills and Gear You Need to Get Started

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Fly-Casting Fundamentals: Distance, Accuracy, Roll Casts, Hauling, Sinking Lines and More

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Fishing and Tying Small Flies

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The Saltwater Edge: Tips and Tactics for Saltwater Fly Fishing

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Kayak Fly Fishing: Everything You Need to Know to Start Catching Fish

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How To Become A Fly Fishing Pro!

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Fly Fishing Evolution: Advanced Strategies for Dry Fly, Nymph, and Streamer Fishing

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Perfecting the Cast: Adapting Casting Principles for Any Fly-Fishing Situation

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Saltwater Fishing Made Easy

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Dry Fly Strategies

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BugWater: A fly fisher's look through the seasons at bugs in their aquatic habitat and the fish that eat them

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The Best Bass Flies: How to Tie and Fish Them

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Casting with Lefty Kreh

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On the Bow: Love, Fear, and Fascination in the Pursuit of Bonefish, Tarpon, and Permit

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Modern Steelhead Flies

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Essential Trout Flies: 50 Indispensable Patterns with Step-by-Step Instructions for 300 Most Useful Variations

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Backcountry Flies: Tying and Fishing Florida Patterns, from Swamp to Surf

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100 Fly Fishing Tips, Tricks and Techniques

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Reading Trout Water

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Fly Fishing Basics

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Complete Book of Fishing Knots, Leaders, and Lines: How to Tie The Perfect Knot for Every Fishing Situation

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1001 Fishing Tips: The Ultimate Guide to Finding and Catching More and Bigger Fish

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Getting Started Fly Fishing For Trout

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101 Bass Fishing Tips: Twenty-First Century Bassing Tactics and Techniques from All the Top Pros

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How To Use Jerkbaits: The Fishing Guide Book Packed With Secret Tips. Turns Novices Idiots And Dummies Into Overnight Fishing Experts.

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Who Packed Your Parachute?

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The Fly-Fisher's Companion: A Fundamental Guide to Tackle, Casting, Presentation, Aquatic Insects, and the Flies that Imitate Them

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Smallmouth: Modern Fly-Fishing Methods, Tactics, and Techniques

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Tactical Fly Fishing: Lessons Learned from Competition for All Anglers

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Through the Fish's Eye: An Angler?s Guide to Gamefish Behavior, Gift Edition

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Taking Trout

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Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors

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The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon

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The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travel

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How to Survive Off the Grid: From Backyard Homesteads to Bunkers (and Everything in Between)

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Norwegian Wood: Chopping, Stacking, and Drying Wood the Scandinavian Way

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Bushcraft Illustrated: A Visual Guide

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Bushcraft 101: A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival

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The RVer's Bible (Revised and Updated): Everything You Need to Know About Choosing, Using, and Enjoying Your RV

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SAS Survival Handbook, Third Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere

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Survival Hacks: Over 200 Ways to Use Everyday Items for Wilderness Survival

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438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

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Bushcraft First Aid: A Field Guide to Wilderness Emergency Care

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52 Prepper Projects: A Project a Week to Help You Prepare for the Unpredictable

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Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail

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Ultimate Survival Hacks

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Birth of The Endless Summer: A Surf Odyssey

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The Scout's Guide to Wild Edibles: Learn How To Forage, Prepare & Eat 40 Wild Foods

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Advanced Bushcraft: An Expert Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival

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Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival

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The Bushcraft Field Guide to Trapping, Gathering, and Cooking in the Wild

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The Emergency Survival Manual: 294 Life-Saving Skills

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The Field Guide to Knots: How to Identify, Tie, and Untie Over 80 Essential Knots for Outdoor Pursuits

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Outdoor Survival Guide: Survival Skills You Need

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Sailing For Dummies

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How To Be Alone: an 800-mile hike on the Arizona Trail

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The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide: Emergency Preparedness for ANY Disaster

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Nuclear War Survival Skills: Lifesaving Nuclear Facts and Self-Help Instructions

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How to Survive Anything: From Animal Attacks to the End of the World (and Everything in Between)

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The Pocket Guide to Essential Knots: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Most Important Knots for Everyone

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Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence

Podcast episode

Euro Nymphing Lines, with George Daniel: This week I interview the great George Daniel (interview starts at 48:40), who you will see soon in the new installments of the Orvis TV show.  The show I did with him, on Euro Nymphing basics, should be premiered sometime in May.  But until...

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Five Things an Expert Euro Nymphing Angler Learned this Year, with Jesse Haller: We all learn something every time we go fishing, even the amazing vacuum cleaner Jesse Haller, our resident Euro nymphing expert.  So I asked Jesse what he has learned over the past 12 months, and it’s a fun and eye-opening interview that got...

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Secrets of Catching Sipping Trout, with Dave Perkins: Secrets of catching sipping trout with Dave Perkins This week I interview Dave Perkins, Orvis Vice Chairman and one of the best technical anglers I know. Dave loves geeky challenges and is an expert at catching those picky large trout that lay up...

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10 Ways to Become a Better Fly Fisher, with Todd Tanner: This week, my guest is Todd Tanner [39:47], a journalist who writes for many of the fly-fishing websites and magazines and is Fly Fishing editor of Sporting Classics magazine. Todd is also the president of Conservation Hawks, an organization dedicated...

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How to Find Your Own Small Stream, with Donna Smith: Finding those tiny, unpressured trout streams is a delightful form of exploration. You won’t find them on the internet or in books or magazine articles—at least the ones you really want to fish. But finding a small stream that you’ll probably...

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George Daniel on Winter Fly Fishing: This week, continuing our series of podcasts on winter fly fishing for trout, I interview George Daniel, author and guide. George is also an Orvis ambassador and field tester, and teaches fly fishing at Penn State. As you'll discover, there are many...

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A life in fly fishing, with Tom McGuane.: Back in 2008 when I first began this podcast I had two dreams—that I would have my two literary heros, John McPhee and Thomas McGuane as guests (they are both passionate fly fishers). I was lucky enough to record a podcast with John in August of...

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How to practice your fly casting, with Pete Kutzer: The better your casting, the more and fun you'll have and the more relaxed you'll be on the water. Pete Kutzer [46:13] is one of the finest casting instructors in the world, and not only that he's one of the finest anglers you meet, which means he...

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16 Things I Wish I Knew About Trout Spey Before I Started, with Shawn Combs: In today's podcast my guest is Shawn Combs, head of Orvis Rod & Tackle product development and Orvis rod and reel designer.  The topic is "16 Things I Wish I Knew About Trout Spey Before I Started".  If you have been thinking...

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Tips on landing and netting fish, with Jesse Haller: This week, my guest is Orvis product developer Jesse Haller [43:48], who besides being responsible for products like nets, wading shoes, and fishing packs and vests spent many years as a fishing guide. Jesse discusses how to pick the right net, some...

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Getting Kids into Fly Fishing, with Marsha Benovengo: I get a lot of questions from listeners on how to get kids into fly fishing--what's the right rod outfit, what species to go after, how to structure (or not structure) a day on the water, what resources are available, and how to instill a sense of...

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The Hidden History of Fly Fishing, with Paul Schullery: So you thought you knew something about fly-fishing history? This week I have a chat with Paul Schullery, in my opinion the premier fly-fishing historian in North America. When I have a question about history Paul is my go-to guy. He’s the author of...

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Saltwater tips from the San Francisco Bay, with Sarah Landstrom: [Interview starts at 45:51] This week's podcast was recorded prior to Covid 19 but I sat on it for awhile because it was about saltwater fly fishing in the San Francisco Bay area and I wanted to wait until sheltering at home restrictions were eased a...

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15 Tips for Fishing Emergers, with Pat Dorsey: OK, I lied. There aren't 15 tips. There are probably more and if you want to count them up you can e-mail me and correct my mistake. But I get a lot of questions about fishing emergers, and I thought a podcast on how to identify when fish are taking...

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A Case for the Fly Fishing Life, with David Coggins: This week my guest is David Coggins [42:24], author of the new book The Optimist, A Case for the Fly Fishing Life. David is a traditionalist and I give him some good-natured ribbing about being an anachronism, but David handles it well and tells some...

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Fishing stillwaters from shore, with Thomas Larson: This week, my guest is Thomas Larson [45:47] from the Orvis Outfitters team. Thomas is a stillwater expert and gives us some great tips on how to find trout, and how to target them, when you don’t have the benefit of a watercraft. Maybe you don’t...

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The Native Fish Coalition, with Bob Mallard: This week, my guest if the executive director of the Native Fish Coalition, Bob Mallard [42:09], who tells us why the organization was formed and what they do. His group took issue with some of the sentiments expressed in last week's podcast with Kirk...

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The Hunt for Giant Trout, with Landon Mayer: My interview this week is with the highly respected angler, writer, and guide Landon Mayer of Colorado. He has a new book out this week—The Hunt for Giant Trout and that’s exactly what we talk about—times, places, and flies for taking the...

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The Flats Phantom with Travis Sands: Travis was introduced to guiding at a very young age by his Dad Harley, who is a veteran guide on South Andros. The story goes Travis would run back to the house when he saw his dad's skiff head out for the day and "borrow" his fly rod. The gig was up...

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Advanced Stillwater Techniques, with Phil Rowley: I frequently get questions about Stillwater trout fishing, and although I love it I am not very good at it. So I enlisted one of the best Stillwater teachers I know, Phil Rowley, and asked him to discuss something more advanced that relates to...

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Seek the Inside, Reading the Water with Simon Perkins: This week, my guest is Orvis COO Simon Perkins, a lifelong fly fisher with 8 years of full-time guiding experience prior to working for Orvis. The subject is “Seek the Inside”, getting detailed about reading the water in a place that many anglers...

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Walleye on the fly, with Ted Putnam: It’s not difficult to catch walleye on the fly if you know where and when to go after them. I have gotten frequent requests from listeners on how to catch walleye on the fly and have never been able to find the right expert guest. Then, a few weeks...

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Traveling with fly-fishing gear, with Seth Berger: This week is my guest Seth Berger [1:00:18], Fly Fishing Travel Specialist with Orvis Adventures. In his job, Seth visits Orvis-endorsed operations around the world and always packs his fishing gear, so he's a great resource for advising us how to...

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Planning your Strategy on the River, with Devin Olsen: This week I interview Devin Olsen, who you may know about from competitive fly fishing, but we’re not going to talk about competition. Devin walks us through what to look for when you first approach a stream and how to come up with a strategy for a...

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How to Become a Fly-Fishing Guide, with Joe Hebler: [Interview starts at 55:00]  This week, Joe Hebler of the Blue Quill Angler in Evergreen, Colorado, answers the question "How do I become a fishing guide?"  Whether you are graduating from high school or college, or in another career...

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Beyond the Bobber, with Ben Sittig: How to improve your nymph fishing

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Drift-Boat Etiquette on Crowded Water. with Wade Fellin: This week the main topic of the podcast is the issue of etiquette on our more crowded trout streams, in particular the conflicts that have arisen due to the popularity of fishing from drift boats and the issues that have developed both with boat and...

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Ultimate Guide to the Cicada Hatch: This week, I have a special guest--the world's foremost authority on the life cycle of cicadas and the most knowledgeable person in the world on techniques for fishing this "hatch". I've had a lot of questions on this topic and I've finally found the...

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Fishing through climate change, with John Gierach: Our climate is changing, and regardless of whether you think it's human caused or natural it is changing. If you don't believe that you need to get outside more. John Gierach [58:00], thoughtful guy that he is, wanted to talk about this subject and...

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The Secret Life of Steelhead, with John McMIlllen: This week my guest is noted steelhead angler and scientist John McMillen of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. John’s topic is The Secret Life of Steelhead, and his fascinating discussion of why they do what they do (and the challenges they face)...