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How Realistic Is Fly Fishing in Movies and TV Shows?

August 31, 2025 0 Comments

Over the past few decades, fly fishing has increasingly entered the public consciousness, and therefore it shows up more in car commercials, popular TV shows, and movies. But do these productions get things right? In this video, Brian Flechsig of Mad River Outfitters takes a look at a variety of fly-fishing scenes and judges them […] Read more
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A Brief History of Charles F. Orvis

August 30, 2025 0 Comments

Many people know that Orvis has been around since 1856—something of which the company is very proud—but do you know the actual history of the founder, Charles F. Orvis, for whom the CFO Reel is named? A story in the Vermont Daily Chronicle explains how the the son of a general-store owner became a hotelier […] Read more
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A.K. Best Remembered in a New York Times Obituary

August 29, 2025 0 Comments

Best at his home vise. Photo courtesy Umpqua Last week, we posted about the passing of legendary fly tier and author Archie “A.K.” Best, who died at the age of 92. Yesterday, the New York Times posted a lengthy obituary by Jeré Longman that gets to the heart of what made Best so popular: His […] Read more
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Saltwater Fly-Fishing Legend Flip Pallot Passes Away

August 28, 2025 0 Comments

 The fly-fishing world has lost another legendary angler and teacher. Flip Pallot—longtime guide, teacher, and host of The Walker’s Cay Chronicles, among many other accomplishments, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 26. The Instagram page for Saltwater Experience posted this tribute: There was always a distant horizon for him. Read more
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Podcast: Tom Rosenbauer Learns the Secrets of the World’s Most Successful Permit Angler, Mike Ward

August 27, 2025 0 Comments

  [Interview starts at 46:31] Mike Ward, owner of Adipose Boat Works, recently tied Del Brown’s lifetime permit count with 513 permit caught on a fly rod. On a bamboo fly rod! Now Mike would be the first one to say he may not be the world’s best permit angler, but he has put in […] Read more
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Tying Tuesday: The Spice of Life

August 26, 2025 0 Comments

In this week’s Tying Tuesday, we’ve got three very different patterns—from a fairly standard caddis pupa/emerger to a dry fly that will catch everything from panfish to trout, to a fly-fishing version of a classic lure. We kick things off with a cool caddisfly imitation from the mind of John Barr. Tyler from AvidMax walks us […] Read more
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