Ok so I found myself in Dallas, TX with a couple of days to spare. Having fished for stripers on the eastern seaboard with very little to show for it, I couldn’t resist going to see these landlocked fish. At least I knew where they would be. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact [...]
By Howard
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Posted in Fishing, Packages
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Also tagged America, American, bass, boat, clouser minnow, Dallas, fish, Fishing, flyfisherman, Lake Texoma, Oklahoma, reservoir, Steve Hollensed, striped bass, striper, stripers, surface action, Texas, UK
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Orvis has become synonymous with flyfishing, a company passion evident in everything they produce from rods to luggage to clothing. That commitment to the sport extends to training their retail staff. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Posted in Corporate Entertainment, Events, Fishing, Packages
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Also tagged battenkill, brownies, fish, Fishing, Flyfishing, grayling, Manager Philip Nicholson, Matrix, Orvis, rainbow, TLS, trout
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When men are bored, we invent a new sport. When fishermen are bored, we invent new ways to catch familiar fish, or new fish to catch with familiar methods. And so began the quest to catch a barbel on the fly. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Posted in Driven Shooting, Fishing
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Also tagged barbel, bottom feeders, fishermen, Fishing, Helios, nymph, nymphs, pike, shoal, trout
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According to Ratty, there is nothing more fun than messing about in boats. Well, he was nearly right. Add a fly rod, some bass, and an early morning start and it achieves perfection. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged bass, bass on the fly, canoe, coastal waters, fish, Fishing, fly fishing, fly rod, ghillie, isle of wight, kayak, Kayaks, mackerel, messing about in boats, Nick Richards, ocean, ocean kayaks, sea, sea bass, seafront, Solent, sport fish
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Friends from home (the American south) are adept at keeping me in the loop and homesick! Gene (more affectionately known as Bubba) loves his fishing and his whisky, and just as soon as he gets his passport, we expect him to be joining us on Scottish lochs, Hampshire banks and anywhere the fishing is fine. [...]
By Jennifer
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Posted in Fishing, Packages
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Also tagged America, American, brook, caddis, dun, fish, fishery, Fishing, hampshire banks, hatchery, inchworm, mayfly, nantahala, native brook trout, North Carolina, stonefly, stream, trout, trout unlimited, trout waters, woolyworm
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Obsession is an ugly thing…even when it takes you to some of the most beautiful fishing spots around the globe. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged Brown Trout, Dorset, Fishing, Flyfishing, Frome, grayling, Howard Day, mayfly, Orvis, River, Toby, UK
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All of us need to escape the daily grind now and then, and flicking the fluff for mayfly-delirious brown trout is an addictive relaxant. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged Brown Trout, Chalkstreams, fish, fishery, Fishing, Flyfishing, Hampshire, hatching, Howard Day, Itchen, mayfly, mayfly hatch, Orvis, Rivers, stream, Test, Trout. rainbow trout
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One of the local river keepers is taking issue with the Queen’s diet: she’s not eating enough swan and, unchecked by natural predators, the mute swan population is booming. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged Chalkstreams, fish, fishery, Fishing, Flyfishing, insect, invertebrate, Itchen, Keeper, mayfly, mayfly hatch, Over-grazing, preservation, rainbow trout, Rivers, riverside, stream, swan, Test, weed
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No, not another Orvis open day. This time I bagged an invite from an old college mate to join him on the Derbyshire Dove (or in, more accurately). RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Posted in Events, Fishing
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Also tagged angler, artist, catering, derbyshire dove, fish, fishery, Fishing, Flyfishing, freshwater, Highclere country fair, Howard Day, John Bye, mayfly, mayfly hatch, Orvis, rain, river dove, riverside, water, Wild
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It’s been a funny kind of year for flies: almost no hawthorne, and straight into the mayfly hatch. Despite a stiff breeze, the mayfly started hatching about lunchtime on Tuesday, and trout took immediate notice. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged Brown Trout, Flyfishing, Howard Day, Itchen, mayfly, mayfly hatch, novices, Orvis, Rivers, Test, UK
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