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.
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By Howard
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Posted in Corporate Entertainment, Events, Fishing, Packages
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Also tagged battenkill, brownies, fish, Fishing, fly, Flyfishing, grayling, Manager Philip Nicholson, Matrix, rainbow, TLS, trout
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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.
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By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged Brown Trout, Dorset, Fishing, fly, Flyfishing, Frome, grayling, Howard Day, mayfly, 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.
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By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged Brown Trout, Chalkstreams, fish, fishery, Fishing, fly, Flyfishing, Hampshire, hatching, Howard Day, Itchen, mayfly, mayfly hatch, Rivers, stream, Test, Trout. rainbow trout
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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).
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Posted in Events, Fishing
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Also tagged angler, artist, catering, derbyshire dove, fish, fishery, Fishing, fly, Flyfishing, freshwater, Highclere country fair, Howard Day, John Bye, mayfly, mayfly hatch, 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.
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By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged Brown Trout, fly, Flyfishing, Howard Day, Itchen, mayfly, mayfly hatch, novices, Rivers, Test, UK
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It’s always rewarding to introduce someone to a new passion and pastime. This week we watched as builder extraordinare and all-round superhero Lee dipped his toe into the flyfishing pool by taking an evening lesson with me.
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By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged Adventures, angler, British, Country, fish, Fishing, Game, Howard Day, instruction, Rivers, sport, stream, Test, Trout. rainbow trout, UK
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Family-friendly Meon Springs provided the perfect setting for Orvis’ Cast and Blast, and the powers that be provided unbelievable weather despite the best efforts of the meteorologists to convice us otherwise.
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By Howard
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Posted in Events, Fishing
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Also tagged bass, blog, Britain, British, Brown Trout, fish, Fishing, Howard Day, instruction, Itchen, largemouth, novices, photography, Press, rainbow trout, Rivers, riverside, salmon, Shoot, sport, sportspeople, stream, Test, Texas, trout, UK
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Orvis hosted its annual Open Day on the River Test at Kimbridge.
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By Howard
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Posted in Events, Fishing
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Also tagged accommodation, bass, Fishing, freshwater, Howard Day, individuals, instruction, largemouth, novices, Press, Rivers, Southern Counties, sport, stream, Test, Texas, UK, USA, wilderness
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On our last full day in Texas, we joined guides Steve and Rob and ESPN journalist Lynn Burkhead in a pair of bass boats on Lake Fork. At an impressive 27,264 acres, Lake Fork is in three counties.
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By Howard
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Posted in Fishing, Packages
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Also tagged accommodation, bass, boat, Cabelas, ESPN, fish, fishery, Fishing, fluff, fly, Flyfishing, Helios, journalist, lake, Lake Fork, largemouth, lunch, Lynn Burkhead, record, Texas, USA, water
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After a hectic few days shopping and pursuing hogs and quail, the pace slowed when we arrived in Golden, TX to stay with our friend Chris Wiesinger of Southern Bulbs at his little red cabin by the lake. The ‘lake’ is a 6 acre pond populated in equal number by turtles and largemouth bass.
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By Howard
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Posted in Fishing, Packages
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Also tagged accommodation, Adventures, bass, boar, boat, Britain, British, Cabelas, Country, fishery, Fishing, fluff, Flyfishing, Game, gun, hog, Howard Day, individuals, lake, largemouth, package, Rivers, Safari, Shooting, stream, Texas, USA, Walked-up, water, Wild
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