Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. That is not an easy statement to nab from us. It was my go-to rod for almost every fishing application. I say was because I ...
Fishing season is just around the corner, and Orvis has all the goodies one could hope for to spend a day (or a few) on the water, including a new Helios fly rod and a new line of sun-protective ...
With a new design scheme inside and out, the Orvis Helios 3 Blackout fly rod takes a special operations approach to the most challenging casts You can’t say we didn’t come well-armed: In our flats ...
Continued from "Are Orvis Helios D and F Fly Rods Really That Different on the Water?". In June, I took the 8-weight Orvis Helios D and Helios F fly rods with me to fish the Brewster Flats of Cape Cod ...
This past week, I had the chance to go up to Alberta and float the Bow River in Calgary – a river known for growing strong, beautiful trophy brown and rainbow trout. It didn’t disappoint; I broke my ...
The lovely thing about fly-fishing is that the fishing itself is enough; the catching is a bonus. Casting a fly-line, like driving a golf ball, is such a tricky thing to do—such a complex physical ...
Every fisherman eventually comes to know the heartbreak of a good rod snapped. It’s the inevitable reality that I’m certain favors our favorite rods. In my experience, the break always seems to find ...
A couple of anglers fly fish the Provo River on Thursday, March 31, 2011. NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner NO MAGS, NO SALES, ARCHIVE OUT, TV OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, INTERNET OUT Lately, I’ve been ...
On a crisp fall day, under a gunmetal sky, Leigh (Perk) Perkins Jr., chief executive of Orvis, navigates a weathered Mad River canoe up Vermont's Battenkill River. "This is my favorite time of year," ...
One of America’s most storied outdoor brands is making some big changes. In an official statement, Orvis President Simon Perkins laid out a new plan for the future of the company, which has been ...
You can’t say we didn’t come well-armed: In our flats skiff in the Bahamas, my buddy and I had five fly fishing rods . The rods came from three different manufacturers, in sizes designed to handle any ...