Fly fishing stories from experts
“Get out, you fools!” Maybe it wasn’t quite fools he called us, but close enough. Tony hopped into the stern as we jumped off the bow. I swear he looked as nimble as Clint Eastwood jumping on a horse. He turned the key, jammed the throttle, and fishtailed around the cove a half-dozen times as water poured out of the scuppers."
-an Excerpt from "The Mayor of Monomy"
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Trout Fishing Articles
Tom Rosenbauer and other Orvis experts on fishing nymphs, emergers, dry flies, and streamers, with seasonal fly picks, winter and small-stream tactics, stillwater trout, and tips on fly lines and safe wading.
Start ReadingSaltwater Fishing Articles
Prepare for your first bonefish trip, learn what makes bonefish tick, and cast better into the wind. Plus guide reports on Everglades redfish, snook, and tarpon, Florida's fall mullet run, and Monomoy stripers.
Start ReadingSteelhead Fishing Articles
Swinging flies and nymphing for winter-run West Coast steelhead, plus fishing a floating line for aggressive summer-run fish from June through October.
Start ReadingSporting Essays Articles
Stories from the water and the woods: a big Battenkill brown trout, a foggy night on Vineyard Sound, an island friendship built on the surf, turkey hunting in an Alabama river swamp, and a Vermont duck club.
Start ReadingTippet Chart
| Tippet Size | Tippet Diameter | Approximate breaking strength in Super Strong nylon (pounds) | Balances with fly sizes: |
| 8X | .003" | 1.75 | 22, 24, 26, 28 |
| 7X | .004" | 2.5 | 18, 20, 22, 24 |
| 6X | .005" | 3.5 | 16, 18, 20, 22 |
| 5X | .006" | 4.75 | 14, 16, 18 |
| 4X | .007" | 6 | 12, 14, 16 |
| 3X | .008" | 8.5 | 6, 8, 10 |
| 2X | .009" | 11.5 | 4, 6, 8 |
| 1X | .010" | 13.5 | 2, 4, 6 |
| 0X | .011" | 15.5 | 1/0, 2, 4 |
| .012 | .012" | 18.5 | 5/0, 4/0,3/0, 2/0 |
| .013 | .013" | 20 | 5/0, 4/0,3/0, 2/0 |
| .015 | .015" | 25 | 5/0, 4/0,3/0, 2/0 |