More Winter Fly Fishing Tips from Tom Rosenbauer
Published: 12-29-2011
Description: The snow arrived this week in Vermont and reminded Tom that he had more tips to share with us on fly fishing in winter. Grab your hot chocolate and take notes... there's a LOT of good stuff in this episode.
Fly Fishing Tailwaters and "Junk" Flies
Published: 12-29-2011
Description: The temperatures in a tailwater and available food make for bigger trout and really good good fly fishing. Tom has some great pointers in this podcast and then answers some questions regarding fishing egg and worm patterns... or what some call "junk" flies. Tom does not agree with that name, and tells us why.
Landing Big Fish from a Boat with Guest Steve Hemkens
Published: 12-29-2011
Description: Tom has pulled in another guest for this podcast on landing big fish from a boat. Tom and Steve fish together a lot and tom knows Steve has a lot of technique to share on this topic. This is a fun podcast with a lot of information!
Ten Fly Fishing Tips for When you First Get to the Water (but this one goes to 11)
Published: 12-29-2011
Description: Here is a great checklist for new fly fishers and veterans for when you first get to a river. Check the temperature, take your time getting into the water and don't be afraid to change your location! Have a suggestion for the podcast?
Casting into the Wind with Orvis CEO, Perk Perkins
Published: 12-29-2011
Description: In Tom's episode on casting into the wind, he was fortunate enough to have Orvis CEO Perk Perkins join him for a lively back and forth on different methods. In this episode, Tom and Perk reference the video below from the DVD entitled "Taming the Wind" featuring Prescott Smith.
Five Random, Unrelated Fly Fishing Tips
Published: 12-29-2011
Description: We get a lot of requests for podcasts on topics that only take a few minutes and would not warrant a full episode. So Tom put together five unrelated, small tips into this on podcast.
8 Tips for Fly Fishing with Classic Wet Flies. (and an apology to bamboo afficionados)
Published: 12-29-2011
Description: Attention bamboo rod fanatics: we heard you! Tom responds to some feedback we received on one of our more popular podcasts on bamboo vs graphite and gives eight great tips on fishing classic wet flies... then throws in a bonus tip.
The Stealth Podcast
Published: 12-29-2011
Description: In this episode, Tom gets sneaky and gives tips on avoiding detection on the water... if you spook fewer fish, you catch more fish... pretty simple. Some good tips in here from color of clothing to the use of indicators.
A Detailed Lesson on Nymphing with Dave Perkins
Published: 12-29-2011
Description: In this podcast, Tom is joined in our new podcast studio by Dave Perkins, Executive Vice-Chairman of the Orvis Company for a technical and detailed talk on nymph fishing.
The Dragonslayer: An Interview with Master Fly Tyer Gary Martineau
Published: 12-29-2011
Description: In this episode of The Orvis Fly Fishing Guide Podcast, Tom sits down with master fly tyer, Gary Martineau. His fly patterns have been fished all over the world and he shares some of the secrets of fishing his flies to the greatest success in this podcast.
Gary is a lifelong fly fisher, rod builder, and innovative fly tyer whose Heavyweight Stonefly pattern is the best-selling fly ever sold in the 43 year history of The Orvis News. A former research biologist for Vermont Fish & Wildlife, he lives in northern Vermont.
Ten Tips for Better Line Control
Published: 12-29-2011
Description: Tom thinks even the best casters can sometimes use a little help when it comes to line control. In this podcast he gives his top ten tips for what to do once your line hits the water.
Tom's Ten Tips For When There's No Hatch to Match
Published: 12-29-2011
Description: What do you do when you can't match the hatch and no one on the water is catching any fish? Tom tells you the things he does that may help you, too.
Also, we have a new iPhone app coming out soon... Tom reviews the features.
Seven Tips for Still Water Fly Fishing
Published: 12-29-2011
Description: A longer rod and a longer leader are a good start... Tom goes into great detail on how to catch more fish on lakes and ponds.
How Weather Affects Fly Fishing
Published: 12-29-2011
Description: Tom talks weather in this podcast and how it can impact your day on the water. We also want to thank all of you for making July 2010 a record setting month for us with over 50,000 downloads of The Orvis Fly Fishing Guide! Thanks so much!!
Rosenbauer After Dark- Tom's Ten Tips on Fly Fishing at Night
Published: 12-29-2011
Description: Fly fishing at night is a lot of fun, but you have to change up your game a bit.... and yes occasionally you might hook a bat. Tom has ten (or so) tips on fly fishing after dark. Come by our Facebook page at orvis.com/facebook and tell us some of yours.