Jensen Fly Fishing: Fly fishing for big trout isn’t always just about big dry flies and streamers. Most often, big trout are eating small food items such as midges, scuds, mayfly nymphs and other small flies. It stands to reason that big fish will be caught on small flies. The question becomes: with small flies […]
In this episode of RIO’s Fly Tying Tips, Brita runs through the different type of fly tying bobbin holders available, and explains the advantages of each. RIO’s Fly Tying Tips is a series of short videos presented by lead RIO fly designer, Brita Fordice. In this series Brita shows a wide variety of […]
Jensen Fly Fishing: When setting out after extreme conditions of flood, drought, or spring after a harsh winter, you never know what you’ll find on your favorite brown trout stream. In this video we’ve come off an extended period of harsh conditions and essentially going for a long walk in hopes of making a discovery […]
This RIO Fly Fishing Tip explains how and why it is important to introduce a little slack when netting a big fish. Many rod tips are broken at the point of netting a good fish, due to the acute flex in the rod combined with a little extra pressure. Introducing slack, as the fish slides […]
Jensen Fly Fishing: Small streams, big rainbow trout. Fly fishing small streams in search of good trout leads to the conundrum: how to hook and fight that big fish and give yourself a chance of netting it? In this video we take on a solid rainbow trout that was actively feeding on nymphs and dry […]
In this fascinating podcast we learn more about “How Trout Think” from Dr. Russ Carpenter at Stanford University. Host Tom Rosenbauer interviews Dr. Carpenter and we learn some fascinating information about how trout think, act and why. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this wonderful podcast. Check out the Orvis Learning Centre: https://howtoflyfish.orvis.com For […]
In this episode of RIO’s “How To” series, RIO brand manager Simon Gawesworth explains how to improve your Double Spey cast. If you have got past the basics of the Double Spey and want to take your cast to the next level, this film gives you two excellent tips that will do just that. […]
The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is an endangered fish species, formerly occurring in large numbers in central Europe, especially the Rhine and Elbe river in Germany. Due to the degradation of the river bed and habitat for navigation, hydropower, industrialization and agriculture, the salmon population suffered and finally went extinct in the 1950’s. Salmon hatcheries […]
Loon Outdoors Ergo Knot Tool Nail knots aren’t tested often, but when they are there is a lot on the line. It is worth getting it right, but best to avoid spending all afternoon cursing and trying to find a substitute for a solid knot tool. The Ergo Knot Tool makes nail knots easy and […]
Jensen Fly Fishing: Boulder gardens are trout magnets. Pillows, eddies, buckets, prime seams, and so many more micro-habitats exist in these prolonged river features. In this video we look at a early spring conditions and why the resident brown and rainbow trout of this river reside and utilize the available habitat in boulder gardens – […]