Brought to you by Colin Macleod. I have had the great pleasure to fish with a Recon fly rod, paired with a Hydros reel, for the past three seasons, and what a delight it has been! The intrepid duo has delivered 144 mullet to date and still have the appetite for many more. The tally […]
Brought to you by Colin Macleod Just days to go until the inaugural Orvis Saltwater Fly Fishing Festival and I can’t wait! Storm Francis may be cracking his cheeks along the south coast at the moment but thankfully the Festival Weather Gods have promised light winds and spells of warm sunshine for the running of […]
My name is Tom Skipsey and I’m the Orvis Riverkeeper. Throughout my angling career, I have had a lot of chances to meet like-minded anglers, some who have become good friends and great fishing partners. One person, in particular, is Susan Skrupa. We met last year at the saltwater fly fishing festival in Cornwall. Thinking […]
Welcome to the Orvis Saltwater Fly Fishing FestivalActivity Booklet. Our Saltwater Fly Fishing Festival takes place from Friday 4th – Sunday6th September 2020 in Chichester Harbour and our Orvis Chichester Store. Download this booklet and let us take you on a fun journey basedaround the fantastic Saltwater Fly Fishing we have here in the UnitedKingdom. […]
Meet our team of experts at the Orvis Bakewell store who are ready to help with fishing advice and a list of the best outdoor spots to visit in Bakewell. The Orvis Bakewell store is based in the Old Town Hall, King Street– the building dates back to 1602 and is bursting with history! Originally […]
Fishing & Mountain Guide Stewart Yates Talks Developmental Psychology And How An Understanding Can Help When Coaching Kids To Fish And Try Other Hobbies. Kids today, what do you make of them? There is an ingrained, programmed response to that question, isn’t there? And that’s a good starting point when developing our approach to coaching […]
One of the good things about lockdown for me has been the chance to catch up on reading, albeit on-line, and time to tie some flies. With the Saltwater Festival fast approaching, here’s some useful go to areas direct from Orvis online that saltwater fly fisher might find useful. First, there’s a great new email […]
As we continue to navigate through the lockdown period, we hope that readers of the Orvis UK Blog enjoyed the first #OrvisBookClub as an escape back into the world of nature. Whilst we may not be able to fly fish the start of the trout season, we can take this time to learn more and […]
During the Mayfly Festival, Colin Macleod went live on the Orvis UK Facebook page and answered some of your burning questions. Sadly we did not have time to answer them all so we compiled them together along with Colin’s comments and created this blog. Enjoy! What is your earliest fly fishing memory? Emma Sandham My […]
Alba Game Fishing is an Orvis endorsed tour operator and fishing guiding company, based in Edinburgh. Stewart Collingswood founded Alba 16 years ago and created a company that had elements of everything he loved: fishing, photography, Scotland, beautiful locations, food, whisky, heritage, e-procurement, and tourism. Now he is living the dream and is an expert […]