There had been the usual early instruction on twirling a fly-rod and reel — from Dave Richey, the late Detroit News outdoor writer and teammate, as well as from the Orvis staff during an all-day ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Allison Olmsted covers lifestyle for active women as The Gear Diva. Founded in 1856, the Orvis Company claims to be the oldest ...

Now through June, Orvis will offer free fly fishing lessons nationwide through Orvis retail stores and participating Orvis dealers, including the shops in Asheville, North Carolina, and in Greenville, ...

Henry Clark of Fairhope does some fly fishing on Smith Lake in this January 2009 photo. (Birmingham News file photo) If you've ever wanted to learn how to fly fish, Orvis has an unbeatable deal for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Allison Olmsted covers lifestyle for active women as The Gear Diva. Vermont-based Orvis is America’s oldest mail order retailer, ...

Living the dream as a skier, mountain biker, and fly-fisher in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Kelly Bastone contributes to our women’s gear column, The XX Factor. If you start seeing more women with fly ...

Manchester, VT, is something of a time capsule. It’s a two-stoplight town lined with marble sidewalks, manicured lawns, and immaculately restored colonial homes, many of which date back as far as the ...

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 ...

What is the "on the water, real-life" difference between the Orvis Helios D (D=Distance) and the Orvis Helios F (F=Finesse)? I studied all the specs and then read the reviews, which seem to focus on ...