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Learn from one of fly fishing’s most respected authors, Rochester native, and past Seth Green chapter member Tom Rosenbauer.
Tom, the author of numerous fly-fishing books (including The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide), shares the wisdom and practical techniques that he’s learned throughout his decades of fly fishing around the globe.
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Have a comment or a suggestion for a future podcast? E-mail Tom at podcast@orvis.com.
Felt Sole vs Rubber Soles and the invasive species
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Learn from one of fly fishing’s most respected authors, Rochester native, and past Seth Green chapter member Tom Rosenbauer.
Tom, the author of numerous fly-fishing books (including The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide), shares the wisdom and practical techniques that he’s learned throughout his decades of fly fishing around the globe.
Visit the Orvis Podcast page to subscribe.
Have a comment or a suggestion for a future podcast? E-mail Tom at podcast@orvis.com.
This is a three part series. Enjoy!
Staying Warm while Fly Fishing in the Winter Months
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The evening sight was beyond belief. There were thousands of them in the air, modulating up and down. It looked like a huge cloud that had some kind of life form of its own. Such a large cloud of Hendrickson spinners in their mating cycle. All these May Flies will soon complete their mating cycle and fall to the river and die. There by becoming food for the many hungry trout. Becoming so entranced in the Mayfly activity, one could loose sight of the reason why we are even on …
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The Woolly Bugger is an Artificial fly commonly categorized as a wet fly or streamer. It is a popular and widely used pattern for both freshwater and saltwater game fish and is generally listed as one of the top patterns to have in any fly box.
John Gierach, a noted Fly Fishing writer discussed the Woolly Bugger first in his chapter on streamers in Good Flies. Woolly Buggers can be fished in streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes. The Woolly Bugger can be tied in a wide variety of styles and colors …
Tips & Techniques »
Learn from one of fly fishing’s most respected authors, Rochester native, and past Seth Green chapter member Tom Rosenbauer.
Tom, the author of numerous fly-fishing books (including The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide), shares the wisdom and practical techniques that he’s learned throughout his decades of fly fishing around the globe.
Visit the Orvis Podcast page to subscribe.
Have a comment or a suggestion for a future podcast? E-mail Tom at podcast@orvis.com.
Fathers Day Special – Teaching a child to fly fish
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Beginners Corner
Welcome to the Seth Green Chapter beginners corner. Whether you have just started fly-fishing or you have a few years under your belt, you’re in the right place. Fly-fishing can be a very intimidating sport, don’t let it be. Keep in mind the basic concept is to have fun. There is a lot to learn and plenty to share, and it can take many years to master all the aspects of this wonderful and fulfilling sport.
Here we will show you some of the fundamental so that you can enjoy …


