The C.F. Orvis Company was founded the year of Mary's birth, in 1856. From the outset, the company was a preeminent name in outdoor living, and fly-fishing in particular. And her uncle, Franklin Orvis ...

On July 20, 1969, as Neil Armstrong was becoming the first man to put bootprints on the moon, I was getting my first introduction to the sport of fly-fishing on an icy mountain stream in Idaho. It ...

“Tying a fly is not magic,” said Len Savanella. “The average person can do it.” As Fishing Manager of Orvis at the Ridge Hill Shopping Center in Yonkers, Savanella has been backing up his words with ...

The new fly-fishing catalogs started showing up at my house a few weeks ago. I had gotten Cabela’s, L.L. Bean, Orvis, my favorite, Kaufmanns’ Streamborn; and about another 50 pounds of others. It was ...

Many people enjoy fly fishing for trout or salmon as a way to escape the daily grind and enjoy nature. Fly fishing, one of the more sophisticated fishing methods, can be a bit intimidating for ...

Dear readers: In 2020, the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment and Susan B. Anthony's 200th birthday — which is Saturday, Feb. 15 — many cultural institutions are proclaiming this as "the year of ...