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Tom Rosenbauer has been fly fishing for a long, long time. He’s made a distinguished career of it. Everyone in the business knows who he is. He’s fished all over the world. He’s filled about every ...

Rigging up for bass? When it comes to stocking your kit, fly fishing guru Tom Rosenbauer says to keep it simple. An entry level (i.e. inexpensive), 9-foot, 8-weight will do just fine. A good quality ...

Like many bass anglers, John Deshauteurs has an abundance of specialized tackle. Rods with a broomstick-strength backbone and multi-gear reels that are engineering marvels. Tools to drop a jig into a ...

Thanks to films (and novellas) like A River Runs Through It along with historical figures like James A. Hensall waxing eloquent about the way it calms "over-taxed brains and wearied nerves," ...

Last Friday night, I returned from a wonderful fly-fishing trip to the White Mountains. On Saturday morning, I was greeted with Billy Baker’s front-page story “Fly-fishing with the star of the cast,” ...

I recently had breakfast with Orvis Marketing Director Tom Rosenbauer and talked shop with a guy who tracks fly fishing like an analyst, accountant, active angler, teacher and a little philosopher ...

Fly fishing is a gear-intensive sport. Rods, reels, waders, packs, flies, and hundreds of other little gadgets help anglers find fish, cast to fish, and catch fish. But this long list of equipment can ...

Fly fishing can be intimidating — but it shouldn’t be. Here’s what you need for a successful outing. Fly fishing can be intimidating — but it shouldn’t be. “It can be just as simple as worm fishing,” ...

Tom Rosenbauer is vice president of mail order for Manchester, VT-based Orvis, a cataloger/retailer of outdoor sporting goods. At Orvis, I went from the retail store, to fishing and shooting ...