The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast9 Jun 2025

Secrets of Trout Fishing in Spain, with Ivan Tarin

Many North Americans would love to catch brown trout in their native environment, and most of us think of the UK or France or Slovenia for wild, native brown trout. But, Spain has a long history of fly fishing in the Pyrenees (Hemingway loved fly fishing in the Pyrenees and called this region "the closest thing to heaven") and for the traveler, there are many rivers with public access. Spain has small freestone mountain streams, lakes, and tailwaters that offer excellent trout fishing and my guest this week, Ivan Tarin [35:59], of Salvelinus Adventures, has spent thirty years exploring these rivers and has many tips to offer. In the Fly Box this week, we have some interesting questions and also a listener who was upset by my attitude in a recent podcast:

Do you have any advice to help me catch more trout on dry flies?
Does it matter that jig flies ride upside-down?
Why can't I catch a fish on a Pheasant Tail nymph?
What is the best color for a background on a fly-tying table?
How do you keep track of the leader and tippet you have on a fly line?
How long with rivers in North Carolina take to recover from the devastating floods?
Why has trout fishing been so lousy in the Northeast this spring?
What should I do when trout are feeding on tiny flies? Small dries are too small for me to see.
Should I work a small bass river upstream or down?
I don't do well on dropoffs. How should I fish them?
What is the difference between Helios F and D versions, and what is the difference between the 9-foot and 9-foot 5-inch Helios 5-weight models?
A listener takes me to task for making fun of conventional bass anglers.

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