In 1856 Charles F Orvis founded the Orvis Company in Manchester Vermont offering superior fly fishing equipment and priding himself on customer satisfaction and service. Today Orvis is the trusted source of discovery and adventure in the natural world. For more than a century and a half we have loved the wild explored itand protected it.In 1856 Charles F Orvis founded the Orvis Company in Manchester Vermont offering superior fly fishing equipment and priding himself on customer satisfaction and service. Today Orvis is the trusted source of discovery and adventure in the natural world. For more than a century and a half we have loved the wild explored itand protected it.