Living in New England for a fly fisherman is very different from being out West. All the time I see cool fly fishing art shows, fly fishing guide seminars, fly tying nights and all sorts of cool events popping up out…
To celebrate the holiday season the whole Postfly crew sat down together behind a row of fly tying vises and whipped up their version of a holiday fly. The results varied greatly. By varied greatly I mean they were all…
The Purple Haze is a popular fly, though it’s most common variety is its parachute form. Instead of slurping down fully formed adults, trout often target the emerging insects, especially when the air temperature starts to drop. For the November…
The Muddy Buddy fly pattern takes the best components flies that work in any conditions and combines them into one meaty streamer. Learn how to tie this effective pattern and hang on for some serious strikes from hungry fish this…
Sure, some anglers might be packing up their fly fishing gear and thinking about hitting the slopes soon (or just softly weeping in the corner until Spring comes back around), but we know that the majority of our Tribe Members…
The colder the water gets the smaller your fly has to be to trick fish into biting. Don’t worry though, winter is coming, but it’s not here yet, which means the time for size 24 nymphs is later. For now,…
We’re tired of the city, so we’re busting out of here and heading farther up the coast, closer to the fishing (and as it happens, closer to our favorite breweries…a coincidence, I swear) and we couldn’t be more excited. That…
As a fishing writer I’ve had to come to terms with something not-so-glamorous that I think most, if not all, fishing writers tend to ignore. Coming from a background at a fishing magazine, the author of a fly fishing book…
One of the most popular saltwater patterns of all time, maybe one of the most popular choices for chasing down any predator as a matter of fact, the Deceiver is known far and wide for being effective. Adding a Fish-Skull…
The wooly bugger, featured in this month’s Fly Tying box, is one of the most effective patterns of all time, no matter the conditions or the species you’re after. Many think of the wooly bugger as a “beginner pattern” since…