A fly rod is a rare blend of beauty, design and performance that you can’t find in many other sports, or even other objects in general for that matter. So much thought goes into every single design element and even down to…
As soon as we got the boxes of June’s Signature Tyer, Gunnar Brammer’s flies in the office we knew we had to get on the water and test those bad boys. The giant flies, some longer than 12 inches, were big, pushy…
Summer can be a tough month to catch fish, no matter what species you’re after. When the water starts to get too warm the fish become uncomfortable, which also means they’re likely not in a biting mood–especially trout. Fooling these…
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…
No matter how long you’ve fished, eventually you’ll want to be a fly fishing guide. They are the cool kids on the block, the ones quoted in all the magazines, the faces in every fly fishing ad, the personalities in…
One of the most effective patterns in saltwater fly fishing is the Gotcha Shrimp, known to be deadly at catching everything in skinny water from bonefish in the Bahamas to striped bass in New England. The newest variation of the…
Meetings, phone calls, long commutes, coworkers, did I say meetings? Everyone has to work; some just have it figured out more than others. The jobs below, while they may not be as glamorous as they appear on the outside, they’re…
All we can think about at the Postfly office this month is catching a giant esox on the fly with one of the flies from Gunnar Brammer’s Signature Tyer Series box. When you take just one look at these massive…
Fly fishing is a hard sport to get into. The expensive gear, learning to cast, finding the right body of water that you can actually access without getting chased off with a rake–that all adds up to a headache. In…
Just because you’re still paying your dues and working in the big city doesn’t mean you can’t get out on the water and make a few casts. Even if you’re in the heart of the concrete jungle there are likely…