Many anglers think there’s only one tactic to catch a steelhead: standing in a cold river with numb fingers swinging a big, pushy streamer through a deep run on a blustery winter day. Sure you could do that, and you…
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A Day In The Life Of A Fly Rod Designer
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…
What Will You Find Inside Your June Postfly Box?
Summer isn’t the time to work hard, it’s the time to get out there and fish. To help you make the most of every spare second you get to hit the water this season, Postfly’s June boxes have arrived packed…
Life On The Road: Bass, Beers And The Great Bambino
We recently featured Mark Vlaskamp in our A Day In The Life Series here on The Wade, and we were so jealous of his road trip that we’re going to start hosting highlights of his trip. Read what happened when…
How To Catch Fish With Flies As Big As A Trout
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…
A Day In The Life Of A Fly Fishing Road Tripper
Social media has made many of us talk about giving up our day jobs, buying a van and hitting the road. For most anglers though, the “ideal schedule,” fishing all day, every day and hanging out with friends in beautiful…
5 Secrets To Sticking Bigger Trout Right Now
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…
VIDEO: How To Tie A Masked Wooly Bugger
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…
A Day In The Life Of A Fly Fishing Guide
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…
VIDEO: The Last Best Man
Nothing stirs the emotions better than fly fishing, except for maybe fly fishing films. From hyped-up saltwater guys slinging their bugs to giant fish in skinny water, or picture-perfect rainbows delicately sipping dries off the surface, every year filmmakers get better…