Which fishing vests are best? The amount of gear you need to bring with you while fishing can be overwhelming. Fishing vests can help you organize all of the essentials — including boxes of flies, ...

A busy river access point provides an excellent vantage to survey the vast variety of ways fly fishers manage their gear while wading. There’s old-school vests with wear points on the creases and mini ...

Last year in this space — the exact space, my March 2025 column — I shared 10 items to begin a tacklebox. Most anglers start ...

I put a lot of fly fishing gear through its paces every year, and this list highlights the standouts. The clothes were tested in varied and sometimes harsh conditions. Just how we like to fish them.

One of the most important parts of fly fishing is acquiring more fly fishing stuff than you’ll ever need. Flies, fly boxes, packs, vests, rods, reels, boots, jackets, waders… even if you try to keep ...

There’s a long-held belief among anglers that it is bad luck to wash a fishing vest. I have no idea whether it’s true, but why take chances? I wore my last one until I couldn’t stand it anymore. The ...

In the last year, I have seen more fly fishing vests being worn by anglers than I have since 2010, which got me wondering - is the vest making a comeback? It's a curious resurgence, considering their ...