The Best Gear and Tackle for Fly Fishers This Holiday Season

Field magazine

A trout could care less if you throw them an imitation of an emerging mayfly with a $100 rod or one that fetches $1000 (not including the line and reel of course). But that doesn’t stop the fly angler who values a nice piece of gear from seeking out that next tool or accessory to bring on their next outing for the purpose of achieving a marginal gain or simply enhancing their angling experience. Trust me, I’m one of them. And there’s no such thing as too much fly fishing gear.

Finding a gift for the gear-orientated feather flinger can be quite the task. To help make lighter work of finding a gift for your fly fishing loved one, I’ve gathered some carefully selected items that they likely don’t already own–if they do, they probably would have talked your ear off about it already.