Linda Leary wanted to create a line of fishing apparel for women. She’d been fly-fishing ever since she was a kid growing up in Maine. Back then, she says, there was a lot less women’s gear, so she ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Allison Olmsted covers lifestyle for active women as The Gear Diva. Founded in 1856, the Orvis Company claims to be the oldest ...

Far from the “shrink it and pink it” mentality that was once applied to ladies’ angling apparel, today’s choices are just as technologically advanced as those offered for men. High-performance fabrics ...

Women have more options for waders than ever before. We narrow down the top picks so you can get to fishing. My first pair of waders weren’t made for women. They weren’t even made for adult men. I was ...

Kim Brannock became fascinated by fly-fishing after watching “A River Runs Through It,” a 1992 film starring Brad Pitt. Years later, a co-worker taught her to fly fish during lunch breaks, when she ...

A Lowcountry woman who runs her own charter company is hoping to reel other women into pursuing a career in the fishing industry. Captain Tanya Dowdy is the owner of Reel Chica Charters. She began ...

REEDSBURG — Two friends from Reedsburg have turned a hobby into a business with the goal of getting more women involved in the sport of fishing and the outdoors. Samantha Minor and Cortney Fry have ...