A monthly fishing story by post

Read the water. Keep the tale.

FishTales sends one transporting fishing story each month, accompanied by a field guide, a keepsake postcard, and the fly featured on the page.

One thoughtfully assembled dispatch. No crowded tackle box.

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In every dispatch

Story · guide · postcard · fly

The FishTales promise

Made for unhurried readers and curious anglers.

  1. 01

    A complete experience

    The writing and physical pieces belong together; nothing is added merely to fill a box.

  2. 02

    Useful beyond the story

    Each field guide offers practical context for the water, species, techniques, and fly in that month’s tale.

  3. 03

    Honest, careful fulfillment

    Clear product details and dependable packing—so the story and its keepsakes arrive ready to enjoy.

The main feature

One story opens a whole stretch of water.

Settle into an original fishing narrative, then follow its details off the page. The companion pieces turn atmosphere into knowledge—and leave something tangible for your desk, fly box, or next trip.

The monthly story

A self-contained read shaped by place, weather, pursuit, and the moments anglers remember long after leaving the river.

Read deeper

A focused field guide

Practical notes and natural history that illuminate the story’s setting and quarry.

Send or save

A keepsake postcard

A small piece of the month’s destination, made to post to a friend or pin above the tying bench.

Tie story to stream

The fly from the tale

The featured pattern arrives with the story, ready to study, collect, or fish.

Available dispatches

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