Joan Wulff

Who is Joan Wulff?

Joan Salvato Wulff also known as the First Lady of Fly Fishing, has been casting since she was a school girl in 1937. She was National Casting Champion from 1943-1960 in distance casting against an all-male competition; she made a record cast of 161 feet. After she married Lee Wulff they started the Wulff School of Fly Fishing together and it has been running ever since 1979. The two also started Royal Wulff Products which specializes in selling and making rods, tackle, and lines, along with inventing new products. Joan has written three books on fly fishing, the most known being Fly Casting Techniques. She has been writing columns for Fly Rod and Reel for 22 years. She was inducted into the International Game Fish Association Hall of Fame in 2007. Joan is currently on the advisory staff of the Winston Rod Company