Back From the Dead : The Incredible Survival Story of Pyramid Lake’s Legendary Cutthroats

5 years ago

[gallery type="columns" size="medium" ids="5636,5633"] The Lahontan Cutthroat Trout of Pyramid Lake in northwest Nevada defy description of the written word. …

How To Tie Feenstra’s Grapefruit Leech

5 years ago

The eastern tributaries of Lake Michigan are home to some of the best steelhead fishing in the great lakes region.…

Hunting The Hunter

5 years ago

I firmly believe that there is no single “right way” to fly fish.  I’ll happily crawl through a thicket of…

Fishwest Monthly Staff Picks – Holiday Gear Guide Edition

5 years ago

Need some ideas for the fly angler in your life? Check out our Fishwest Fishmas Gear Gift Guide that will…

Fishing or Catching, Which Is Better?

5 years ago

Bonito in San Diego, CA It was a sunny Sunday morning in October, when my husband, Dave Smith, and I,…

Tips for Taking Your Kids Fly Fishing : From One Fly Fishing Obsessed Parent to Another

5 years ago

[gallery type="columns" ids="5404,5405,5406,5408,5403,5409,5410,5411"] Editors Note: I have three kids, currently 12, almost 10 and newly 8 years old, and man,…

Fishwest Monthly Staff Picks – Fall to Winter Steelhead Seasons

5 years ago

Editors Note: Welcome to the first Fishwest Gear Guide! The goal of this guide is to provide you, the angler,…

The Joy of Fish Bacon – The Alaskan Trip Of A Lifetime!

5 years ago

Have you heard of Fish Bacon?  I doubt you have.  I hadn’t either, until I invented the term. I’m not…

Great Lakes Steelhead: Tips for Two Handed Setups

5 years ago

Great lakes steelhead are becoming an evermore popular fish to target, especially with the declining returns of west coast fish.…

One For The Quiver – The Echo Dry Fly Rod

5 years ago

I wouldn’t call myself a fly fishing “purist” by any means, I do it all: euro nymphing, dry dropper, stripping…