Stories

Thoughts on 2017 from the Fishwest Staff

It's time to shut her down, 2017 is almost gone, and we are ready to welcome a New Year here…

8 years ago

Exploration: Sometimes It’s Worth It

So I am sure that I am not the only one that spends hours on Google Earth in the evenings…

8 years ago

The Seal Incident

And various other tugs of war off Catalina Island... Motivation... During a family trip to California as a 13 year-old,…

8 years ago

Sure, Blame The Gear For Everything

We have all heard that _______ (fill in the blank) company is crappy! That their hooks, their leaders, their fly…

8 years ago

Fishing New Zealand’s North Island

By Jan Heidel My first trip to New Zealand was 14 years ago. I went there to look at schools…

8 years ago

The Joys of Winter Fishing

With all the hot weather this summer, I couldn’t help but think of winter and the cool relief it will…

8 years ago

Alaska Is a Special Place

By JInman Alaska is a special place, there's no arguing that. And for a fly fisherman it is paradise. Between…

8 years ago

In The Footsteps Of Izaak Walton

(But one step ahead of the swans...) I have never had such a cool refusal. The brown, hanging motionless in…

8 years ago

Kokanee in Colorado

Summer in Gunnison is an absolute spoil. We have some amazing water, big hatches and serious lunkers out there ready…

8 years ago

Why Are We Doing This?

We fly fish, but why? Miles away from friends and family, long hours behind the wheel, more or less expensive…

8 years ago