Stories

Loading Up The Float Tube

I used to head out on my float tube with a single outfit and one or two spare spools.  It…

11 years ago

Catch & Release

Every 4 or 5 years the tropical moisture of El Nino creates monsoons in the Rocky Mountains from late July…

11 years ago

I Turned My Wife On……to Fly Fishing

I previously lived 15 minutes away from a trout paradise known as the Platte river in Wyoming.  Then I found…

11 years ago

Bristol Bay (A Southern Perspective)

Editors Note:  Bristol Bay Alaska is one of the most pristine wild places on this planet. As an angler and…

11 years ago

Canadian Fall Fishing: Topwater Crappie Action

I've come to realize that crappie take top-water flies with incredible enthusiasm. Although not a "classic" fly rod target, their…

11 years ago

Alaska’s Unknown Floating Fishing Lodges

(Warning:  Cute kid fishing pics contained herein.) The dream:  Alaskan fly-out lodge.   The problem:  Dream exceeding budget.  The solution:  A…

11 years ago

Ice off at Colorado High Country Lakes

An angler stands on his favorite river, swelled bank to bank with cold, turbid, fast moving, dangerous mid June runoff,…

11 years ago

Northwest Black Bass – A Welcome Diversion from Salmon Fishing

Each year I have the opportunity to spend several days chasing Coho with my parents in the Strait of Juan…

11 years ago

A Quick Thanks

At Fishwest we strive to be considered the "World's Local Fly Shop". This means that each day the staff here…

11 years ago

Mothers Day and the Caddis Hatch on the Arkansas River

The Mothers Day caddis hatch on Arkansas River in Colorado is famous. Slowly the hatch creeps up steam in late…

11 years ago