Stories

Peacock Bass: The Powerful and Merciless Kings of the Amazon

Powerful, handsome, territorial, and ferocious; peacock bass have it all.  While payara became my true love during our fishing trip…

5 years ago

Stalking the Jungle Vampire

I heaved my cast in to the roiling rapids for the thousandth time that day.  The sun was setting on…

5 years ago

Travel During the Time of Covid

“So you’re like a human smallpox blanket then, huh?” I received all sorts of reactions when telling people about my…

5 years ago

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

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

5 years ago

Hunting The Hunter

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

5 years ago

Fishing or Catching, Which Is Better?

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

5 years ago

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

[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,…

5 years ago

A Tribute To A Great Friend: Captain Joseph “Josie” Sands

This week I learned of the passing of one the greatest people I have ever had the pleasure of both…

5 years ago

Exploring the Greasy Trails: A Summer Bull Trout Adventure

Each year it seems the stories get a little more far fetched, and of course, way greasier. This year was…

5 years ago

Take A Break: Trip Report: Andros South Lodge 2020 Edition

The 9th edition of the Fishwest Hosted trip to the Andros South Lodge started like any other year. We arrived…

5 years ago