Before I begin my first Fishwest article, I’d like to thank you for reading this far! My name is Lance Kittel, I am a graduate student in Gunnison, Colorado. When I’m not catching trees, shrubs, grass, my girlfriend’s hair or my own shirt, I tend to catch fish. I’ve been […]
Although Hawaii is known for harboring trophy sized bonefish, the flats remain surprisingly empty considering many of them sit right outside a city as large as Honolulu. On most days you’ll be one of the only fisherman walking with a fly rod and the only crowds you’ll be concerned with […]
Guys, the fishless, cold days of winter are finally behind us! Great fishing, warmer weather, and longer days wait ahead. For some of us, we know it’s spring because the calendar tells us, some of us, it’s a feeling in the air, and for some of us, it’s an event. […]
Fly line is arguably the most important piece of gear in your entire rig. The differences between weight-forward and double-taper lines are important to understand, as are the differences between the countless weight-forward tapers. Using something like the Orvis Hydros HD Power Taper while fishing smaller dries on a 4wt […]
After careful deliberation and much anticipation Fishwest would like to introduce our new ambassadors. It’s been an extensive process but we are proud to announce this new team selection. In order to help promote our brand and better educate our customers we have developed this program. This relationship between Fishwest […]
(More impressions from an offshore newbie in mid-summer… Part 1 was posted on February 7.) As the boat headed offshore through the glass calm water, I finished another round of Spanish lessons with Danny the mate and realized it was going to take a lot of fishing trips to develop […]
Welcome back to “Pike on the Fly”, in part one I went over rods, reels, and lines we use to chase the “water wolf”, part two will focus towards leaders, the tools, and flies to use. Leaders Once you’ve put together your rod outfit the next item to think about […]
If you’re in the market for a new fly rod, new to fly fishing in general, or just don’t spend a ton of time drooling over gear (I may or may not have a problem with this myself), then you’re likely not intimately familiar with the subtleties of fly rod […]
Spring is here, and here at Fishwest we are prepping for the upcoming pike season. With more fly anglers targeting these incredibly powerful fish, and (in my opinion) the best way to be introduced to Esox fly fishing, we have received many emails and customers coming in with questions on […]
Why do you fly fish? Is it for the challenge? Is it for the thrill of the fight on a fly rod? There are countless reasons that I fly fish. These reasons vary from the places that I get to experience and travel to actually catching a fish on my […]
At this point you’re all familiar with what’s going on at the lodge, the characters found around the lodge and the general lodge vibe. With that being said, this is a fishing lodge… On the water… In the Bahamas… So what about the fishing? In the world of saltwater fly […]
If you already fly fish, you probably know how important fly line is. To me, all fly line is most certainly not the same! Personally, I am willing to spend quite the penny on a good fly line. Now, that’s not to say that I have always been this way. […]
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