I don’t know what it is about bull trout, but I am fully addicted. It could be their elusive nature, and no, I don’t mean they are hard to catch. What I do mean is they are often hard to find. Once you do find them, it can be a […]
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A while back I bought the Loon Outdoors Accessory Fly Tying Tool Kit. I had seen this accessory tool kit and wanted to add a few of the tools that were in that kit. It was a better value to get them all at once rather than individually. After spending […]
Does it feel like the whole world is on fire? Too soon? Definitely not a joking matter, but we can’t get a break from the heat waves and fires. Well, minus the rain storm we had last week, hopefully that aided in putting out the Summit area fire. Regardless, we’re […]
I recently purchased a pack of poppers and kink shank hooks to tie up some Flymen Fishing Co Surface Seducer Poppers. I felt that I couldn’t find a better way to prepare for some hot summer days. Swinging by a pond and trying to find some aggressive bass and monster […]
Today, I want to take a moment to highlight our newest hosted travel locations: Bahia De Suenos, Mexico with Fly Fish Mex and Fishwest. The Location: Located in the East Cape region of Baja California Sur, Mexico, and situated on Baja’s Sea of Cortez, the Bahia De Suenos and surrounding […]
If you’re a local, you’ve already experienced a hot summer day in Utah. We “humans” usually retreat to the mountains to escape the hot city, but this year the mountains may not give much of a break as we hoped. Triple digit temperatures in the first part of June tell […]
The Guide’s Nymph: a pattern that goes by many different names, can be tied in an infinite variation of colors and styles, and can represent any number of different aquatic insects. The number one great thing about this pattern is it’s ease to tie, depending on the chosen variation it […]
If you’re reading this, you’re probably planning on or considering taking a saltwater trip somewhere, so congratulations! As with any destination fishery, it’s wise to familiarize yourself with what you’ll be doing before you arrive. Fishing style, techniques, gear, and anything else. Familiarity can mean many things, from simply making […]
Powerful, handsome, territorial, and ferocious; peacock bass have it all. While payara became my true love during our fishing trip in Colombia, the idea of massive peacocks was the trigger for me to drop everything during the middle of a pandemic and head to South America on three weeks notice. […]
I heaved my cast in to the roiling rapids for the thousandth time that day. The sun was setting on my last day of payara fishing during a recent trip to Colombia, and I wanted to hold just one more of these impressive predators. I stripped my heavy sinking line […]
“So you’re like a human smallpox blanket then, huh?” I received all sorts of reactions when telling people about my plans to travel abroad to Colombia for fly fishing during the middle of a pandemic. Some responded with supreme jealousy. It was like a lightbulb went off in their heads […]
Editors Note: Welcome to the latest installment Fishwest Gear Guide! The goal of this guide is to provide you, the angler, with the recommendations and professional insight from the Fishwest staff in order to make your fishing adventures a success. Each month, we will be exploring different fisheries, species, the […]
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