By Spencer Mortensen There is something special about sharing fly fishing with someone, especially when its a close friend or family member. Over the last year I have had the awesome experience of watching my brother have some awesome experiences on the river. I got to see his first over […]
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By Spencer Mortensen I like catching fish. I think we can all agree that we really like catching fish. There are times when I go fishing that I don’t bother carrying a net with me. Fishing high mountain streams where I’ve never seen a fish over twelve inches is one […]
This step by step tutorial should help you tie up a new carp snack. The parts list: Gamakatsu SL45 (or similar hook) Hairline Black Bead Chain Hairline Black Barred Strips Gold Variant Hairline Barred and Speckled Crazy Legs in brown Brown thread 3/0 – 6/0 Having pictures of the parts might […]
By Richard Lake With Fishwest’s Year of the Carp Fair less than a month away it makes sense to dedicate this month’s fly tying tutorials to these rubber mouthed, hard fighting fish. Our first installment, the Hybrid Carp Worm is a go-to fly in many carp angler’s box and can […]
ttention Anglers! On April 30th 2016 Fishwest will be celebrating what we like to call the Year of the Carp. After long deliberation we decided to stick with our “Troutside the Box” theme from last year, and the Year of the Carp was born! To some, Carp are viewed as […]
By JC Weeks A couple years back a friend of mine introduced me to fishing for Carp on the fly. I must say that I have been hooked ever since those days speaking with him about these fish in the shop. Since then, I have transitioned to a full fledged […]
By Eric Johnson If you’ve decided you’re up for the challenge of carp on the fly, then it’s time to get serious about the tools of the trade. To truly succeed against the mighty “golden bonefish” you’ll be playing a finesse game between a sturdy setup and a gentle presentation. […]
By Eric Johnson I know why you haven’t tried it. It’s because you’re scared you might like it. Maybe you’ll like it so much that it will change everything you ever thought you knew about yourself. I’m talking about changing the type of fish you chase. So many fly fishers […]
By JC Weeks February 8th 2016 marked the beginning of the Chinese New Year, aptly named the year of the Monkey. Here at Fishwest we are choosing to celebrate the Year of the Carp. What does this mean exactly? Well, we can’t give all of our secrets away yet but […]
Local fly fishing industry professional and great friend of Fishwest Greg Pearson was kind enough to send us this awesome little video which has us all excited for spring and summer carp fishing. Here are Greg’s thoughts on the video itself. Simply put: While carp are an invasive species and […]
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