Fly Fishing

How to Cast, Metaphorically Speaking

Over the years and many casting lessons later I’ve started to collect the metaphors/analogies/descriptions used to teach casting. Some have…

7 years ago

Searching for Gold in Colorado

“There’s gold for those who seek it,” The old-timer whispered as he walked away with his farm dog. What does…

7 years ago

Social Media and Fly Fishing

For me, social media has been both a blessing and a curse when it comes to fly fishing. When I…

7 years ago

Eastern Europe: Trout Protocol w/ Dale

By: Dale Martens   Tallinn, Estonia is the quintessential  setting  for a Mission Impossible scene.  It has those beautiful, historic…

7 years ago

2018 IFTD Hightlights

As the dust from the 2018 edition of the IFTD show in Orlando there is plenty to reflect on. The…

7 years ago

Tight Lines in Paradise: The Mystery of the Tico Trout

On a gloomy winter day in 2016, I sat at home dreaming of warmer weather and dry-fly trout fishing. Flakes…

7 years ago

Salmonfly Fever w/ Brandon

By: Fishwest Ambassador - Brandon Swet Colorado is hailed for having some of the best trout fishing waters in North…

7 years ago

How 4 Trout Fishermen Prepared for a Striped Bass Tournament

By: Fishwest Ambassador - Aaron "Mr Werbs" Smith - @mrwerbs One thing about me that's undeniable is that I'm a…

7 years ago

Urban Fly Fishing

Fishing is kind of the reason why we do a lot of the things that we do, isn’t it? I…

7 years ago

Tarpon Time in Cuba w/ Renee

Tarpon migrate past the Isla de Juventud, the largest island outside the Cuban main island, in April, May and June.  …

7 years ago

Lakes: Not as Bad as I Thought

Ok, so I will be the first to admit I was pretty much entirely against fly fishing in lakes. Not…

7 years ago

Tight Lines in Paradise: Mountain Mullet and Machaca

Hello fishy friends! It’s been a while since my last write, and for good reason. I finished grad school at…

7 years ago