By JC Weeks People often ask me why I like to fish for carp. Honestly, the reasons are quite simple. Species of carp can be found just about anywhere. They are strong, extremely fickle and quite smart. Fooling them with a fly proves to be an exciting task. Fly Fishing […]
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Welcome to the much-anticipate second installment of my list of the best dry flies of all time. Ok, maybe that was a bit hyperbolic. I’d like to pretend for a moment that some folks were actually looking forward to seeing my top five favorite dry flies. Regardless if you were […]
By Richard Lake Crayfish are a huge part of many species diets, this is a simple pretty generic pattern I started tying to target carp in the community ponds and the lakes here in Utah. This has been a productive pattern during the summer months through the fall for […]
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 […]
The inspiration for this column may or may not have come from the infamous line, “The wand chooses the wizard.” But bear in mind that in addition to being a fisherman, I’m a novelist/columnist/reporter/jack-of-most-trades-writer. And writers are notorious for also being voracious readers – to the point that they sometimes […]
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 […]
In a little over a month the Fishwest staff and our guests will be embarking on the 2016 Fishwest hosted trip to the Andros South Lodge. In preparation, we thought we would share some sound advice from our friends at Deneki. The experts at the Andros South Lodge in their infinite bonefishing […]
Catching a fish every month of the year is a good fly fishing resolution. My brothers-in-law made this pact a few years ago and I try to follow suit. It is a pretty easy goal if you just get out there on the water. But if you live in the […]
With 2015 ending we at Fishwest have been reminiscing on all the new experiences, species, good times with friends and adventures we’ve been on this year. I think I can speak for all of us when I say this was a stellar year on the water for the staff, here […]
Finding people that share the same passion for fly fishing is always great for us as a staff here at Fishwest. The best part is when we find anglers and guides who can bring us a unique perspective that we have never experienced before. As the latest member of the […]
A mist hung above the river. A crisp October morning greeted us as we loaded gear into the drift boat. Indian Crossing beach was silent except for the Green River splashing against the stern. We saw no cars in the parking area. It appeared the C- Section was just for […]
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