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 […]
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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 […]
I followed a narrow path casting miscellaneous brush aside until it opened to the water. A few weeks back there had been a contamination warning from the EPA and the river had been temporarily closed. The water wasn’t exactly muddy, it was like copper and caramel, made you think of […]
About eight years ago, I fished the Elk River around Fernie, British Columbia and I really blew it. Just as it is today, the river was stuffed with upward-gazing cutthroat trout. Despite that, I totally ignored the dry fly recommendations plastered all over the fly shop blackboards. Because visibly rising […]
By Emily Pendleton Andrea Larko is an artist hailing from Pennsylvania where she creates vibrant works of art, rich in eye catching geometric patterns. After graduating with a B.F.A. in Illustration from the Rochester Institute of Technology she went on to work in advertising. She started her Etsy Store (The […]
On the first day of fishing, the riffle sent to me; A Brook Trout on a Dry Fly. On the second day of fishing, good fortune sent to me; Two Fishing Buds, and a Brook Trout on a Dry Fly. On the third day of fishing, the map revealed to […]
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