SET Flyfishing USA Roadshow Date: October 14th, 2025 Time: 5pm Where: Western Rivers Flyfisher Join us here at Western Rivers as we host the team from SET Flyfishing from Argentina on their USA Roadshow. Beginning at 5pm, SET will be presenting on their Golden Dorado lodges and operations as well as their new trout fishing program. Snacks and drinks will be provided and after the presentation t …

Honestly, it's kind of always terrestrial season in the summer months. Ants and beetles are always on the menu, but come August when the grass dries out and the hoppers move closer to the water... that's really what we at the shop consider the start of terrestrial season! Who doesn't love throwing a large, leggy foam fly pattern against a bank and watch a submarine come out of the shadows and gra …

I'd venture out to say that there is something for everyone in the high country. There are small fish, [some] big fish, sight fishing with dry flies, streamers, over 4 species of trout, arctic grayling, big lakes, small ponds, pocket water, meadow streams and that's just the fishing! Short hikes, long multi-day backpacking trips, vast star-ridden skies, red rock amphitheatres, solitude and quietn …

I’m not the type of angler that needs a specific rod for each piece of water that I enjoy fishing. Okay, I know might sound blasphemous coming from a fly shop employee; After all, fishing the right fly rod, paired with the right line on the right water is one of the most understated joys of this sport. For me, I’ve found the tools that work well for the job that I’m doing (in thi …

Sure, the Green Drakes and the Golden Stones, Salmonflies and other big hatches are fun, and can make moving fish on dry flies exciting and easier. In reality though, the bulk of our dry fly fishing depends on the more consistent hatches such as Caddis and Pale Morning Duns. These are the bugs that you will [hopefully] find on most every western trout water for most of the summer season. These ha …

Here in Utah and across the west, the water is dropping and beginning to stabilize after a fairly typical run-off season, and with the dropping water, comes much anticipation. For us here at Western Rivers, and any angler who enjoys watching a trout rise to a well presented dry fly, the next few months will offer some of the most thrilling moments of the season. Dropping water allows our rivers a …