Fishing local waters doesn't have the glam, solicit the bragging rights, or create the mystic per-say, then... anywhere else.... Yet, they are many of our "true blues". They are the rivers that we grew-up on, the rivers that have given us fish, the rivers that have taken them away, the rivers that have taught us about the hatches, and frustrated us with low lying limbs and fly stealing obstacle …

Fishing the Bitterroot in western Montana was my first time being up in the state. I left the fly shop one evening after work and drove for as long as I could, waking up along a river just outside Salmon, ID — brewing coffee and watching the water pass. Gradually shaking my morning pandiculation, coffee kicking in, I started to come together around Sula just as the East Fork began to take …

In the winter of 2014, two years after I started my fly fishing journey, my uncle brought over a book called “Learning From The Water”, by Rene Harrop. Reading this book was the start of my infatuation with the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River, and in particular, Harriman State Park, also known as “The Ranch”. The state park section of the Henry’s Fork was donated to the state of Idaho by Roland an …

Western Rivers sports quite the canine collection on any given day. From the young pup Jax a cattle dog, to handsome Travis, to the focused Wren, the dogs at WR are always available for a ball toss or a pat.  Meet Travis: Hobbies include: official handsome"est", devoted Logan follower, and customer service representative. Meet Jax:  Hobbies include: official greeter, d …

I've spent some time in Colorado, but I've rarely fished there.  Now that my son lives in Dolores I've had the opportunity to fish the Dolores River a few times, but only one other river up until a few days ago.   Recently I visited a friend in Edwards, Colorado and added a new fishery to my list, the Eagle.  It's one I've driven by a hundred times back in my skiing days, ye …

One of the great aspects of Western Rivers Flyfisher is our customers and the people we are fortunate to meet on a daily basis.  It's what makes what we do so enjoyable.  Along those lines I would like to share a shop moment  we were lucky to experience earlier this summer.  This opportunity was made possible thanks to the effort of a long time shop friend.  We’d like …