There is no shortage of fly rod options for anglers these days, and all the major companies (Sage, Scott, Winston, etc.) are making great rods across various price points. Although relatively a newer brand for us to carry, Orvis has been in the mix of making high quality fly rods for many years, and their Helios 3 series was very popular. For good reason! What made the Helios 3 such a good rod wa …

Join us here at Western Rivers Flyfisher for our annual Fish Fair event! Come on by on what has become one of our very favorite days of the year and take advantage of new product, sweet promotions and NO SALES TAX!From 9am-5pm we'll be here at the shop hosting industry professionals and representatives from Patagonia, Simms, Scott Fly Rods, Winston Rods, Orvis, Umpqua Feather Merchants and more! T …

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Holiday Gift Guide 2023Happy Holidays from all of us here at Western Rivers Flyfisher! Nobody knows best about how to shop for the picky and opinionated anglers in your life than those of us who meet that description ourselves! It's our goal to make you shopping easy so we've compiled a list of our favorite products that anybody would love to see wrapped up for them! Follow along for som …

-------Join us on Thursday September 28th in partnership with Patagonia Fly Fish and the Native Fish Society here at Western Rivers for a screening on the latest from Patagonia Films: "TOM"About the film:Rivers and fish need friends. Tom Derry has spent his lifetime being that friend. Conservation and wild fish are two things found deep in Tom's heart. His passion to advocate for the rivers of the …

A solitary bonefish slowly pushed water across an expansive flat of  dark turtle grass, its large tail and dorsal glistening in the late afternoon sun. In range, I cast, laying the fly in its path. With one short strip the fish lunged forward. Another and the fish paused, tilted, then pounced on the fly like a cat on a ball of string. Mayhem erupted on the flat as the alarmed fish frantical …