"Fishmas Lists" 2022  Seasons greetings from all of us here at Western Rivers Flyfisher! If you have an angler that you need to shop for this holiday season, we know that getting a gift for them can be difficult. This year we decided to make it easy by compiling a selection of products from our staff's "Fishmas Lists" in to categories that may des …

We're super excited to join together on Wednesday, June 22nd with Patagonia Fly Fish and Utah Rivers Council for an evening at the shop with Dylan Tomine! "Tomine is widely regarded as one of fly angling’s most treasured storytellers. His works ring with the joy, heartbreak, awe and reverence that resonates with anglers everywhere."Beginning at 7pm Dylan will talk and read from his new work,  …

Over thirty years ago I called Tom Morgan, at the time owner of RL Winston Rod Company and one of the most respected rod designers in all of fly-fishing. Having fished a Winston rod since the late 70’s, I had somewhat of a personal connection to this company. That rod, which I fondly refer to as ‘Billy”, was the first premium fly rod I owned. After all these years it’s still one of my favorite …

It’s been five years since the Sage Fly Rod company released a new high-end, fast action, multi-purposed fly rod. Designed in secret, no one except those close to the company were privy to the latest rod series that usurped the much beloved Sage X until a month ago. When the X was discontinued, rumors swirled that something new was coming, and that something was the R8 Core rod series.&nbs …

Fall is a special time to fish in the Intermountain west. The crowds of anglers are usually down, the fish are fat, the air is cool and crisp, and the fall foliage makes our mountains a beautiful place to spend the day in. The Fall season is also a time of reproduction, as our resident Brown Trout and Brook Trout begin their spawning ritual, and are focused on making the next generation of tr …

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past several months, we should all be aware that the whole Western U.S. is in the middle of a terrible drought. Escaping to the water to cool off and find a couple of fish is a great way to get some much needed reprieve from the heat, but we anglers need to be aware of what the heat means for our fish and fisheries. Conservation organizations and …