-------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 …

           "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 …