For the past few years, I’ve been fishing a 905 Winston B3X for all of my larger river, drift boat, or 5wt fishing situations. While I love that rod and have grown quite used to it’s “fast-er but not super-fast action” the amount of light-tackle dry fly fishing I do finally warranted another rod to supplement the ol’ go-to. Winston’s newest series of rods, the Pure, is much snappier and more …

Consistently upon my return the old yearnings rise and memories flood my early morning as I recall the adventures of late. I remember, I awoke before dawn and stared into a dull darkness, familiar, but nothing like the vibrance of the Argentine skies that I recently bedded down under while hosting a fly-fishing excursion to South America.On the darkest of nights in Argentina, there’s a brilliance …

As winter slowly creeps away I have been reminiscing on some adventures from earlier this year. I enjoy the solitude of winter and the way cold air hits the lungs. Here is a little story of one adventure Kyle and I took during the heart of winter. Words by Kigen Curtice / Photos by Kyle ToyamaWe strode forth across the frozen meadow in search of solitude and sippers. Our goal was to venture …

Dear All, I would like to introduce the two guides that we, at Western River's Flyfisher are happy to have helping us with the Women's Intro to Fly Fishing class on April 26th and 27th.Meet Riley:Riley's Bio:Getting into fly fishing, just like any other hobby, can be intimidating! In a heavily male dominated industry, it can be particularly intimidating for women. Riley is a fly-fishing …

WESTERN RIVERS FLYFISHER SPRING EVENTS:Western Rivers Flyfisher Patagonia Danner Boots PROMO - April 25thThe Patagonia's bold new series of boots, that are handcrafted by Danner are here, both the River Salt and Foot Tractor Sticky, Foot Tractor Aluminum Bar. The long wait is over and we've finally got them in stock. On April 25th, from 10-8pm for anyone who comes in and either tries …

After finishing a second pass through one of the most inviting steelhead runs I’ve ever laid eyes upon, without a sniff, I headed up river to check on my partner. It had been slim pickings, but that was to be expected given the low steelhead returns this past fall. A mile upstream and around the corner I ran into Collin, who like me had yet to find any players. The river was incredibly low, so …