Skwala Lounge
Oct 15, 2024
Skwala Wader Repair Process
We don’t just talk about making good gear and standing behind our product, we offer the strongest guarantee in the industry. Anyone can sell a pair of waders, we want to build life-long relationships with our customers.
Oct 3, 2024
We Think We Know
Skwala Ambassador Jake Keeler discovers more about his beloved Brule River than he ever thought imaginable.
Sep 26, 2024
Who's Minding the Store
When you contact Skwala, you don’t get connected with a call center or passed off to a third-party customer support network. You talk to one of us, our core team of anglers right here in Bozeman, Montana. Chances are, you’ll probably talk to Scott Battista.
Sep 23, 2024
Mending Fence
Reframing the Battle Over Stream Access
By Miles Nolte
Not too long after I moved to Montana, I went fishing on a ...
Sep 4, 2024
Road Trip Story Time
Getting lost and found with a little help from our friends
Earlier this summer, Skwala, Trout Routes, and Drift We...
Aug 19, 2024
Of Mice and Men
It’s Alaska season and that means troves of anglers are packing up their waders, jackets and rods for the remote waters of our 49th State. This week in the Skwala Lounge, Rich Hohne describes his recent trip to Alaska fishing for large rainbows and how the tactics we use can be as important as the fish we target.
Aug 13, 2024
High-Country Escapism
On many mainstem trout rivers, August, not April, marks the cruelest month. Peak fishing pressure often coincides with lethal, or near lethal, water conditions for cold water salmonids. It’s enough to make you want to hole up and beat your liver for a few weeks.
Aug 8, 2024
Are Smallmouth Better than Trout?
A Trout Angler Seeks Small Jaw Redemption
by Miles Nolte
Imagine you’re forced, gun-to-your-head, absolutely must ...
Jul 15, 2024
Days Off
Or, what to do when you can’t fish on a fishing trip
Fishing trips aren’t all fishing. In fact, depending on wher...
May 15, 2024
The Greatest Fly Rods Ever?
A short history of modern fly rod design through our favorite bygone sticks
Every few years, a new fly rod hits the m...
Apr 2, 2024
10 Fly Fishing Tools You Don’t Think You Need
Check your ego; improve your fishing
Everybody warned me. Friends, mentors, random guides at the bar, they told me wh...
Mar 28, 2024
Why we designed the Backeddy Wader.
Everything piece of Skwala gear is purpose built. The RS Wader excels in colder temperatures and offers comfort-focus...