Back Porch
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 ...
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...
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...
Feb 15, 2024
Why Start A Fly Fishing Brand?
When we started the concept for Skwala back in 2020, people told us the world didn’t need another fly fishing brand. But fly fishing isn’t about needs; it’s about irrational passion. We're a tight group of dedicated fly anglers who’ve helped lead some of the most innovative and successful outdoor gear companies in the market today.
Jan 2, 2024
Get Back...to the Future
Everybody had a good year. Everybody caught a big brown. Everybody pulled their waders up. Everybody laid a line down...
Dec 13, 2023
Skwala Awards 20% of Holiday Sales to Save Wild Trout
This holiday season, Skwala is turning its focus to critical issues near its home in Montana by donating 20% of all sales on SkwalaFishing.com for Thursday, December 14, 2023 to the local organization, Save Wild Trout.
Oct 2, 2023
Don’t Tie Your Own Flies
Let's interrogate some of the common claims about the virtues of tying vs buying.
Jul 31, 2023
Carp Fly Fishing vs. Pop-Punk
You can’t buy a helicopter ride to a magical pond of big, dumb carp. If you’ve got a bicycle, some old Chuck Taylors, a 6-weight, and a fist full of flies, you can probably go carp fishing, but that doesn’t mean you can catch them. Have you got your local carp pond dialed?
Jul 10, 2023
Bone Tired and Unreasonably Happy: A love letter to Alaska
When I arrived in Alaska—oozing that brand new guide smell, dry bags overflowing with ignorance—I was unprepared for much of what I would soon encounter. I’d never driven a jet-boat before, hadn’t laid eyes on a live salmon or brown bear, thought a 20-inch trout was huge, and still thought the term “flossing” only applied to dental hygiene.