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Apr 21, 2023

Tarpon Are Even Cooler Than You Think

Bet you don't know as much about tarpon as you think you do. Sure, they're massive, hard-mouthed, voracious, frequent fliers that snap rods and wills—but they're also fascinating fish that have survived on this planet fifty times as long as humans. Learn a little bit more about silver kings.

Mar 14, 2023

The Eight Best (Mostly Fly) Fishing Stories Ever Written

Imagine your perfect fishing cabin. Maybe yours is full-on chinked logs, but not mine. Mine’s got a tin roof, pine s...

Dec 27, 2022

Best First Year Ever!

This time last year, Skwala didn’t exist. I mean, we knew—designing and building the best fly fishing apparel on the ...

Nov 2, 2022

Fall is for Steel

Admit it, either you’ve already been there, or your bucket list includes a British Columbia steelhead trip.   Maybe y...

Aug 16, 2022

Bead Fishing is Stupid…Stupid Good

Only in Alaska do you find out a tiny piece of plastic is the key to your dream trip.

Aug 8, 2022

Fish Like Water

In a shocking new development, science has proven, once and for all that FISH LIKE WATER. I know, this is difficult to accept...

Aug 2, 2022

Gardiner is Open for Business

The Upper Yellowstone River and its tributaries are far from secret. Summer high season usually sees . . .

Jul 14, 2022

Salmonflies are Overrated

The Case Against Fly Fishing Media’s Favorite Hatch

May 16, 2022

Skwala Proudly Partners with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers

Access is Everything If you don’t know about Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA), you’ve been running in the wron...

May 5, 2022

Embrace the Suck

A slushy spring can bring a superb summer By Miles Nolte   T.S. Elliot famously described April as “the cruelest mon...

Apr 13, 2022

Office Closed - Chasing the Skwala Hatch

What does the team at Skwala do when the weather's beautiful and our favorite stoneflies are hatching? We shut down...

Mar 1, 2022

Who We Are

Imagine if someone put the same time, thought, and effort into designing fishing apparel that you put into finding fish. Someone did; we’re Skwala.
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