Fish Stories
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 . . .
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.