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Pike and Other Spiny Rays

Sean with a Killarney Lake Pike caught on a fly rod.

Rivers are blown out this week... and when I say that, that is saying a lot cuz I'll fish them when most wont! People living in the Inland Northwest don't forget about the spiny ra...

Fly Fishing Passion and Business

Spokane Newspaper article on Silver Bow Fly Shop's owner Sean Visintainer

Mixing business and my fly fishing passion sometimes isn't all that it is cracked up to be, sometimes it is. Obviously though for lots of anglers this is a dream job as it is mine....

North Idaho Pre-Runoff Fishing

Releasing a St Joe Westslope Cutthroat Trout.

Photo by Michael Visintainer

It's only been a handful of seasons since the North Idaho stream regulations changed to allow year-round Catch & Release fishing on the St. Joe River an...

Upper Columbia River

Sean with a nice Columbia River Rainbow caught on his Winston Fly Rod.

Rainbows

"Upper Jurassic" is what Jack Mitchell of The Evening Hatch Guide Service refers to as the Upper Columbia River near North Port, Washington... and I can see why! This is tr...

Eddy the Shop Dog

Ed enjoying some rays on a cold day on the Grande Ronde.

Photo by Michael Visintainer

The Shop Dog

Most of you have had the opportunity to meet my dog Ed (Eddy is his official name). For those of you that haven't I would like to introduce ...

Filming Trout TV

North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene

I recently got the opportunity to film with Bob Asbury and Hilary Hutcheson of Trout TV on the upper North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River for Wests...