Fly Fishing Art from a Father and Son
How It Started
Wind River Flyworks is Nick West and his dad, Shane. Mostly Nick, with a little help from Shane. We started fly fishing on the Snake River south of Jackson during family trips to Wyoming, and somewhere between the mountains and the trout, we were hooked for good.
The name comes from the Wind River Range, the mountains (and the river) where several generations of our family have fished and camped. Today we split our time between the spring creeks of Wisconsin’s Driftless Region and the rivers out west, and everything we make comes from those days on the water.
How We Make It
Every design starts as our own artwork. We work in watercolor, digital illustration, colored pencil and even wood carving, then turn the best pieces into stickers, prints, apparel and gifts for anglers. If it’s in our shop, we drew it, painted it or carved it first.
Where We Fish
A few of the rivers that inspire our art:
- Wyoming: Snake River, Firehole River, Pacific Creek, Green River, Boulder River
- Montana: Gallatin, Madison and Gardner Rivers
- Wisconsin: Sugar River, Blue River, Black Earth Creek
Giving Back
Yellowstone is the heart of the country we love most, so we give 5% of every order to Yellowstone Forever to help protect it. Why 5%? That’s how many favorite Wyoming rivers we have.