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Our Spring 2026 issue of California Fly Fisher is our most robust issue yet at 100 pages! Just some of the goodies written to inspire and inform:

– Yosemite: a busy and climate-change-confronted park with its angling opportunities
– The River is Open: why female guides remain rare in CA and encouragement for women ready for change
– Urban Sacramento: four iconic species and a year-round fishery
– A fly line primer to sharpen your gear knowledge
– The Therapeutic Power of Fly Fishing – the mental health and healing effect
– Stripers in the Bay: It all starts with access
– Crowley Lake’s prolific stillwater fishery
– Bass 101: a fish by which to celebrate spring
– Profiles: Tony Bellaver of Alpenglow Flyrods and NorCal legend Hal Janssen
… and more!

As always, this issue is a reminder of the community that makes fly fishing in California something worth protecting—and celebrating.