Long Casts Pay Off
Conventional fly-fishing wisdom states that 90 percent of fish are caught within 40 feet of the angler. So…
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Yvon Chouinard: Keeping It Simple
I had plans to fish Piru Creek, in the mountains north of Ventura, with Yvon Chouinard, owner of…
L.A.’s Big Striper River
It is not a river in the strictest sense of the term, nor is it exclusively in Southern…
L.A. Striped Bass
Every year, an untold number of fly fishers from Southern California head up to the Sierra in pursuit…
Catching Trout Off Guard
You approach a stream and spy a 24-inch rainbow trout sipping bugs off the surface. What would you…
Trophy Bass in Your Backyard
As avid fly fishers, we’ve all thought about catching trophy fish. But what is a trophy fish? That…
Piru Creek Revisited
Piru Creek is a designated Wild and Scenic River that snakes through the mountains northwest of Los Angeles.…