Eastern Sierra Perch Loophole
In 1984, my phone jingled. It was my old friend, Dick Dahlgren, exuberantly telling me I had to…
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Hookless Air Fishing: The Future of Our Sport?
Harry Smith is the incarnate future of fly fishing. That might seem like an odd thing to say…
Beneath the Surface: Damp Clay
The old man was losing a sense of himself. Clait simply didn’t know who he was anymore, and…
My “Secret” Gold Mines
As I get older, trips that were fun fishing weekends in youth seem expeditionary, requiring more time to…
Carp: Or, Going to Hell in a Stripping Basket
I’ve decided that when a sinful, but devout fly fisher dies and goes to hell, he is doomed…
The Master of Meander: A Good Heart
Editor’s note: We’re giving Seth Norman, the Master of Meander, a break this issue, and promise a treat…
Cribbage and Fly Fishing
I remember three things vividly about the last time I fished with my father — an 18-inch brown…
Lake Crowley: An Evolution in Tactics
The ratty Olive Matuka was probing along the edge of a side channel where the Owens River fingers…
The Right Wood
Splitting some kindling for the fireplace in the cabin, I noticed one of the logs was light —…