Gearhead: New Rods for 2014
Autumn brings with it some of the best fishing of the year, although this summer’s wildfires and low…
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Looking Through the Other End of the Telescope
Back in the mid-1970S, I was stranded at some semiformal fishing gathering having to listen to a fellow…
The Paper Hatch
An Angler’s Astoria, second edition Published by Stackpole Books, 2013; $24.95 hardbound. When I heard that Stackpole was…
Gearhead: Prams for Grownups
One of the few universal truths in fishing, along with “Rods break” and “ Waders leak,” is “You…
Gearhead: Harry Wilson, Fly Tackle Innovator
Technical advances are frequently driven by some tinkerer’s dissatisfaction with what’s already available. That’s certainly been true with…
The Paper Hatch
A Sportsman’s Library: 100 Essential, Engaging, Offbeat, and Occasionally Odd Fishing and Hunting Books for the Adventurous Reader…
Gearhead: New Waders and Boots
At dinner with some old friends a while back, conversation shifted around to gear that had changed significantly…
Gearhead: Reels and Lines for 2013
The general trout season is over, but there is always someplace in California to chase fish with a…
Gearhead: New Fly Rods for 2013
From the sour buzz I was hearing over the summer, I wasn’t expecting much from August’s International Fly…
The Paper Hatch
May the Rivers Never Sleep By Bill McMillan and John McMillan. Published by Frank Amato Publications, 2012; $49.95…