Under the Alders: Drought and Trout
California is experiencing one of the most prolonged and severe droughts in living memory. It is a drought…
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Under the Alders: Fishing Dogs
The First Dog of the United States (FDOTUS) is a fishing dog. Actually, there are two, Bo and…
Under the Alders: Simplicity
This week, I read a book and bought some shoes. The book was titled Simple Fly Fishing. (See…
Under the Alders: Greener Pastures
In December, our daughter Teal surreptitiously announced a surprise fishing trip she was planning for her husband’s fortieth…
Under the Alders: Hooking Up
Relative to the reams of information on how to cast lines, read water, tie flies, match the hatch,…
Under the Alders: Fire on the Mountain
Thirteen years ago, I sat on a lonely rock outcrop and called in field observations that would mobilize…
Under the Alders: Tailwaters
Asother boats were drifting downstream toward a hot dinner, a nightcap, and a soft bed, we were running…
Under the Alders: Carpin’
Like rats, cockroaches, and members of Congress, carp are a slimy, hearty, and adaptive species. They not only…
Under the Alders: Monofilament
One of the most wonderful, yet most misunderstood elements of fly-fishing tackle is monofilament. Much of the confusion…
Under the Alders: Truth Shifting
Science is based on evidence, religion is based on faith, and fly fishing is somewhere in between. Recently,…