The Paper Hatch: California Fly-Fishing Lit
I’m probably like many fly fishers in that back when I was getting into the sport, I bought…
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The Paper Hatch: Favorite Flies for…
Favorite Flies for… A series from Stackpole Books by multiple authors, 2020–2022 (so far); $24.95 hardbound. Nowadays, a…
Beneath the Surface: Fishing and Eating
When it comes to catch-and-re- lease, I’m a humanitarian. I’d sooner kill a man than a trout. Don’t…
The Paper Hatch: Classics Revisited
The Complete Fisherman’s Catalog Written and compiled by Harmon Henkin. Published by J. B. Lippincott, 1977. Available used…
Beneath the Surface: Winter Steelhead
When you make the decision to become a serious steelhead angler, and you live in Northern California, as…
The Paper Hatch
The Orvis Guide to Hatch Strategies By Tom Rosenbauer. Published by Lyons Press, 2022; $34.95 softbound. If it’s…
Beneath the Surface: Zen with My Fishing
I think I could read the “rivers and mountains” poetry of ancient China for the rest of my…
Beneath the Surface: My Inventory
I owe much; I have nothing; I give the rest to the poor. Rabelais A serious fly fisher…
The Paper Hatch
Tying Bugs: The Complete Book of Poppers, Sliders, and Divers for Fresh and Salt Water By Kirk Dietrich.…
The Paper Hatch
There seems to be a dearth of new flyfishing titles this summer — nothing’s arrived here at Cal…