Scraping the Bottom of the Bowl A while back, I was hauling a friend’s boat out of the water at a local impoundment when… byRichard Alden BeanDecember 1, 2013
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Eyes Eyes — no, I’m not going to talk about painting eyes on bass bugs or using jungle cock… byRichard Alden BeanDecember 1, 2013
Southern California’s Fall Bass Action California hosts some of the finest trout fisheries in the West, but many anglers are surprised to learn… byRichard Alden BeanOctober 1, 2013
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Stillwater Rules As a group, fly fishers are reasonably polite when plying their sport on streams. Most, if not all,… byRichard Alden BeanOctober 1, 2013
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: When It All Goes Bad One of the interesting things about fly-rod angling for bass and the other species you’ll mostly find in… byRichard Alden BeanAugust 1, 2013
The Trophy Browns of Lower Twin Lakes At first glance, they aren’t all that impressive: two lakes of modest size astride Robinson Creek in the… byRichard Alden BeanAugust 1, 2013
Big Rock Creek Southern Californians who live on the desert side of the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains have a… byRichard Alden BeanJune 1, 2013
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Retrieves Anglers are always asking me about the differences between fly fishing on ponds and lakes for bass and… byRichard Alden BeanJune 1, 2013
Big Bear Bass — and More Big bear lake, located in the San Bernardino National Forest about 50 miles east of downtown Los Angeles,… byRichard Alden BeanApril 1, 2013
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Ponds in Memory As I write this column, it’s raining — not a hard rain, but a steady, gentle, soaking rain… byRichard Alden BeanApril 1, 2013