The Foraging Angler: Up I-5: Dining in the Northern Sacramento Valley
In my younger years, it was all about the fish — and it still is. But getting older…
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The Foraging Angler: Bears in Camp
I doubt that there is a hiker or other lover of the wilderness in the West who hasn’t…
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Switch Rod Casting Techniques DVD by Jeff Putnam’s Fly Fishing Schools, 2011; $34.95, 93 minutes. Jeff Putnam has…
The Foraging Angler: Mendonoma
“Mendonoma” is a coined word that refers to the northern Sonoma and southern Mendocino coastal areas. A week-long…
The Foraging Angler: Nevada County’s Wine Trail
I left the Bay Area and immigrated to Nevada County more than six years ago. The move was…
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Trout Lessons: Freewheeling Tactics and Alternative Techniques for the Difficult Days By Ed Engle. Published by Stackpole Books,…
Go-To Flies
Fly fishing is a game of confidence. That’s not the same thing as a confidence game, although there…
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The Classic Dry Fly Box By Mike Valla. Published by The Whitefish Press, 2010; $24.94, softbound. What makes…
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Crowley Lake University Six-DVD set by Kent Rianda, 2008-2010; $79.95. Available online at thetroutfitter.com. Lake Crowley (known colloquially…
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Fly Tales: Lessons in Fly Fishing Like the Real Guys By Scott Sadil. Published by Barclay Creek Press,…