The Foraging Angler: Camp Cooking with Dutch Ovens
I’ve been fascinated with kitchen armamentarium ever since I spent summers and an occasional holiday on my aunt…
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The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Buying, Tying, and Fishing Lifelike Flies
I prowl fly shops and peruse fly-fishing catalogs obsessively. My wife seems to accept the economics of the…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Panfish
I was float tube fishing on a local lake with a friend, hopscotching docks and other fish-holding cover,…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: UVor Not UV?
Fly-tying materials labeled “ultraviolet” started appearing a few years ago and are increasingly found in fly shops and…
The Foraging Angler: Cooking for a Crowd – Pork Loin on the Grill
Mid-June is time for an eagerly anticipated camping and fishing trip to Davis Lake, near Portola, California, which…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Smallmouths – Bass with Attitude
Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) are a common, but often overlooked nonnative game fish, voracious and strong, that has…
The Foraging Angler: Dorado Four Ways
A recent trip to Maui reminded my wife and me of the culinary delights of fresh, ocean-caught fish.…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Bass Fishing on Top
I have two angling friends whose e-mail addresses tell a lot about their fly-fishing preferences. I won’t give…
The Foraging Angler: Cooking for a Crowd
In my teens, during the 1950s, I spent summers on a hardscrabble West Texas ranch with the aunt…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: In “The Zone”
Stillwater fly-fishing success, or lack thereof, often depends on the mental state as well as the physical well-being…