The Foraging Angler: In and About the Lower Yuba
State Highway 20 crosses California from its origins on the Mendocino coast at Fort Bragg and intersects Interstate…
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The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Boatmen and Beetles
Throughout the year, but especially during the spring and fall, small blackish and iridescent beetles of different sizes…
The Foraging Angler: Camp Fare – Spicing It Up
Some meals stick in your mind. It may be because of the exceptional quality of the food or…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Scents and Sensibility
A recent disappointing trip to Thermalito Afterbay, below Lake Orville, left my partner and me wondering why we…
The Foraging Angler: All-Star Ingredients in Camp
The start of winter, when outdoor activity tapers off, is a good time to go through your campfood…
The Foraging Angler: On the Road to Oregon
Southern and Central Oregon offer superb public angling that is often within a reasonable (albeit long) drive for…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Can Fish Think?
On a trip down the mountain to Sacramento, after a month of frustrating fly fishing at Lake Davis,…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Scuds
Scuds are small, semitransparent, shrimplike freshwater crustaceans that, when dead or crawling around on rocks, look much like…
The Half-Pounder, A Steelhead Trout
Most anglers are aware that steelhead are rainbow trout that migrate from the freshwater environment to the Pacific…
The Foraging Angler: Cheeseburgers In Paradise
In the previous issue of California Fly Fisher, I discussed meal planning that would result in exciting camp…