Letter From the Editor: Winter 2026
As fog enveloped the state for much of November and December, Julie and I opted to follow California…
Blogs
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The Stories You Loved
California Fly Fisher’s Most-Read of 2025 This past year marked a milestone for California Fly Fisher—our first full…
The Heart of Stroud Tackle
One Man, One Shop, 55 Years of Stories
Nylon Monofilament, or Fluorocarbon?
I recently fished a favorite run on the Trinity River near Junction City, a deep, heavy piece of…
Checking it Twice
“Sometimes ‘success’ isn’t measured bythe number of fish you caught.” Says the guy with 50 skunked days in…
One Year After Klamath Dam Removal, Salmon Surge into Newly Opened Habitat
CalTrout and Partners Track Recovery Through Comprehensive Monitoring Just one year after the removal of the Klamath River…
A River Reborn
Celebrating the Unprecedented Return of Salmon to the Klamath River Basin It’s been just over one year since…
Golden High
In southern California, if we play our cards right, we eat brunch at sea level, drive four hours…
Support Your Local Fly Shop
They say you can’t buy happiness, but you can buy fly rods—and that’s kind of the same thing.
Traditional Indicators or Dry/Droppers?
It was a cool, rainy morning on the Trinity River— perfect steelhead weather—and I watched as Kianna made…