Leavitt Meadow and Beyond
I often find myself thinking about fishing. It’s not the purposeful, focused process of pondering where I should…
Destinations
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The Foraging Angler: Camp Cooking on La Plancha
In Spain, they call it la plancha. In Argentina and Chile, they call it the chapa. In our…
The West Fork of the Carson River
The west fork of the Carson River will always hold a special place in my heart. This was…
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…
The Foraging Angler: The Granite Bay–Auburn–Colfax Corridor
It’s fun to draw circles on a map with a radius of 25 miles or 50 miles from…
Big Rock Creek
Southern Californians who live on the desert side of the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains have a…
The Virginia Lakes Trailhead
As I travel through the Sierra, I often think about the early explorers who visited the range. I…
Trout Town: Markleeville
Markleeville is a town that time forgot, but anglers never forget that it is a special trout-fishing destination.…
Fly Fishing Baja from Boat and Beach
Variety is one of the defining characteristics of a saltwater flyfishing trip to the East Cape region of…
Big Bear Bass — and More
Big bear lake, located in the San Bernardino National Forest about 50 miles east of downtown Los Angeles,…