The High Sierra: Do-It-Yourself Style
Over the years, I have gone from being an occasional visitor to the Sierra backcountry, armed with Genny…
Destinations
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The Foraging Angler: Lake Davis, Frenchmans, Portola, Graeagle, and Beckwourth
The immense california Water Project dammed Big Grizzly Creek in 1967, an act that in turn flooded a…
Jenks Lake
Have you ever driven by the entrance to a spot you’ve either never fished or haven’t fished in…
Ernie Gully’s Jurassic Trout
Pyramid Lake is a genuine destination for California’s fly anglers. Located north of Reno in mostly barren desert,…
Finding Shangri-La
Many anglers tend to focus on easy-to-reach waters, and although this is certainly a wise approach if you…
The Fab Four
In a way, Interstate 5 is purgatory for fly fishers, a long, usually hot and dry route that…
Scotts Flat Reservoir: A Quality Bronzeback Destination
Many California fly fishers begin their angling experience with a 5-weight rod and a visit to a well-known…
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…
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…
Fly Fishing Eagle Lake
The person who said that the worst day fishing beats the best day working never fished Eagle Lake…