The Lowest Owens: The Eastern Sierra’s Premier Warmwater Fishery
Would you like to toss a fly along miles and miles of river teeming with wild fish, and…
Destinations
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The Foraging Angler: Mendonoma
“Mendonoma” is a coined word that refers to the northern Sonoma and southern Mendocino coastal areas. A week-long…
The East Fork of the San Gabriel: Southern California’s Newest Wild-Trout River
In the rugged canyons above the foothill community of Azusa flow the many branches of the San Gabriel…
Wading the Lower Sacramento
The Lower Sacramento River is one of the best trout fisheries on the West Coast, a big, fast…
Piru Creek Revisited
Piru Creek is a designated Wild and Scenic River that snakes through the mountains northwest of Los Angeles.…
Fishing the Lower Sacramento without a Bobber
By almost any measure, the lower Sacramento River from Redding to Red Bluff is California’s number-one wild-trout fishery.…
The Foraging Angler – Camp Fare: Taking Meals to a Higher Level with Farm-Raised Game
I have always enjoyed wild game of all types in a meal, whether it is a Thanksgiving dinner…
Silverwood Lake
“Windy enough for ya?” I almost couldn’t hear the question. The howling gale that swept across the water…
The Upper North Fork of the American River
Residents of placer county are blessed with a resource that is unparalleled in beauty and ruggedness and rich…
Backcountry Trout: The McGee Creek Trailhead
It has been my pleasure to receive inquiries from readers who ask me how they can get into…