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.…
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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…
The Foraging Angler: Nevada County’s Wine Trail
I left the Bay Area and immigrated to Nevada County more than six years ago. The move was…
Southern California’s Trout Streams: Expectations for 2011
Things are not as they were. That should surprise none who lived through the very wet winter of…
Lake Almanor’s Hex Hatch
One June evening, while I was locking the front door to a fly shop in Chico, a pickup…
The Foraging Angler – Camp Fare: The Streamside Lunch
When I conceived the idea of camp fare as a theme for the “Foraging Angler” column, I had…
Monterey Bay Hatches
Any good trout fisher knows that a working knowledge of insect hatches will lead to better angling. Through…