Beneath the Surface: My Inventory
I owe much; I have nothing; I give the rest to the poor. Rabelais A serious fly fisher…
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A Purist Confesses
Nobody would suspect me of being a purist. When it comes to food, I’m as happy with a…
Fly Fishing for California’s Winter Steelhead: Past and Present
California’s steelhead fishing heritage began in the second half of the 1800s as more immigrants arrived in the…
An Anniversary
I have an anniversary coming up. Almost fifty years ago, I bought my first fly rod. I discovered…
Beneath the Surface: Time to Unwind
Although the essay below comes from an East Coast fly-tying newsletter, the experiment it highlights — reverse-engineering a…
Mike Folden, 1960-2021
There has been a lot of joy, along with a bit of frustration, since I “reenlisted” in fly…
By Noon
The wind blows, and the river I know, I don’t know, changing with the season, cooler days, nights,…
Mountain Biking for Trout
I had resolved not to fish for trout this summer. This isn’t to say that I think anyone…
30 Years: How Fly Fishing Has Changed
Glancing Back: Fly Fishing 30 Years Ago By Richard Anderson California Fly Fisher starts its thirtieth year with…
The Wizard of West Coast Flies
If you’re a steelhead enthusiast, the name Jim Pray may ring a bell. I first came across Pray’s…