The Art of Angling: Melinda Whipplesmith-Plank
Melinda Whipplesmith-Plank is a fourth-generation Californian with a long family history in cattle ranching, first in the San…
Stories
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Sac the Goose
This is a story about a fishing trip. Not really — it’s s story about a goose. One…
East Walker Autumn
If you grew up on Long Island, as I did, you’d have found quality trout fishing in short…
Beneath the Surface: Redbands
A couple years ago, I was traveling with a journalist friend who was seeing the West for the…
A Song About Dry-Fly Fishing
I bought a new guitar, an acoustic guitar, a nice one. No electronics; no pickups, no amplifiers, no…
A Simple Dace Streamer
Sooner or later, every fanatical fisherperson who catches the fly-fishing disease seeks treatment by traveling to one or…
One River
As an angler I’ve always enjoyed variety. Nothing pleases me more than setting off for a stream or…
The Art of Angling: Stock Schlueter
Stock Schlueter grew up in the Burnt Ranch and Willow Creek areas near the Trinity River in the…
Ties that Bind
I bought my first fly rod, an inexpensive Fenwick, more than forty years ago. I saw the rod…
Making Lemonade from Lemons in the Sea of Cortez: The Cortez Flapper
In June 2001, I took my first sea-kayaking and fly-fishing trip to the Sea of Cortez. I hired…