Russell, Remembered
Stories from Friends, Admirers, and Fishing Buddies Jim Adams Russ — f isherman, writer, artist, fantastic chef, friend…
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Russell Chatham, 1939–2019
Most Russell Chatham paintings contain a small monogram in place of a traditional signature. It’s a two-dimensional calligraphic…
Bamboo Fest: The ESRG
Mention the subject of bamboo fly rods to a group of fly fishers, and eyes glaze over as…
Passing It On
Fly fishing hooks anglers as much as anglers hook fish on the fly. Every angler has a story…
The Savior
In search of the Central Valley striped bass, I must have made a million casts and stripped streamers…
A Corbina for Christmas
I never truly enjoyed winter fishing in California. Part of the problem, of course, is that I’m spoiled.…
Beneath the Surface: ‘Splainin’ It, Yet Again
“Uh oh,” I heard a familiar voice say inside my head — the voice of Ricky Ricardo from…
The Art of Angling: Sid Bingham
Sid Bingham was born in Natchez, Mississippi, in 1950. Early in his childhood, he and his two brothers…
Beneath the Surface: Damp Clay
The old man was losing a sense of himself. Clait simply didn’t know who he was anymore, and…
The Art of Angling: Karen Winters
Growing up in the town of Northridge in Southern California’s San Fernando Valley, Karen Winters watched as the…