A Spring Creek Fanatic
I’ve always loved spring creeks. Hat Creek was the first I ever saw, and we bonded for life.…
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Beneath the Surface: Report from Castella
A few months ago, I moved from Los Angeles to Castella, California, a tiny canyon hamlet right on…
The Value of Winter
In the old-timey days, memories of which make up a part of my mind in which I seem…
Beneath the Surface: Zen with My Fishing
I think I could read the “rivers and mountains” poetry of ancient China for the rest of my…
20/20 Vision
2020 was a special year — not everyone’s cup of tea, and certainly not mine, being that I…
Master of the Nymph
I’m always trying to improve my game in the off-season. There’s a reason for that. I hope to…
Beneath the Surface: My Inventory
I owe much; I have nothing; I give the rest to the poor. Rabelais A serious fly fisher…
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…