Winter Steelhead 0-10
I’m zero for ten this winter on California rivers chasing winter steelhead. Ten days. Zero fish. If you…
Stories
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Of Fine Cigars and Big Trout
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction
Riffles: A Flick of a Favorite Fly
I’ve never been any good at tying flies. I envy those who have the patience and dexterity to…
Reflections: Dawn at Crater Lake
La Brea, my one-year-old dog, has her own sense of time. At exactly 5:30 a.m., her familiar ritual…
Guide Profile: Mike Villemarie
Mammoth Lakes Fly FishingYears Guiding: 15 CAFF: How did you decide to become a guide? MV: I started…
Guide Thoughts
Get Ready! Fly fishing guides talk on the phone a lot. Like teenagers on social media—a lot. There…
Trout and the Meaning of Life
He was the greatest fly-fishing writer of his generation, a legend whose first book, Trout and the Meaning…
Sally Stoner
The angling great you've (probably) never heard of
The Saga of California Striped Bass
Their journey to the West Coast—the rise, fall, and hopes for stripers