The Master of Meander: Trolling for Monsters
It will be a soft late-summer night, breezy but warm. Swallows will swoop through a blood-orange sunset. Then,…
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California Confluences: John Rivera
To say that John Rivera builds fly rods is like saying General Motors builds Cadillacs. Yes, it’s true,…
A Crime of Passion
“Why fly fish for carp?” more than a few still ask. Although the answer should be self-evident —…
In the Summer of Dying Trees
Twenty miles to the west, in the higher ranges beyond the river country, a furious elephant head of…
The Art of Angling: Nina Warner
Fly fishing and plein air painting are similar activities for me — both require particular gear, knowledge, patience,…
The Master of Meander: A Wily Caper
With Seth Norman’s carp story running as a feature in this issue, we’re borrowing this column’s space to…
California Confluences: Ed Given
Fly fishing in Northern California has changed a lot over the past 50 years, but some things have…
The Art of Angling: Judy Creasy
Judy Creasy is both a consummate artist and an avid fly fisher. Her early interest in art was…
The Master of Meander: Hoarders
A closer study of Jimmy’s home revealed an elegant riot — less a cabin than a plank-walled meeting…
California Confluences: Hogan Brown
There are specialists and generalists in most endeavors worth doing, and that includes fly fishing. Passion and curiosity…