The Art of Angling: Samuel Marsden Brookes
Samuel Marsden Brookes was born in Middlesex, England, in 1816 to a Dutch family. His father was a…
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The Master of Meander: Gibbous Moon Interrupted
Fishing doesn’t always require solitude and silence. Fishers do, sometimes, and I’m among those who occasionally need no…
California Confluences: Dan Blanton
If you’re a California fly fisher, and especially if you’re a striper angler or a saltwater fly fisher,…
The Art of Angling: Caleen Sisk
“The Creator put salmon in the rivers for a reason,” says Caleen Sisk, tribal chief and spiritual leader…
The Master of Meander: Making Do
It’s a fair bet your first trout was bred in a concrete pond, fed pellets while growing up…
California Confluences: Bud Bynack
Perhaps more so than any other sport, angling, and fly fishing in particular, has long relied upon the…
Here We Are
There’s a waterfall at the trail’s end, rainbows splashed out of the pool. Here we are, looking out…
The Art of Angling: Thomas Hill
Thomas Hill was born in England in 1829. He came to the United States in 1844. By the…
The Master of Meander: A Good Heart
Editor’s note: We’re giving Seth Norman, the Master of Meander, a break this issue, and promise a treat…
Ted Towendolly and the Origins of Short-Line Nymphing
In October 2013, as I was browsing the fly bins in the Ted Fay Fly Shop in Dunsmuir…