Fishing with Bill Schaadt
This is the second part of a three-part series. As I think back on it, Bill and I…
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California Confluences: Bill Blackstone
Fly Fishing is not just one thing, but many things, with many different kinds of rewards. There are…
California Confluences: Ryan Johnston
From his home in Chico, Ryan Johnston makes his living as a guide in Northern California, helping clients…
Fishing with Bill Schaadt
This is the first installment of a three-part series. From the late 1940s and through the 1950s, I…
The Art of Angling: Allan Craig, Photographer
Allan Craig retired from a 30-year public school teaching career in 2002. In his words, it was “a…
The Master of Meander: River Unknown
I remember fishing rivers where you wouldn’t see anybody for days — no path on either shore, save…
California Confluences: Al Quattrocchi
Some people have just got to fish, and some people love fishing so much they just have to…
The Art of Angling: Rodney Cloutier
To me, fly fishing isn’t about the fish, it’s about the fly. Imitating beating wings on water, stillborns…
The Master of Meander: If a Body, Meet a Body, On the River Why
Author’s note: what began as a melancholy Meander became something else in the writing: more important, urgent, and…
California Confluences: Steven Bird
Many birds fly south in the winter, and that includes Steven Bird, an author (see “Lonesome Coast” in…