Richard Alden Bean, 1941–2014
Richard Alden Bean, 1941–2014, a contributing editor to California Fly Fisher and its warmwater columnist, passed away in…
Stories
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Why the Kid Went Fishing
For the kid, the only constant and reliable aspect of life was that of feeling different. This, and…
The Art of Angling: John Sherman
I started fishing at the very early age of 3 on a farm pond in North Carolina, far…
The Master of Meander: Of Hope, Luck, and Occam’s Dull Razor
“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after,”…
California Confluences: Michael Checchio
If you’ve read this magazine for any time at all, you’ve read the work of Michael Checchio —…
The Art of Angling: John Martin Streeby
If you visit Redding or the nearby Coleman National Fish Hatchery, you’ll have a hard time missing John…
The Master of Meander: The Magic of One and Only
We’d bushwhacked the icy bank of a closed-to-fishing tributary for three or four hundred yards, spooking spawning salmon…
The Master of Meander: Close Your Sales with a Cast?
The following meander includes quotes from an Internet bulletin board. My hope was to attribute these entries, but…
California Confluences: Chip O’Brien
As any computer will tell you, there are many Francis J. O’Briens, and even a lot of Chip…
Under the Alders: Fire on the Mountain
Thirteen years ago, I sat on a lonely rock outcrop and called in field observations that would mobilize…