Guide Thoughts
Fishing Bill’s Way I hurt my shoulder a few months ago. Like most injuries at 45, it wasn’t…
Stories
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Reflections: Do You Smell a Skunk?
Three hundred miles north of my house exists a paradise—a river that never looks the same twice. Steelhead…
River Wild
The Klamath: Its history, its bounty, its rebirth.
Douglas Clifford Merrick (1911-1998)
A Veteran's Day remembrance to the master bamboo rod builder.
Guide Profile: Tom Mahan
Owner/operator of Swingwater Fly FishingYears Guiding: 15 Tom is one of few California guides dedicated to swinging flies…
The Stars In Our Eyes
A Casting for Recovery volunteer guide shares the importance of finding beauty in small things.
Riffles: The Mighty McCloud
Tough As They Come It’s hard to love a river that refuses to love you back, but that’s…
Craig’s Corner: The October Caddis Window
Originally published in Shasta’s Headwaters: An Angler’s Guide to the Upper Sacramento and McCloud Rivers The sun had…
Guide Thoughts
Preparing for Cold Weather I’ll be honest—I’m not a fan of cold weather. I’m not one of those…
High Strangeness in Gold Rush country
The Middle Fork of the American River bustles with wild rainbows and browns. The river is challenging for…