Guide Thoughts
Preparing for Cold Weather I’ll be honest—I’m not a fan of cold weather. I’m not one of those…
Stories
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High Strangeness in Gold Rush country
The Middle Fork of the American River bustles with wild rainbows and browns. The river is challenging for…
Guide Profile: Travis Babin
Guide with AC Fly FishingYears Guiding: 3 Travis was born and raised in Southern California, grew up fishing…
Reflections: Almost Perfect
Perhaps the moon was in the Seventh House and Jupiter aligned with Mars, but it was late afternoon…
A River Cathedral, McCloud River
Columns of light cascade of Emerald green blue, Dappled variants A band of red scales splash to a…
Guide Profile: Pat Jaeger
Pat Jaeger, one of the preeminent guides in the Eastern Sierra, shares his insights.
A Conversation with Richard Anderson
The founder of California Fly Fisher on where it began, where it's going, and his life after the magazine.
Reflections: The Angler Wave
I rode motorcycles for years. One thing I experienced early on was whenever I crossed paths with another…
Guide Thoughts
Their One Day I have been blessed, in my 25-plus years of guiding, to come up under and…
Riffles: The Fishing Cabin, An Appreciation
I’ve always loved fishing cabins. I discovered their charms as a boy when my father rented a rickety…