Catchy Ideas: Hands
The majority of fly fishers pursue trout in streams and seldom use a fly rod on other waters…
Tips & Techniques
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Mind Games
The core of fly fishing is simple trickery: trying to fool a fish into eating something that looks…
Hex Fishing in Northern California
My introduction to California’s Hexagenia hatch was unconventional. In 1983, at the ripe old age of 13, I…
Catchy Ideas: Boosting Your Belly Boat
Float tubes are a great way to expand your fishing options and get away from the crowds. Light-weight…
Harmony
It’s late night. Leaning back in my hard wooden chair, I take a moment to stretch and yawn.…
At the Vise: The Muddler Minnow
If you haven’t done this lately, let me remind you what you’re missing. You come out of the…
Personal Watercraft
Canoes, prams, kayaks, float tubes, rafts, pontoon boats, and the like are not new to fly fishing. They…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Competition Lessons
Observant readers will notice a new byline for this column: Robert Ketley, who also writes our “Gearhead” column.…
Gearhead: Excuses
While I don’t have any data to back this up, I’d be willing to bet that 95 percent…
Frankisms
Editor’s note: I received the article that follows, a collection of angling aphorisms, on August 18th. Exactly one…