Skwala Primer for 2021: Lessons Learned
One of the beacons of light for fly fishers in Northern California during 2020 was the Skwala stonefly…
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A Simple Striper Streamer
I have tied many fly patterns over my twenty-plus years in search of stripers in the Sacramento Valley,…
At the Vise: The Zug Bug
I’m standing at the open tailgate of my brand-new seventeen-year-old fishing pickup, pawing through the contents of more…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Blowin’ in the Wind
All stillwater fly fishers have experienced difficult days. Our casting is abysmal, or we can’t find fish, or…
Gearhead: Shrunken Heads
It took me a while to get into fly fishing for largemouth bass. Most years, I’d make a…
Fishing the October Caddis: Insights and Techniques
In the mid-1990s, I started a yearly autumn pilgrimage to the McCloud River under the guidance of my…
Fall Bass Fishing
Fall is the time of year when everything can be at its best in California: the weather, the…
At the Vise: Light Cahill Wet Fly
Has there ever been a lovelier material for tying flies than lemon wood duck flank feathers? In our…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Fall at the Lakes
With summer come the doldrums of the stillwater trout angler’s year. The trout migrate to cooler, deeper water…
Hackle Stacker BWO
Earlier today, I sat at the kitchen table, tying a favorite Blue-Winged Olive pattern, but now, night has…