Gearhead: Distance Enhancers
Whether your longest cast is 40 feet or twice that far, there are likely occasions when, despite your…
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Creating a Portable, Simple Fly-Tying Kit
Long ago, I realized that during fishing trips away from home, I could productively use the period after…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Woolly Buggers!
One of the advantages of living in the American West is having access to many fishing opportunities throughout…
At the Vise: The Surf Shrimp
I always hesitate before offering up ideas about surf flies. More than any other sort of fishing I…
At the Vise: Neo-Freschi Bulldog
I rarely write about stillwater fly patterns in this column. My attention rests on flies I use, and…
Just One More Cast… Don’t Be Passive
People on average are living a lot longer these days. With better health care, advanced medical procedures, and…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Sliders, Divers, and Hair Frogs
Compliance with California’s stay-at-home orders gave me the opportunity to catch up on chores around the house, one…
The Hale Bopp Leech
I lie in bed with my cat curled up my arms, purring. The sun has risen again, the…
At the Vise: Perdigón
In a scene almost identical to one I wrote about in these pages last year, I was tying…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher:
Colorful, often brightly iridescent, and highly maneuverable, adult dragonf lies, taxonomic order Odonata, suborder Anisoptera, have two sets…