Under the Alders: Got Wood?
Nevada City, California, February 7, 2017. “The area is highly unstable, and we expect further slides,” (State Park…
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At the Vise: The Governor
The most remarkable aspect of Charles Frederick Holder’s Recreations of a Sportsman on the Pacific Coast, a remarkable…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: In “The Zone”
Stillwater fly-fishing success, or lack thereof, often depends on the mental state as well as the physical well-being…
Slow Learner
I’ve always been a reluctant student. In school I was either bored and half asleep, or rebelling against…
More Crafty Flies
Effective Patterns Made with Inexpensive Craft-Store Materials Large flies for bass and saltwater fish are quite expensive, four…
Common Mistakes When Fishing Indicators on Large Rivers
Year after year, I see anglers making the same mistakes when they use indicators while nymphing large rivers…
Sugar
Shad are supposedly easy to catch, a fish that will hit any fly you cast to it. One…
Finding Shad
Twenty-five years ago I began working in the fly-fishing retail business, helping anglers with their questions about equipment…
Gearhead: Catch and Release
Occasionally, thanks to your skill or luck (or both), a fish is going to take your fly. The…
Under the Alders: Bouncing Betty
Bouncing Betty was conceived on the Madison River in July of 2011. Lisa and I had just purchased…