Under the Alders: Flies in the Face of Logic
The popularity of an artificial fly pattern may last longer than the life span of a mayfly, but…
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At the Vise: Too Big to Fail
My buddy Joe Kelly, the fish biologist, likes to point out the reason why so many guys are…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Bass Fishing on Top
I have two angling friends whose e-mail addresses tell a lot about their fly-fishing preferences. I won’t give…
In Praise of the Basics
Simplicity is a virtue hard to come by for many fly fishers. When I took up the sport,…
Thinking Vertically for Largemouth Bass
Most people who have come to the sport of fly fishing have done so through the pursuit of…
Gearhead: Terminal Tackle
Let’s be honest — most of us don’t spend a lot of time thinking about terminal tackle. A…
Under the Alders: Got Wood?
Nevada City, California, February 7, 2017. “The area is highly unstable, and we expect further slides,” (State Park…
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…