The Dinner Bell
Slowly, I stir within my down cocoon as consciousness lifts the fuzzy haze of awakening. The cool gray…
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Crafty Flies
Effective Fly Patterns Made with Inexpensive Craft-Store Materials Large flies for bass and saltwater fish are quite expensive:…
Mayflies A Primer
There are said to be upwards of ten quintillion insects alive and breathing at any one time, but…
Gearhead: Blow-Up Boats
Not everyone has the space to store a boat and trailer. This is especially true for folks who…
Under the Alders: A Wonderful Beast
Mountain whitefish have saved my butt more times than I can count. In the dog days of summer,…
At the Vise: Not Quite Koga’s Charlie
In a pinch, I could claim this a surf fly, one that can reliably fool surfperch and croakers,…
“AnActivity as Old as Humanity”
In a recent issue of this magazine, I read an editorial that made a passionate case for taking…
Barbieri’s Loop-Stop Leader System
This adjustable leader system uses a very a short, but thick butt section that is attached to 1-foot…
The Rusty Spinner
So beautiful, so subtle, the way the sip rippled the reflection’s smooth tapestry. I almost missed it —…
Go for the Gold: The Horsehoe Meadows Trailhead
In my mind’s eye, I see the eastern Sierra defined by a series of more than forty trailheads…