On the Fast Water
where light and shadow mingle let imagination guide your choice:Coachman, Adams, Little Yellow Stone,Hare’s Ear, Trude, Irresistable. Cast…
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Gearhead: Optics and Fly Fishing
Close your eyes for a minute and imagine fly fishing without sight. While it is certainly possible to…
The Greenie
Having suffered four years of record drought, California anglers are well aware of the stress our freshwater fisheries…
Thoughts on Steelhead Angling, Choosing Methods, and Restraint
Given the precarious state and future of California’s precious wild steelhead, the time has come for a paradigm…
Under the Alders: Fishing under Bridges over Troubled Waters
We’ve been promised that the mother of all El Niños is lurking off the coast and could bring…
At the Vise: Gabe’s Fly
When it gets you early, there is no escape. — Paul Gartside They’re building a hotel where you…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: The Total Package – Fly to Angler
In early October, a fishing partner and I had an invitation to fish Oregon’s Williamson and Wood Rivers,…
The Skwala Stonefly
The warming rays of the late morning sun pierce the puffy clouds above the Yuba River, burning away…
The Pit River Puzzle
When you’ve floated your hat in the Pit River as many times as I have, two choices rise…
Fishing Locally, Thinking Globally
Fly fishing, and the sport of fishing in general, evolve through experimentation. An angler has an idea, often…