The Frantic Flea
Many fly fishers have an understandable tendency to tie flies that look “right.” For folks who focus solely…
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Water Music
The world’s most popular fly-fishing video was filmed in South Korea. It shows a lone fly fisherman catching…
Owens River Metamorphosis
Fly fishing is not fishing at all — it’s picking nature’s lock. What is the trout eating? I…
Hydrotherapy: A Generous Palliative
I’m sitting on my back porch steps, reflecting in the sun, listening to the creek, when I hear…
Gearhead: Those Round Things You Hang On Your Fly Rod
Even if most of us don’t regularly hook up with fish that take us into the backing, we…
The Foraging Angler: Hoppyness is a Warm Dun
The procession from fishery to brewery is not only predictable, but surprisingly direct during toasty Northern California summers.…
Under the Alders: Why?
Blame it on the sun. Blame it on the moon. Blame it on the weather, or blame it…
At the Vise: Dabblers
I shake the rain off my jacket and push through glass doors of the county expo center, uncertain…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Midges – A Big Deal
Midge larvae, pupae, and adults may be tiny, but they are a major part of most fish food…
Green Drakes
Have you ever wondered if a wintering fish longs for the warmer months of spring and their prolific…