A Small Success
On a cold, gray winter day on the Delta, we launched our boat on the incoming tide at…
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Fighting Big Fish On a Fly Rod
If you keep abreast of the fly-fishing literature, you know that comparatively little is ever written on the…
Gearhead: How to Choose a Fly Rod
There’s no question but that today’s fly fisher has more good options than ever before when it comes…
The Foraging Angler: The Mendocino Coast – Elk and North
I’ve been to the Mendocino coast a number of times chasing steelhead on the Navarro, Garcia, and Gualala…
A Return to the San Gabriel
Something woke me in the early morning gray — the sound of water splashing and the click of…
Two Crabs for the Surf
Most who stand off the western edge of the continent in salt water up to their stripping baskets…
Under the Alders: 45 Tips
About fifteen years ago, Lefty Kreh sent me a set of handbooks titled Lefty’s Little Library of Fly…
At the Vise: Wakers
Once the middle-school girls finish their cross-country season, Coach Wrye starts packing for a trip to the Snake…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Switching from Trout to Bass
Fishing catalogues are starting to arrive, trees are showing signs of early budding, and it could be another…
Evolution Wants You: Steelhead Fly-Fishing Etiquette in Northern California
Writing about steelhead fly-fishing etiquette, especially as it applies to Northern California, is an exercise in herding feral…