Gearhead: Fiberglass Rods in the 21st-Century
From the early 1950s until the mid-1970s, fiberglass gradually took over the fishing rod market from bamboo. Fine…
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Tying Flies
Most of us have surely seen fly fishers absorbed in tying a fly, so engrossed as to seem…
The Balance Leech
When my good friend Austin Lindsey told me about a new style of fly he had been fishing…
Under the Alders: Crayfish
There’s a crayfish somewhere in my office. She apparently crawled up the air tube of her aquarium and…
At the Vise: Joe’s Wine Cork Popper
Here’s how it works. Come late June through early July, about the same time the juvenile salmonids are…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Nuances – Small Things Can Make a Difference
In early January, I was one of four fly fishers on Mexico’s Lake Picachos, east of Mazatlan, in…
A Small Success
On a cold, gray winter day on the Delta, we launched our boat on the incoming tide at…
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…