At the Vise: Wakers
Once the middle-school girls finish their cross-country season, Coach Wrye starts packing for a trip to the Snake…
Tips & Techniques
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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…
The Low Rider Popper
The pure adrenaline rush from a smashing surface strike when a pumped predator pounces on your popper has…
The Clouser
The Clouser Minnow is basically a simple fly to tie: a hook with lead eyes tied under the…
Gearhead: New Soft Goods and Accessories
By the time you read this, Christmas will be over, making it likely that your wallet has shrunk…
Fearless Flies
As you may recall, the winter of 2013–14 produced precious little in the way of rain. The few…
Two-Handed Rods for Trout
Most fly fishers come to two-handed rods through steelhead and salmon fishing, as a practical and enjoyable refinement…
Gearhead: New Reels and Lines
I used to think my only gear addiction was to fly rods, but a friend recently pointed out…
The U Name It
For 25 years, fly patterns have materialized in the grip of my vise, and every once in awhile,…