At the Vise: UV or Not UV?
The first time somebody gave me a fly while singing the praises of an attendant ultraviolet material, I…
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The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Chasin’ Bait
The sight of trout, bass, stripers, or even panfish taking baitfish on the surface of a lake or…
Fly Fishing the Surf: Getting Started
It always amazes me how many fly fishers who live near the coast will drive or fly long…
Up in Smoke
A soft rain falls on the mountains and on the ancient, shaggy redwoods that darken the Eel River…
What You Need, What You Do
I really needed this trip. After a few years in a boring, cold corner of New England, I…
Gearhead: Too Darn Short?
I’m guessing that most of us who fish for trout have more 8-1/2-foot and 9-foot rods in our…
Bringing a Kid to the Game
In the year I was born, automobiles had been available to the general public for about forty years,…
Under the Alders: Simplicity
This week, I read a book and bought some shoes. The book was titled Simple Fly Fishing. (See…
At the Vise: Squid Me
The first time I went kayak fishing in the ocean, I found myself thinking, Boy, this is pretty…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Callibaetis Mayflies and Damselflies
An interesting phenomenon happens on Sierra lakes and other waters in California and the West. It is the…