Winter Stripers
The striped bass is one of the most valued and most pursued fly-rod game fish in the continental…
Tips & Techniques
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Under the Alders: Trivial Pursuits
How does a whirligig gig or a water strider stride? Why do male mayflies carry twice as much…
At the Vise: Anadromous Stone
It had been awhile since I thought much about salmon. They were around, of course, especially during the…
Under the Alders: Drought and Trout
California is experiencing one of the most prolonged and severe droughts in living memory. It is a drought…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Refining Subsurface Tactics – Fly-Rod Drop-Shotting
I prefer catching largemouth and smallmouth bass on top-water flies, and I pursue this challenge throughout the season.…
At the Vise: Vanilla Bugger
Of the countless iterations of fly fishing, none seems older and less refined than the swing of a…
Sight Fishing the Surf
Even in the specialized niche of saltwater fly fishing, the sport is rife with a diversity of opinions…
Not a Beginner’s Guide to Fishing the Surf
Every year or so, this fine magazine prints an article on how to fly fish the surf. These…
Guides and You: From Blind Date to a Relationship
I became addicted to fly fishing in 1973. I had first picked up a rod as a child,…
Trout Fishing in Time of Drought
For those of us who prefer to fish small streams in the high country, this past winter was…
