The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Sight Fishing
Editor’s note: Rick Bean, the writer of our warmwater column, is currently taking time off, so we’ve asked…
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Distance Casting and Fly Rods
There is a special kind of frustration that eats into your psyche when your best casts fall short.…
The Rusty Cahill
Every subculture produces its private stars, people who are unknown to the rest of us but who are…
Gearhead: New Gear for 2014 – Other Stuff We Desperately Need
What kind of year would it be if the fly-fishing industry didn’t come up with a bunch of…
Getting Started with Two-Handed Rods
While i was a freshman at Chico State in 1971, I saw a poster in the student union…
Scraping the Bottom of the Bowl
A while back, I was hauling a friend’s boat out of the water at a local impoundment when…
Gearhead: New Reels, Lines, Leaders, and Backing for 2014
It’s never been easier to find fly reels for any fly-fishing situation. And there are plenty of new…
In Praise of Classic Steelhead Flies: Two Favorites
I thought I might take up chukar hunting, so I called a buddy who is a chukar enthusiast…
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Eyes
Eyes — no, I’m not going to talk about painting eyes on bass bugs or using jungle cock…
At the Vise: The Park’s Special
Steelhead season arrives slowly at The Roost. Nobody really needs any more steelhead flies — our boxes show…