A Guide to the OFFF
I’ve involuntarily become a member of an unofficial fly-fishing club, the OFFF — the Old Farts Fly Fishers.…
Tips & Techniques
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Under the Alders: Hooking Up
Relative to the reams of information on how to cast lines, read water, tie flies, match the hatch,…
At the Vise: Steven Bird’s Bunny BWO Emerger
I was surprised to learn that Steven Bird, a recent visitor to The Roost, spent his seminal years…
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…
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…