Under the Alders: What the River Said
Rivers are always telling a tale. Sometimes it is a long-winded yarn, and you can make out parts…
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Fly Fishing for Calamari
Every summer, schools of calamari invade the shallow edges of Monterey Bay. These finned mollusks have one goal…
Why You Should Fish the Woolly Worm
Early in my fly-fishing life, I learned about a deadly method for catching fish. Actually, it was the…
Gearhead: New Products for Summer Angling
The fly-fishing industry traditionally holds its trade show and announces new products in the fall, but buying patterns…
Trout Fishing in California Today and Fifty Years Ago
Editor’s note: I lived for a number of years in San Francisco, and, when not fishing, one of…
Fly Fishing in a Ruined Landscape
The name of the creek is irrelevant. What’s important is that it rises from springs high up a…
Stripping Baskets for the Surf Zone
As you look down a California beach, it’s easy to distinguish fly fishers from the regular bait-and-hardware guys.…
Tenkara Test Drive
My initial instinct when presented with the latest fly-fishing innovation is that “new” equals “bad.” Maybe it’s some…
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Fishing the Doldrums
This time of year, the comment most often heard among fly rodders goes something like this: “The weather…
At the Vise: Ben Byng’s Damsel Lite
I met Ben Byng approximately six years ago. He had been recommended to me by a friend as…