Mistakes Were Made: Hard-Earned Lessons in Buying Gear
I am not ashamed to admit that over the years, I have spent quite a bit of money…
Tips & Techniques
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Bullador
Shane Chung imagines it’s all been caught on film. Somewhere in footage shot by security cameras peering into…
Fine-Tuning Fly Lines
Modern fly lines are marvels of chemical engineering and computer-controlled production. The experts at the major line companies…
Maps and Small Streams
Maps fascinate me. They turn a complex world into two easily comprehensible dimensions, and a good map can…
Gearhead: What’s in a Name? Private-Label House Brands
Back in the day, whenever that was, but let’s call it prior to 1990, there was a significant…
What Floats Your Fly?
Getting a dry fly to float and stay afloat has been one of fly fishing’s oldest frustrations. It…
Low, Clear, and Cold
In California, we are blessed with many winter angling options for trout and steelhead. During the winter months,…
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Winter Misery
I write this on a bleak winter dawn. The air temperature on my back patio, here in moderate…
At the Vise: Lincoln Gray’s Hexagenia Stillborn
Lincoln Gray, a big man with an infectious smile, has been a familiar face in the fly-fishing industry…
Under the Alders: Winter Stuff
Our puny, hairless bodies, with blood vessels only skin deep, were designed for digging tubers under the blazing…
