Gearhead: Rods and Reels for 2012
New fly-fishing products have traditionally been introduced in the very late summer or early fall. Lately, driven in…
Tips & Techniques
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Under the Alders: Night Moves
The darkest dark there is, is in a cave. Cave dark sucks the light from your headlamp. It…
Gearhead: Rods for Steelhead
Mid-September makes it official: autumn has arrived. From where I sit, it’s about time. I have nothing in…
Stillwater Fishing Techniques: A Primer
Fly fishing in lakes and reservoirs requires techniques that are different from angling in moving water. Just like…
Autumn Flies: Five Recipes for Success
As I sit on the bank of the South Fork Snake River on a warm, breezy summer Idaho…
New Tricks I Learned This Summer
My home river, the Truckee, can be a frustrating, demanding, and ultimately rewarding stream to fish. I get…
Under the Alders: Blowin’ in the Wind
Fishing in the wind is like judo: if you know how to use its energy on your behalf,…
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Leaders for Bass
The finely tapered trout leader is a thing of beauty, so slender that it nearly vanishes on the…
At the Vise: Phil Fischer’s Foam Yellow Jacket
We trout hunters understand the importance of terrestrials. Blown-in ants, bees, beetles, grasshoppers, or other landlubbers that are…
Targeting Big Stripers in the Surf
Trophy hunting for big striped bass in the surf on the California coast is a low-percentage game. Steelhead…