Coping With Runoff
When this year’s March storms cleared, and I was able to see the Sierra Crest from my front…
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The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Cliff Hamilton, Bass-Bug Master
The lasting impression you take away from meeting bass-bug tyer Cliff Hamilton at a Southern California fly-fishing show…
Summer Flies: Five Recipes for Success
I learned to fly fish growing up in Paradise — not figuratively, but literally. Summer vacation was my…
Fish the Final Foot! (The Action Zone)
The “final foot” is the area from the water’s surface down to a depth of one foot. This…
Under the Alders: The Procrastinator Fly
On April Fool’s Day, the joke was on me. The long-range weather forecast said it was supposed to…
Short-Line Nymphing: Another Perspective
A few years ago, while fishing the Pit River with my friend Chris Parsons, he and I were…
At the Vise: Steve Cooper’s Boilermaker
Steve Cooper and I became acquainted at a long-ago fly-tying event. Like so many other enjoyable things we…
Fishing Lakes: Getting Started
It is amazing how often fellow fly-line anglers tell me they don’t fish lakes and reservoirs. “I just…
Don’t Step on the Fish!
The adrenaline rush of getting to the water often causes us to overlook shallow inshore areas that can…
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Sight Fishing for Bass
Spring is a time when bass fishing becomes an “in your face” form of the sport — when…