At the Vise: Baja Baitfish 9.9
Some problems don’t change. Ideas for imitating baitfish in Baja go back as far as the earliest anglers…
Tips & Techniques
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Catchy Ideas: Surfcasting
Fly casting is one of the great joys and great frustrations of fly fishing. If you can make…
At the Vise: Snowshoe Hare Emerger
With trout season in full swing and many of us tempted again to reach for another iteration of…
The Art of Mending
When I first started fly fishing, one of my instructors said this about mending: “Just pick up your…
Freshwater Fly Design for the Central Coast
When I was a kid, I wanted to grow up to be like two of my idols, Anthony…
Catchy Ideas: Alternative Tubes
Take a look at many fly-tying catalogs, especially those from companies on the West Coast, and you’ll no…
Catchy Ideas: Reading Watersheds
There are plenty of articles that explain how to read the water, helping you figure out where the…
At the Vise: Shad Darts
The question, to begin with, is whether a shad dart should actually be considered a fly. Noted shad…
Perdigons for Shad
I am often asked, “What is your favorite fly-fishing technique?” For many years, I would without hesitation respond,…
After the Deluge: Fishing Flooded Warmwater Lakes
We asked for this, didn’t we? With the apocalyptic levels of rains pummeling down from the heavens and…
