At the Vise: The Albertino
Pay attention. In the wake of devastating fires throughout California and so many of our other Western states…
Tips & Techniques
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The WD-40
I am a simple guy. I like flies that are simple to tie and that catch tons of…
Wingless Wet Flies: Expanding the Design
I love tying flies, and I occasionally tie a fancy-winged salmon fly that I may never fish and…
Deep-Water Lake Tactics
During the dog days of summer, fish often hold deep in still waters, avoiding the warmer, less oxygenated…
Catchy Ideas: Line Management
While the right rod and reel are certainly important in fly fishing, it is the fly line that…
Stillwater Gear
As a guide, I always inspect the gear of the folks who come to fish with me, just…
Catchy Ideas: Threadbare Flies
As anyone with more than a passing interest in fly fishing knows, the process of making flies is…
Fly Fishing for Bass, Alabama Style
Much of fly fishing is about solving problems — problems such as figuring out exactly what the fish…
Rockfish on Flies
Ask most California anglers about fishing for rockfish, and those who have tried it will likely recount their…
The Firecracker
It’s that time of the year again. American shad, those bony, silvery anadromous fish, resplendently bescaled in mother-of-pearl,…