Beneath the Surface: The Essence of Our Sport
What is it about fly fishing that has inspired countless writers over the centuries to attempt to convey…
Issue: April 2020
14 posts
The Art of Angling: Sam Smith
Sam Smith was born in the community of Paradise (yes, that Paradise) in 1947. He subsequently lived in…
The Foraging Angler: Sauces and Salsas Raise Outdoor Meals to Another Level
One of my major rants after nearly a decade and a half of writing restaurant reviews, food columns,…
A Journey to the Mother Lode of Golden Trout
Shakespeare wrote that “all that glisters is not gold,” and that’s certainly true of golden trout, the California…
Gearhead: Knot Epiphanies
Most of the time, I have a pretty good idea what I am going to write before I…
Just One More Cast… Keeping Balance in Your Angling Life
Last November, I had the good fortune to spend a long day fishing Hot Creek. The air was…
The Paper Hatch
Nymphs for Streams and Stillwaters By Dave Hughes. Published by Stackpole Books, 2020; $29.95 softbound. Nymphs for Streams…
The Good Fight: The CDFW Proposes New Trout Regulations
There is good and bad news in the changes that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is…
From West to East: A Tenkara Journey
It was a bright, warm August morning, and the Provo River was low and clear. Masami Sakakibara scrambled…
The Bird’s Nest
Cal Bird was one of the greatest California fly tyers ever to spin fur and feathers on a…