The West Fork of the Carson River
The west fork of the Carson River will always hold a special place in my heart. This was…
Issue: August 2013
17 posts
California Confluences: Loren Elliott
At 22, Loren Elliott has achieved what some folks aspire to and never accomplish in a lifetime. A…
The Good Fight: California’sWild-Trout Angling Program
Forty-two years ago, only a very select number of fly fishers appreciated California’s wild trout and their capacity…
The Trophy Browns of Lower Twin Lakes
At first glance, they aren’t all that impressive: two lakes of modest size astride Robinson Creek in the…
Under the Alders: Carpin’
Like rats, cockroaches, and members of Congress, carp are a slimy, hearty, and adaptive species. They not only…
The Paper Hatch
An Angler’s Astoria, second edition Published by Stackpole Books, 2013; $24.95 hardbound. When I heard that Stackpole was…
Gearhead: Prams for Grownups
One of the few universal truths in fishing, along with “Rods break” and “ Waders leak,” is “You…