Riffles: A Flick of a Favorite Fly
I’ve never been any good at tying flies. I envy those who have the patience and dexterity to…
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Reflections: Dawn at Crater Lake
La Brea, my one-year-old dog, has her own sense of time. At exactly 5:30 a.m., her familiar ritual…
Letter From the Publisher: Winter 2026
Welcome to the Winter 2026 issue of California Fly Fisher. Winter in California has a way of revealing…
Catchy Ideas: Head Master
In the early 1980s, I traveled the streets of London selling drugs. Every weekday, I’d visit doctors’ offices,…
The Foraging Angler: Mammoth Region
Illustrations by Ben Engle THE ROLLING CHEF– $$3069 Main StreetMammoth Lakes, CA 93546760-920-7935Open Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m. – 4…
Trout and the Meaning of Life
He was the greatest fly-fishing writer of his generation, a legend whose first book, Trout and the Meaning…
Sally Stoner
The angling great you've (probably) never heard of
Guide Profile: Mike Villemarie
Mammoth Lakes Fly FishingYears Guiding: 15 CAFF: How did you decide to become a guide? MV: I started…
Winter Steelhead Swing Tactics
Steelhead fishing is a lot like gambling