Guide Thoughts
New Year’s Resolution I think of New Year’s a bit differently than most. While January 1 holds significance…
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Stripers in the Bay
It all starts with access
The Good Fight: Blue Creek
A look beneath the hood of California’s largest ever land return to save the lifeline of the Klamath River
A Fly Angler’s Guide to Sacramento
24 Hours in the Capital Since the lower American River runs through a city and county with nearly…
Riffles: The First Trout
I still remember the first trout I caught on the fly. It happened on the North Yuba years…
Guide Profile: David Gregory
Yosemite OutfittersYears Guiding: 15 Yosemite Outfitters is an informal co-op of independent guides that offers fly-fishing and hiking…
Catchy Ideas: Flash
Have you ever wondered what you might discover if you lowered a waterproof camera into a lake or…
Reflections: Learning to Mend
The first fish I remember seeing up close was already dead: A salmon, probably bigger than I was,…
At the Vise: Defining ‘Bugginess’
Materials and methods for irresistible flies Photos by Peter Butler “I just pull them off.” My fishing buddy…