Under the Alders: Boredom
Norman Maclean was haunted by waters. Apparently he thought that was a good thing. I’m haunted by boredom,…
Issue: December 2016
15 posts
At the Vise: Design Spiral Double
We’ll get to flies in a moment. First, some background. The idea of a design spiral comes from…
California Confluences: Michael Malekos
While there are times when fly fishing is the most efficient way to catch fish, most fly fishers…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Scents and Sensibility
A recent disappointing trip to Thermalito Afterbay, below Lake Orville, left my partner and me wondering why we…
The Mayflies of Lough Arrow
It was Tennessee Williams’s Blanche DuBois who depended on the kindness of strangers, and that’s how I felt…
The Dinner Bell
Slowly, I stir within my down cocoon as consciousness lifts the fuzzy haze of awakening. The cool gray…
Yvon Chouinard: Keeping It Simple
I had plans to fish Piru Creek, in the mountains north of Ventura, with Yvon Chouinard, owner of…
Horsehoe Meadows South: Finding Gold
Horseshoe Meadows Road, which runs south from Whitney Portal Road west of the town of Lone Pine, provides…
Lake Almanor Wakasagi
Japanese pond smelt (wakasagi, in their native Japan) were planted in several California lakes as far back as…
Crafty Flies
Effective Fly Patterns Made with Inexpensive Craft-Store Materials Large flies for bass and saltwater fish are quite expensive:…