Beneath the Surface: Angling’s Endless Journey
There had been signs, probably more than I wanted to see. Sometime around my midfifties, I began to…
Issue: December 2020
15 posts
The Foraging Angler: Nevada City and the Forks of the Yuba
Situations have changed rapidly in the restaurant and food scene since the onset of Covid-19 and a worst-of-the-worst…
Gearhead: Excuses
While I don’t have any data to back this up, I’d be willing to bet that 95 percent…
The Art of Angling: Melinda Whipplesmith-Plank
Melinda Whipplesmith-Plank is a fourth-generation Californian with a long family history in cattle ranching, first in the San…
Frankisms
Editor’s note: I received the article that follows, a collection of angling aphorisms, on August 18th. Exactly one…
The Fluke Fly
I got back from a difficult fishing trip to find a package in the mailbox. The postmark confirmed…
Butte County: Three Streams from My Childhood
One day when the fishing wasn’t that great, my brother Lincoln and I found the hood of an…
Sac the Goose
This is a story about a fishing trip. Not really — it’s s story about a goose. One…
Central Valley Rivers: Year-Round Fishing
Most of us with a passion for fly fishing are looking for year-round angling opportunities in California. Fortunately,…
Skwala Primer for 2021: Lessons Learned
One of the beacons of light for fly fishers in Northern California during 2020 was the Skwala stonefly…