The Wounded Vets Program
As the group of combat veterans arrived at our clubhouse for a fly-fishing class, the first impression we…
Issue: February 2010
19 posts
Project Healing Waters
Fly fishers commonly step forward to volunteer for conservation and educational projects that help protect our fisheries. More…
California Confluences: Justin Coupe
What is fly fishing? That’s not just a question for purists to debate over their drams of single…
Road Trip
We’re only twenty-odd miles from home, headed toward the coast, when I experience a familiar tingle and begin…
The Paper Hatch
Fly Fishing the California Delta By Mike Costello; photographs by John Sherman. Published by No Nonsense Fly Fishing…
Going with the Flow
How to Use River Flow Information to Improve Your Fishing Success Water, water, water! If you’re a Californian,…
Winter Fishing on the North Fork of the American River
Although I’ve written about fishing certain portions of the upper American River drainage — mainly the Middle Fork…
The Master of Meander: Learned Meander, Part III
Since only readers with eidetic memories remember “Learned Meander, Part I”. . . . A “cartoon history,” grossly,…
The Art of Angling: Stuart Mason Helmintoller
Artist’s Statement I create original, life-sized watercolor paintings of individual trophy trout and salmon. With the growing popularity…
The Foraging Angler – Camp Fare: Raising the Bar
Earlier this winter, I had planned a day on the lower Yuba River. It is 25 minutes down…