Winter Flies: Five Recipes for Success
I am not a believer in silver bullets when it comes to fly patterns. I currently spend about…
Issue: February 2011
18 posts
Rush Creek: A Stream Resurrected
By their very nature, rivers and streams are special places. The sound and movement of water is at…
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: That Moon Phase Thing
At some point in your fly-fishing career, it’s going to dawn on you that despite any technical proficiency…
Gearhead: New Fly Reels and Lines for 2011
I suggested in the November/December “Gearhead” column that for 2011, manufacturers seemed to be working at perfecting or…
California Confluences: Scott Sadil
Readers of California Fly Fisher need no introduction to “Scott Sadil,” who has appeared in numerous feature articles,…
At the Vise: Bill’s Little Yellow Stonefly Nymph
During spring and early summer you may have noticed small, yellowish bugs flitting about on your favorite stream…
Under the Alders: Evermann’s Trout
It is only a question of time, a very few years at most, when the golden trout of…
The Paper Hatch
The Classic Dry Fly Box By Mike Valla. Published by The Whitefish Press, 2010; $24.94, softbound. What makes…