Under the Alders: 45 Tips
About fifteen years ago, Lefty Kreh sent me a set of handbooks titled Lefty’s Little Library of Fly…
Issue: February 2015
18 posts
California Confluences: Ken Brunskill
When a call goes out for volunteers, some folks sit on their hands. Ken Brunskill raises his. In…
At the Vise: Wakers
Once the middle-school girls finish their cross-country season, Coach Wrye starts packing for a trip to the Snake…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Switching from Trout to Bass
Fishing catalogues are starting to arrive, trees are showing signs of early budding, and it could be another…
The Lower Tuolumne
The beckoning of wild trout and the anticipation of a tug on my fly rod draws me up…
Lower Sac Spey
Spey rods have taken the steelheading world by storm over the past few years. If you survey all…
Two-Handed Rods for Trout
Most fly fishers come to two-handed rods through steelhead and salmon fishing, as a practical and enjoyable refinement…
Evolution Wants You: Steelhead Fly-Fishing Etiquette in Northern California
Writing about steelhead fly-fishing etiquette, especially as it applies to Northern California, is an exercise in herding feral…
The Low Rider Popper
The pure adrenaline rush from a smashing surface strike when a pumped predator pounces on your popper has…
Fishing with Bill Schaadt
This is the final part of a three-part series. The last year I fished the Chetco was 1965.…
