Urban Wild: Fly Fishing in the Heart of L.A.
From the mountains to the sea—and dozens of points in between—Los Angeles offers a fly-fishing diversity that rivals its human one.
Al Quattrocchi
12 posts
Q’s Wonder Popper
Q’s Wonder Popper is nothing new or revolutionary — it’s just fun to tie and easy to cast,…
Al Q’s Pinche Claw System
My Pinche Crab pattern was originally based on a modified Will Bauer crab pattern that still remains the…
Q’s Betta Bendback
The Bendback is a versatile fly pattern popularized in the 1970s by my old friend, veteran Florida angler…
Q’s Sculpy Fly
he sculpin (family Cottoidea), also commonly called the scorpion fish or a bullhead, is an important food source…
The Holy Moley Sand Crab
One of my favorite sand crab patterns for sight casting to corbinas over the last ten or so…
Tying Q’s Articulated Calamari Squid Fly
As cephalopods, squid exhibit relatively high intelligence among invertebrates. They can school and feed in large packs, often…
The Bend-Up Deep Anchovy
When fishing California’s many offshore islands, inshore drop-offs, or deep freshwater lakes, fly fishers are routinely confronted with…
Hooking a Record Calico Bass
The week after my article about trying to land Big Bertha, a 10-pound-plus calico bass caught on a…
Big Bertha: Targeting Trophy Calico Bass
Calico bass live along the inshore Central California coastline from Point Conceptión down to the southern west coast…