At the Vise: Morgan Thalken’s Double Dutch Bug
I first met Morgan Thalken in 1991, when he and his father, Michael, joined my fly-fishing club. Morgan…
April 2012
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San Diego’s Mission Bay
It was a cold February morning with the wind gusting out of the north, a light mist, and…
Lamarck Col – Backcountry Trout West of Bishop
Winter nights bring out the dreamer in me. Sitting next to a fire with a couple of maps…
California Confluences: Anne-Marie Bakker
There are fly fishers who are loners — the angling literature is full of people who, like Hemingway’s…
The Master of Meander: Sometimes a Notion
Every fly fisher has a hundred surprising experiences that provoke “How about that?” reactions. Anomalies, accidents, or one-offs:…
Springtime in the Shadow of Shasta
The coming of spring to Mount Shasta means the cold, arduous pursuit of winter steelhead is replaced by…
Under the Alders: Bees
I am allergic to honeybee stings. To lessen the probability of death by bee, as a child, I…
The Art of Angling: Karen Talbot
About the Artist Since I was very young, I have been fascinated by the natural world and have…
The Paper Hatch
Flies for Western Super Hatches By Jim Schollmeyer and Ted Leeson. Published by Stackpole Books, 2011; $44.95 hardbound.…
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Worm Casts
To a gardener, the title of this column means “by-products of the worm’s digestive tract,” or, to put…