The Paper Hatch
I Know Bill Schaadt: Portrait of a Fly Fishing Legend Written, edited, and published by Ben Taylor; available…
April 2014
19 posts
Under the Alders: Greener Pastures
In December, our daughter Teal surreptitiously announced a surprise fishing trip she was planning for her husband’s fortieth…
California Confluences: Lisa Cutter
If you’ve read pretty much anything that Ralph Cutter has written in this magazine, or anywhere else, for…
At the Vise: TheTrilobite
I’ve been fishing with Peter Syka, my latest guest at The Roost, for over 40 years. Nobody needs…
Richard Alden Bean, 1941–2014
Richard Alden Bean, 1941–2014, a contributing editor to California Fly Fisher and its warmwater columnist, passed away in…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: New Fly Patterns for Stillwater Bass
As spring arrives, bass are staging and getting ready to move from deeper waters to shoreline areas, and…
The Lower Sacramento: Anderson to Red Bluff
In my previous article on the Sacramento River (“Wading the Lower Sacramento River,” November/December 2012), I traced shore…
The Other Bass: Calicos
I chose the title for this piece because over the years, despite their abundance and popularity in Southern…
When Trout Won’t Bite: Tips for Lake Anglers
We all know that trout in lakes and reservoirs can be extremely selective about what they eat and…
Why the Kid Went Fishing
For the kid, the only constant and reliable aspect of life was that of feeling different. This, and…