Ted Towendolly and the Origins of Short-Line Nymphing
In October 2013, as I was browsing the fly bins in the Ted Fay Fly Shop in Dunsmuir…
April 2015
18 posts
Tying Flies
Most of us have surely seen fly fishers absorbed in tying a fly, so engrossed as to seem…
The Balance Leech
When my good friend Austin Lindsey told me about a new style of fly he had been fishing…
California Confluences: Whitney Gould
Sometimes, if you ask yourself “What should I do with my life?” a small, still voice will answer,…
Under the Alders: Crayfish
There’s a crayfish somewhere in my office. She apparently crawled up the air tube of her aquarium and…
At the Vise: Joe’s Wine Cork Popper
Here’s how it works. Come late June through early July, about the same time the juvenile salmonids are…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Nuances – Small Things Can Make a Difference
In early January, I was one of four fly fishers on Mexico’s Lake Picachos, east of Mazatlan, in…
A Small Success
On a cold, gray winter day on the Delta, we launched our boat on the incoming tide at…
Sacramento River Synchronicity: Trout and Bass
Fly-rod anglers sometimes seem to come in two types. There are trout anglers, and then there are bass…
Valley Bass Water
The Golden State offers a great variety of fly-fishing opportunities. Anglers can fish the ocean, small mountain creeks…