The Anatomy of a Cold-Water Rescue
Our year-end weekend trip to the upper Sacramento organized by my friend John got off to a great…
April 2022
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Breaking Down Big Water
Decades ago, back in the 1970s, my brother Lincoln and I would follow our father up and down…
Q’s Wonder Popper
Q’s Wonder Popper is nothing new or revolutionary — it’s just fun to tie and easy to cast,…
Lake Perris
Spring fishing at Lake Perris can be exciting. It was a 70-degree bluebird spring day when I launched…
Indicator Fly Fishing for Halibut
We published this story 14 years ago, and the techniques and tackle that it described remain successful for…
The Central Coast Surf Zone
One of the reasons people fish with a fly rod is that fly fishing takes them to amazingly…
The Paper Hatch
The Orvis Guide to Stillwater Trout Fishing By Phil Rowley. Published by Lyons Press, 2021; $39.95, softbound. As…
A Spring Creek Fanatic
I’ve always loved spring creeks. Hat Creek was the first I ever saw, and we bonded for life.…
Beneath the Surface: Report from Castella
A few months ago, I moved from Los Angeles to Castella, California, a tiny canyon hamlet right on…
At the Vise: Peanut Envy
Don’t blame me. I didn’t make up the name. Funnier still, in Chile, where guides and anglers alike…