Gearhead: Distance Enhancers
Whether your longest cast is 40 feet or twice that far, there are likely occasions when, despite your…
August 2020
15 posts
The Art of Angling: Stock Schlueter
Stock Schlueter grew up in the Burnt Ranch and Willow Creek areas near the Trinity River in the…
Creating a Portable, Simple Fly-Tying Kit
Long ago, I realized that during fishing trips away from home, I could productively use the period after…
Making Lemonade from Lemons in the Sea of Cortez: The Cortez Flapper
In June 2001, I took my first sea-kayaking and fly-fishing trip to the Sea of Cortez. I hired…
The Lower Sacramento: My Home Water
The always quotable John Gierach wrote this about living alongside a trout stream: “Profound relaxation kicks in when…
The Caribou Wilderness: Hidden Stillwaters
The Caribou Wilderness is located just north of the small mountain community of Chester, east of Red Bluff.…
A Summertime Option: Topwater Bass in the Southeastern Delta
I’ve fished the southeastern part of the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta near Stockton for over thirty years, and I’ve…
Trout Bum Redux
Every fly fisher I know dreams of being a trout bum. They’ve read John Gierach’s book or at…
At the Vise: Neo-Freschi Bulldog
I rarely write about stillwater fly patterns in this column. My attention rests on flies I use, and…
Beneath the Surface: The Arroyo Seco
I moved back to Los Angeles a couple years ago after living in a part of New Mexico…