California Confluences: Brad Jackson
I first met Brad Jackson over the phone. This was back around mid1992, and he had called to…
California Confluences
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California Confluences: Edwin P. (Phil) Pister
Over the years, readers have asked us to highlight Phil Pister, a retired California Department of Fish and…
California Confluences: Bill O’Kelly and the SWC-FFI
In popular media, fly fishing has long been depicted as a solitary sport, a common image being a…
California Confluences: David Pellone and the NCCFFI
In popular media, fly fishing has long been depicted as a solitary sport, a common image being a…
California Confluences: Terry Eggleston and the Natural Resource Volunteer Program
I first met Terry Eggleston a couple of decades ago, shortly after I had started California Fly Fisher.…
California Confluences: Tom Walsh and the Fisheries Resource Volunteer Corps
Back when the late Richard Alden Bean wrote about Southern California waters for California Fly Fisher, he would…
California Confluences: John Svahn
I’m trying to remember exactly when I met John Svahn here in Truckee. It was probably a decade…
California Confluences – Patrick Samuel on CalTrout’s SOS II: Fish in Hot Water
Fly fishers might be surprised to learn that California has 31 distinct types of native salmon, steelhead, and…
California Confluences: Jeff Weaver
People who view agencies such as the California Department of Fish and Wildlife as distant, uncaring, regulation-bound bureaucracies…
California Confluences: Mr. Eagle Lake – A Tribute to Jay Fair
In the lore of fly fishing, some individuals stand above the rest for their achievements both on and…