The Creeks of Tioga Pass
Long known as the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park, Highway 120 (the Tioga Pass Highway) also leads…
December 2012
18 posts
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: It’s Time for Wall-Hangers
The wind stirred the collar of my jacket and blew my fly line sideways across the lake’s surface.…
The Master of Meander – Umbrage of the Aging Angler: Tributes, Tips, and a Triumph
Every three or four years comes a column I construct from almost unrelated subjects connected by segues that…
The Art of Angling: Conrad Calimpong
About the Artist Fishing has always been a part of my life. As a child, I spent many…
The Foraging Angler: Foraging in Yreka after Steelheading on the Klamath
I recently returned from an eighteen-hundred-mile, week-long steelhead fly-fishing trip to the fabled Clearwater, Snake, and Grande Ronde…
At the Vise: Gene Kaczmarek’s Deep Purple Pseudo Spey
PHOTOS BY ANDY GUIBORD For the life of me, I can’t recall where it was that I first…
The Adams Family
Do you have a favorite fly? A go-to, always-seems-to-work fly? I do. At least, I have a fly…
California Confluences: Bill Kiene
If you’re a Northern California fly fisher, you’ve likely heard of Bill Kiene. You may have stopped by…
A SoCal Surf-Zone Primer
I’m not exactly sure what draws me to the surf, fly rod in hand. Maybe it’s the power…
The Good Fight: Governor Approves Wild Trout Program Expansion
Author’s note: Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law Assembly Bill 2402, which among other things, changes the…