Bear Creek: Friday, March 14, 2014
My journal entries are meant to be about the hatches, the fish, the flies, the weather, but on…
February 2015
18 posts
Gearhead: New Soft Goods and Accessories
By the time you read this, Christmas will be over, making it likely that your wallet has shrunk…
The Good Fight: Fish and Game Commission Expands Wild Trout Program
At its December 2014 meeting in Southern California, the California Fish and Game Commission designated for wild-trout management…
The Foraging Angler: Better Steaks in Camp and at Home
My wife and I are foodies of a sort. We are constantly seeking out good restaurants, often ethnic…
The Art of Angling: Tony Davidson
Can taxidermy and conservation go together? In fact they can. Taxidermy, “the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting…
The Master of Meander: Return to the Best Party Ever
In mid-winter, I’ll sometimes consider a favorite memory of the fishing year. Often, this turns out to be…
Fearless Flies
As you may recall, the winter of 2013–14 produced precious little in the way of rain. The few…
Two-Handed Rods for Trout
Most fly fishers come to two-handed rods through steelhead and salmon fishing, as a practical and enjoyable refinement…