Thoughts on Steelhead Angling, Choosing Methods, and Restraint
Given the precarious state and future of California’s precious wild steelhead, the time has come for a paradigm…
February 2016
18 posts
The Paper Hatch
Production Fly Tying, 3rd edition By A. K Best. Publish,d by Stackpole Boo/a, 2015; $39.95, softbound. I confess…
Under the Alders: Fishing under Bridges over Troubled Waters
We’ve been promised that the mother of all El Niños is lurking off the coast and could bring…
At the Vise: Gabe’s Fly
When it gets you early, there is no escape. — Paul Gartside They’re building a hotel where you…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: The Total Package – Fly to Angler
In early October, a fishing partner and I had an invitation to fish Oregon’s Williamson and Wood Rivers,…
The Skwala Stonefly
The warming rays of the late morning sun pierce the puffy clouds above the Yuba River, burning away…
The Pit River Puzzle
When you’ve floated your hat in the Pit River as many times as I have, two choices rise…
Fishing Locally, Thinking Globally
Fly fishing, and the sport of fishing in general, evolve through experimentation. An angler has an idea, often…
The Synthetic Clouser
A Proven Classic Tweaked and Supersized to Attract the Big Boys I can’t think of a better way…
The Greenie
Having suffered four years of record drought, California anglers are well aware of the stress our freshwater fisheries…