The Foraging Angler: There’s More to Fishing than Fishing
Dixon and Woodland This installment of “The Foraging Angler” looks at eateries in Dixon and Woodland that I…
February 2023
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Steelheading: Foundations for an Addiction
One word describes fly fishing for steelhead: “addiction.” I have watched friends lose girlfriends and wives over this…
Catchy Ideas: Slinging Sinkers
One of the hurdles faced by fly fishers is figuring out how to cast full sinking lines. You…
Beneath the Surface: Fishing and Eating
When it comes to catch-and-re- lease, I’m a humanitarian. I’d sooner kill a man than a trout. Don’t…
The Smith River
The documentary Rivers of a Lost Coast poignantly recounts the glory days of the Smith River, when every…
American River Winter Steelhead
In California, fishing for steelhead usually brings to mind jade-green rivers flowing oceanward through canyons of dark redwoods…
The Good Fight: The Klamath Dams are Coming Down
By B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster / High Country News Editor’s note: In lieu of the Letters column that usually…
The Paper Hatch: Classics Revisited
The Complete Fisherman’s Catalog Written and compiled by Harmon Henkin. Published by J. B. Lippincott, 1977. Available used…
Shore Bassin’
I have a guilty pleasure to confess: I get a bit of a kick out of outfishing guys…
At the Vise: Kinky Muddler
I’m not sure anybody needs another baitfish pattern. If you’re like most saltwater fly anglers, you learned to…