Beneath the Surface: Slipping Up
Fly fishing for trout in mountain streams is fun. Except when it isn’t. I like to discover new…
Jim Zech
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20/20 Vision
2020 was a special year — not everyone’s cup of tea, and certainly not mine, being that I…
Sac the Goose
This is a story about a fishing trip. Not really — it’s s story about a goose. One…
A Song About Dry-Fly Fishing
I bought a new guitar, an acoustic guitar, a nice one. No electronics; no pickups, no amplifiers, no…
Spey Simplified (Or Not)
Like many of you, I got into fly fishing lured by promises of wanton, promiscuous, exhausting sex. After…
In Praise of Classic Steelhead Flies: Two Favorites
I thought I might take up chukar hunting, so I called a buddy who is a chukar enthusiast…
Confidence
A wise man is he who knows that he doesn’t know. — Socrates Try the cocaine. It’ll boost…
The Middle 90
In a Central San Joaquin Valley fly shop in the heart of not-steelhead territory, there is a shadowbox…
Gearhead: Single-Speed Fly Fishing
Editor’s note: Gearhead columnist Larry Kenney is working on a story highlighting new fly-fishing products that were unveiled…