The Legacy of Frank Bertaina: “Fish in the Attic”
On the evening of March 3, 2010, at the age of 65, Frank Bertaina passed away from a…
June 2010
18 posts
The Upper Kern Canyon
Every year, thousands upon thousands of people jam their way into Yosemite Valley, standing shoulder to shoulder to…
California’s Golden 15 Hatches
The Golden State is home to a profuse and exciting array of insects that tempt trout and tease…
Corbinas in the Surf
Bring up the subject of fly fishing for corbina in a group of surfzone anglers, and you will…
Short-Line Nymphing
An angler who can properly fish a nymph in California’s freestone rivers can catch trout at an amazing…
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Fishing the Swing Shift
The periods of low light at the start of the day and end of the day are the…
At the Vise: John Ryzanych’s Two-Tone Stonefly
I met John Ryzanych many years ago at a fishing show, where I occupied the fly-tying seat adjacent…
The Master of Meander: Learned Meander, Part V: Kumbaya
People argue that the great boom in fly-fishing publishing — an era that began in the mid-1990s and…
The Art of Angling: Steve Bleasdell
About the Artist I live in Petaluma, California, with my wife, Heather Sullivan, and my two-year-old daughter, Addie…
The Foraging Angler – Ashland: The Finest in Foraging
There was a time when a campground with running water and flush toilets represented the lap of luxury…