Summer Flies: Five Recipes for Success
I learned to fly fish growing up in Paradise — not figuratively, but literally. Summer vacation was my…
June 2011
19 posts
Fish the Final Foot! (The Action Zone)
The “final foot” is the area from the water’s surface down to a depth of one foot. This…
The Foraging Angler – Camp Fare: The Streamside Lunch
When I conceived the idea of camp fare as a theme for the “Foraging Angler” column, I had…
Under the Alders: The Procrastinator Fly
On April Fool’s Day, the joke was on me. The long-range weather forecast said it was supposed to…
Short-Line Nymphing: Another Perspective
A few years ago, while fishing the Pit River with my friend Chris Parsons, he and I were…
At the Vise: Steve Cooper’s Boilermaker
Steve Cooper and I became acquainted at a long-ago fly-tying event. Like so many other enjoyable things we…
California Confluences: Michael Schweit and the Southwest Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers
In 1964, Lee Wulff told Bob Wethern of the Flyfishers Club of Oregon that “a loose federation of…
The Paper Hatch
Single-Handed Spey Casting: Solutions to Casts, Obstructions, Tight Spots, and Other Casting Challenges of Real-Life Fishing By Simon…
Monterey Bay Hatches
Any good trout fisher knows that a working knowledge of insect hatches will lead to better angling. Through…