The By-the-Wind Sailor Jellyfish Hatch
It’s good to check a fish’s stomach contents once in awhile. The practice is always informative and sometimes…
June 2016
17 posts
A Pale Morning Dun Nymph/Emerger
Prolific and widespread, the Pale Morning Dun (Ephemerella excrucians) is easily the mayfly that’s most important to Western…
The Foraging Angler: Cheeseburgers In Paradise
In the previous issue of California Fly Fisher, I discussed meal planning that would result in exciting camp…
Under the Alders: Seeing Blue
For someone who has drunk as much wine as I have, it’s amazing how woefully ignorant I am…
California Confluences: Ed Given
Fly fishing in Northern California has changed a lot over the past 50 years, but some things have…
At the Vise: Flymphs
We reeled in lines at dark. Joe was cold, shivering some, and when we waded the fast water…
The Stillwater Fly Fisher: Uplining Fly Rods
Most quality fly rods manufactured today and for the last 20 or so years do a good job…
The Bloody Maria Shad Fly
Sacramento is “The City of Trees.” Come spring, it is also the capital of pollen and Sudafed. With…
Big Bertha: Targeting Trophy Calico Bass
Calico bass live along the inshore Central California coastline from Point Conceptión down to the southern west coast…
Lake Davis: A Sierra Classic
California offers so many opportunities for angling that there is no way one can fish them all in…