The Thermalito Afterbay
If you’re looking for a warmwater fly-fishing destination that offers angling all year long and is free to…
Lance Gray
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The Foraging Angler: Mount Shasta, McCloud, and Dunsmuir
For every “Foraging Angler” column, I gather the list of restaurants I might feature and, like Santa Claus,…
Hat Creek: All of It
Hat Creek is not just the famous “blue-ribbon” water below Baum Lake. It is also a high-mountain stream,…
The Foraging Angler: More NorCal Faves
This issue’s column covers a number of eateries from Burney to Chester and along the Interstate 5 corridor…
Valley River Mayflies
Mayflies provide a year-round food supply for the wild rainbow trout and steelhead that inhabit the cooler sections…
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…
American River Winter Steelhead
In California, fishing for steelhead usually brings to mind jade-green rivers flowing oceanward through canyons of dark redwoods…
The Foraging Angler: Dining Options When Fishing for Valley Steelhead
Every time I sit down to write a “Foraging Angler” column, I always focus on places to eat…
Baum Lake
Baum Lake has year-round cold water, a rich volcanic mineral bottom that fosters aquatic insects, and a hatchery…
Lewiston Lake
Several decades ago, when I was working at Powell’s Fly Shop in Chico, I went fishing at Lewiston…