Hex Fishing in Northern California
My introduction to California’s Hexagenia hatch was unconventional. In 1983, at the ripe old age of 13, I…
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The Feather River’s Spring Steelhead
The Feather River has two different runs of steelhead, one in the fall and the other in the…
Butte County: Three Streams from My Childhood
One day when the fishing wasn’t that great, my brother Lincoln and I found the hood of an…
The Caribou Wilderness: Hidden Stillwaters
The Caribou Wilderness is located just north of the small mountain community of Chester, east of Red Bluff.…
Organizing for Success
You probably have gone fishing and then realized you’ve forgotten some piece of equipment — a reel, rod,…
The Bird’s Nest
Cal Bird was one of the greatest California fly tyers ever to spin fur and feathers on a…
Designing Flies and Tweaking or Crossing Fly Patterns
Many years ago, when I first started to tie flies, I found that I learned much more from…
The Streams of Lake Almanor
Fishing small streams with my brother and dad many years ago, we would take turns, maneuvering through the…
Sinking Lines for Lakes: An Introduction
Years ago, when I worked at Powell’s Fly Shop in Chico, I was fortunate to fish Eagle Lake…
Streamers for Trout: An Introduction
Many years ago, when I started fishing streamers for trout, I mostly learned by doing. I read Joe…