The Dropper Popper
With the possible exception of fundamentalist upstream dry-fly fishers, everyone enjoys fly fishing with poppers. Whether it is…
October 2015
17 posts
My “Secret” Gold Mines
As I get older, trips that were fun fishing weekends in youth seem expeditionary, requiring more time to…
How to Catch at Least a Thousand Steelhead on a Fly in One Season in California
A thousand steelhead on a fly in one season? Sounds impossible? Obviously, it is in today’s world, where…
Gearhead: New Fly Rods for 2016
It’s been 40 years since graphite was introduced as a rod-building material, and just about every year has…
The Foraging Angler: To Roast a Pig
I have fantasized about roasting a large animal on a spit ever since I attended a lakeside Fourth…
The Art of Angling: Samuel Marsden Brookes
Samuel Marsden Brookes was born in Middlesex, England, in 1816 to a Dutch family. His father was a…
The Master of Meander: Gibbous Moon Interrupted
Fishing doesn’t always require solitude and silence. Fishers do, sometimes, and I’m among those who occasionally need no…