Scraping the Bottom of the Bowl
A while back, I was hauling a friend’s boat out of the water at a local impoundment when…
Richard Alden Bean
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The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Eyes
Eyes — no, I’m not going to talk about painting eyes on bass bugs or using jungle cock…
Southern California’s Fall Bass Action
California hosts some of the finest trout fisheries in the West, but many anglers are surprised to learn…
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Stillwater Rules
As a group, fly fishers are reasonably polite when plying their sport on streams. Most, if not all,…
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: When It All Goes Bad
One of the interesting things about fly-rod angling for bass and the other species you’ll mostly find in…
The Trophy Browns of Lower Twin Lakes
At first glance, they aren’t all that impressive: two lakes of modest size astride Robinson Creek in the…
Big Rock Creek
Southern Californians who live on the desert side of the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains have a…
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Retrieves
Anglers are always asking me about the differences between fly fishing on ponds and lakes for bass and…
Big Bear Bass — and More
Big bear lake, located in the San Bernardino National Forest about 50 miles east of downtown Los Angeles,…
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Ponds in Memory
As I write this column, it’s raining — not a hard rain, but a steady, gentle, soaking rain…