A SoCal Winter Option: Laguna Niguel Lake
sort of scheduling screwup, the fish had been stocked the day before the weekend arrived. (Or that same…
Richard Alden Bean
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The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Prelude to the Spawn
Although it’s winter as you read these words, spring, and the angling opportunities it brings, is not far…
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: It’s Time for Wall-Hangers
The wind stirred the collar of my jacket and blew my fly line sideways across the lake’s surface.…
The Adams Family
Do you have a favorite fly? A go-to, always-seems-to-work fly? I do. At least, I have a fly…
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Going with the Grain(s)
“Why don’t you write something about how the warmwater scene has changed over the last twenty years?” The…
Jenks Lake
Have you ever driven by the entrance to a spot you’ve either never fished or haven’t fished in…
Ernie Gully’s Jurassic Trout
Pyramid Lake is a genuine destination for California’s fly anglers. Located north of Reno in mostly barren desert,…
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Fishing the Doldrums
This time of year, the comment most often heard among fly rodders goes something like this: “The weather…
Backup Waters Options for Escaping the Crowds
It started out as a simple trip to a small but pretty trout water nestled in a canyon…
The Warmwater Fly Fisher: Handy Tools
A few days ago, one of the newer members of a fly-fishing club I belong asked me, “What…