Gearhead: Optics and Fly Fishing
Close your eyes for a minute and imagine fly fishing without sight. While it is certainly possible to…
Robert Ketley
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Gearhead: What Exactly is Fly Fishing?
As you may have noticed from the header, Larry Kenney has stepped away from the column that he…
The Dropper Popper
With the possible exception of fundamentalist upstream dry-fly fishers, everyone enjoys fly fishing with poppers. Whether it is…
The Frantic Flea
Many fly fishers have an understandable tendency to tie flies that look “right.” For folks who focus solely…
The Good Fight: Think Before You Drink
Despite recent rains, California is still very short of water molecules. While it looks like 2015 will be…
Fearless Flies
As you may recall, the winter of 2013–14 produced precious little in the way of rain. The few…
Not a Beginner’s Guide to Fishing the Surf
Every year or so, this fine magazine prints an article on how to fly fish the surf. These…
Fishing the Surf with Trout Gear
I often talk to fly anglers who fish only rivers or creeks. Many of these folks live in…
Gearhead: Easy Equipment Maintenance
In 1984, I was working at a small garage in South London that serviced Porsches. The owner was…
Distance Casting and Fly Rods
There is a special kind of frustration that eats into your psyche when your best casts fall short.…