A Pale Morning Dun Nymph/Emerger
Prolific and widespread, the Pale Morning Dun (Ephemerella excrucians) is easily the mayfly that’s most important to Western…
Steven Bird
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The Grannom Sedge Emerger
When the wild roses begin to set pink blooms along the river road, grannom sedges appear, first a…
The Greenie
Having suffered four years of record drought, California anglers are well aware of the stress our freshwater fisheries…
A Return to the San Gabriel
Something woke me in the early morning gray — the sound of water splashing and the click of…
Two Crabs for the Surf
Most who stand off the western edge of the continent in salt water up to their stripping baskets…
Two-Handed Rods for Trout
Most fly fishers come to two-handed rods through steelhead and salmon fishing, as a practical and enjoyable refinement…
Lonesome Coast
Early morning. The coast road is salted and barren north of Cambria. Pink light tinges the low peaks…
Bringing a Kid to the Game
In the year I was born, automobiles had been available to the general public for about forty years,…