The Good Fight: Bob Baiocchi 1931-2013
Robert Joseph Baiocchi — Bob, to the thousands who knew him — died on September 8, 2013, in…
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The Paper Hatch
101 Favorite Dry Flies: History, Tying Tips, and Fishing Strategies By David Klausmeyer. Published by Skyhorse Publishing, 2013;…
The Good Fight: Climate Change Threatens California’s Native Fish
Since the last ice age, native trout and salmon have thrived in California’s clear waters. Now, a well-respected…
The Good Fight: California’sWild-Trout Angling Program
Forty-two years ago, only a very select number of fly fishers appreciated California’s wild trout and their capacity…
The Good Fight: Klamath Dam Removal and Other Conservation News
It would be the biggest dam-removal project in California’s history. That’s what representatives of fishing groups, farmers, utilities,…
Trout Town: Markleeville
Markleeville is a town that time forgot, but anglers never forget that it is a special trout-fishing destination.…
The Good Fight: California Trout to Spend $850,000 to Restore Hat Creek
Hat creek is the poster child for what happens to trout populations when stream habitat gets trashed, but…
The Good Fight: Governor Approves Wild Trout Program Expansion
Author’s note: Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law Assembly Bill 2402, which among other things, changes the…
Trout Town: Bishop
You know you’re in a bona fide trout town when there’s a fly-rod-and-trout pattern in the carpet of…
The Good Fight: There’s More to the DFG Remake Than a Name Change
Should the name of the California Department of Fish and Game be changed to the California Department of…