This index covers feature articles that appeared in California Fly Fisher during 2021. In addition to indexing articles by author and title, we have included a listing of fishing waters (those that were described or discussed, not just mentioned incidentally) according to the county in which they are located, or the state or country if outside California. Similarly, fly patterns for which materials or techniques were specified have been indexed alphabetically.
Each reference to a particular article uses the following format: Volume/Issue (Month1/Month2 ’Year): Initial Page Number. Thus, “29/3 (J/F ’21): 42” refers to an article that appeared in Volume 29, Number 3 (the January/February issue of 2021), beginning on page 42. Columns are not included in this index, although fly patterns from “At the Vise” are listed. Issues listed might still be available for purchase. To inquire, e-mail calflyfisher@sbcglobal.net.
FEATURE ARTICLES, BY AUTHOR
Anderson, Richard, “30 Years: How Fly Fishing Has Changed,” 30/1 (S/O ’21) 27
Anderson, Richard, “Essential Gear: A Thermometer,” 29/6 (J/A ’21) 21
Baiocchi, Jon, “Fishing Mountain Water in Winter,” 29/3 (J/F ’21) 22
Baiocchi, Jon, “Seasonal Holding Water for Trout,” 29/6 (J/A ’21) 30
Barich, Bill, “A Purist Confesses,” 29/3 (J/F ’21) 19
Barich, Bill, “An Anniversary,” 30/2 (N/D ’21) 19
Barich, Bill, “Of Fly Rods and Their Makers,” 29/5 (M/J ’21) 19
Barich, Bill, “The Ball Cap: An Appreciation,” 29/6 (J/A ’21) 19
Barich, Bill, “The Opener,” 29/4 (M/A ’21) 19
Barich, Bill, “The Wizard of West Coast Flies,” 30/1 (S/O ’21) 19
Boloyan, Raffi, “California Fly Fisher 2020 Index of Articles,” 29/3 (J/F ’21) 32
Burns, Jim, “A Visit to the Kern,” 29/5 (M/J ’21) 33
Burns, Jim, “So Cal: What’s Next for Stream Anglers,” 29/3 (J/F ’21) 26
Byng, Ben, “Winter Stripers in the California Delta,” 29/3 (J/F ’21) 24
California Trout and Trout Unlimited, “California Trout and Trout Unlimited’s Joint Statement on the New Trout Regs,” 29/5 (M/J ’21) 9
Clemems, Brian, “Steelhead Nymphing Under an Indicator,” 30/2 (N/D ’21) 22
Gray, Lance, “Advice on Dubbing,” 30/2 (N/D ’21) 30
Gray, Lance, “Drought-Year Options,” 29/6 (J/A ’21) 28
Gray, Lance, “Fishing the Lakes Basin Recreation Area,” 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Gray, Lance, “Hex Fishing in Northern California,” 29/5 (M/J ’21) 22
Gray, Lance, “The Feather River’s Spring Steelhead,” 29/4 (M/A ’21) 24
Gray, Lance, “The Float-n-Fly Technique with Thurman’s Float-n-Flies,” 29/3 (J/F ’21) 28
Guibord, Andy, “Balsa Poppers,” 30/1 (S/O ’21) 21
Guibord, Andy, “CDC Emerger,” 30/2 (N/D ’21) 21
Guibord, Andy, “Harmony,” 29/4 (M/A ’21) 21
Guibord, Andy, “Love and Lipstick,” 29/5 (M/J ’21) 21
Gudmundsson, Dagur, “Carp,” 29/6 (J/A ’21) 24
Gudmundsson, Dagur, “For the Love of Wind,” 30/2 (N/D ’21) 32
Gudmundsson, Dagur, “Mind Games,” 29/5 (M/J ’21) 24
Gudmundsson, Dagur, “The Salinas River Watershed,” 29/4 (M/A ’21) 22
Kenney, Larry, “For Isaac,” 29/6 (J/A ’21) 41
Ketley, Robert, “Surf-Zone Basics,” 29/6 (J/A ’21) 26
Kyte, Al, “Angling Etiquette,” 29/6 (J/A ’21) 9
Kyte, Al, “In Search of Etiquette,” 29/5 (M/J ’21) 26
Lee, Dennis, “Floating Lines and Sink-Tips for Steelhead,” 30/1 (S/O ’21) 22
Lee, Dennis, “Fly Fishing for California’s Winter Steelhead: Past and Present,” 30/2 (N/D ’21) 24
Malekos, Michael, “Casting for Gold,” 29/4 (M/A ’21) 28
Malekos, Michael, “Drought and Trout,” 29/6 (J/A ’21) 27
Malekos, Michael, “Euro Nymphing: An Introduction,” 29/5 (M/J ’21) 34
Malekos, Michael, “Targeting Browns,” 29/3 (J/F ’21) 30
Merrill, Mark, “Ruby Lake,” 29/6 (J/A ’21) 33
Migale, Ed, “Jay Fair’s Wiggle Tail Fly,” 30/2 (N/D ’21) 28
Migale, Ed, “Mike Folden, 1960-2021,” 30/1 (S/O ’21) 41
O’Brien, Chip, “Getting Down with Chironomids,” 29/6 (J/A ’21) 22
Pogue, James, “Coastal Cutts,” 29/4 (M/A ’21) 30
Pogue, James, “Kern River Golden Trout,” 29/5 (M/J ’21) 30
Pogue, James, “Mountain Biking for Trout,” 30/1 (S/O ’21) 32
Pumphrey, Peter, “A Creek Less Traveled,” 29/5 (M/J ’21) 28
Quattrocchi, Al, “Al Q’s Pinche Claw System,” 30/2 (N/D ’21) 27
Shein, Keith, “By Noon,” 30/1 (S/O ’21) 41
Smith, Chris, “Personal Watercraft,” 29/4 (M/A ’21) 26
Zech, Jim, “20/20 Vision,” 29/3 (J/F ’21) 31
BY TITLE
20/20 Vision, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 31
30 Years: How Fly Fishing Has Changed, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 27
Advice on Dubbing, 30/2 (N/D ’21) 30
Al Q’s Pinche Claw System, 30/2 (N/D ’21) 27
Anniversary, 30/2 (N/D ’21) 19
Angling Etiquette, 29/6 (J/A ’21) 9
Ball Cap: An Appreciation, 29/6 (J/A ’21) 19
Balsa Poppers, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 21
By Noon, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 41
California Fly Fisher 2020 Index of Articles, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 32
California Trout and Trout Unlimited’s Joint Statement on the New Trout Regs, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 9
Carp, 29/6 (J/A ’21) 24
Casting for Gold, 29/4 (M/A ’21) 28
CDC Emerger, 30/2 (N/D ’21) 21
Coastal Cutts, 29/4 (M/A ’21) 30
Creek Less Traveled, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 28
Drought and Trout, 29/6 (J/A ’21) 27
Drought-Year Options, 29/6 (J/A ’21) 28
Essential Gear: A Thermometer, 29/6 (J/A ’21) 21
Euro Nymphing: An Introduction, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 34
Feather River’s Spring Steelhead, 29/4 (M/A ’21) 24
Fishing Mountain Water in Winter, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 22
Fishing the Lakes Basin Recreation Area, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Float-n-Fly Technique with Thurman’s Float-n-Flies, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 28
Floating Lines and Sink-Tips for Steelhead, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 22
Fly Fishing for California’s Winter Steelhead:
Past and Present, 30/2 (N/D ’21) 24
Fly Rods and Their Makers, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 19
For Isaac, 29/6 (J/A ’21) 41
For the Love of Wind, 30/2 (N/D ’21) 32
Getting Down with Chironomids, 29/6 (J/A ’21) 22
Harmony, 29/4 (M/A ’21) 21
Hex Fishing in Northern California, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 22
In Search of Etiquette, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 26
Jay Fair’s Wiggle Tail Fly, 30/2 (N/D ’21) 28
Kern River Golden Trout, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 30
Love and Lipstick, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 21
Mike Folden, 1960-2021, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 41
Mind Games, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 24
Mountain Biking for Trout, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 32
Opener, 29/4 (M/A ’21) 19
Personal Watercraft, 29/4 (M/A ’21) 26
Purist Confesses, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 19
Salinas River Watershed, 29/4 (M/A ’21) 22
Seasonal Holding Water for Trout, 29/6 (J/A ’21) 30
So Cal: What’s Next for Stream Anglers, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 26
Steelhead Nymphing under and Indicator, 30/2 (N/D ’21) 22
Surf-Zone Basics, 29/6 (J/A ’21) 26
Targeting Browns, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 30
Visit to the Kern, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 33
Winter Stripers in the California Delta, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 24
Wizard of West Coast Flies, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 19
FISHING WATERS BY COUNTY
Butte
Feather River, 29/4 (M/A ’21) 24
Thermalito Afterbay, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 22
Calaveras
Stanislaus River, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 30
Colusa
East Park Reservoir, 29/6 (J/A ’21) 28
Kern
Kern River, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 30 and 33
Los Angeles
East Fork San Gabriel River, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 26
Los Angeles River, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 26
Monterey
Arroyo Seco River, 29/4 (M/A ’21) 22
Lake San Antonio, 29/4 (M/A ’21) 22
Salinas River, 29/4 (M/A ’21) 22
Salinas River Estuary, 29/4 (M/A ’21) 22
Nevada
Truckee River, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 32
Plumas
Big Bear Lake, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Butt Valley Reservoir, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 22
Cub Lake, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Grass Lake, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Grassy Lake, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Gray Eagle Creek, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Haven Lake, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Hidden Lake, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Jamison Lake, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Lake Almanor, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 22
Lake Davis, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 22
Little Bear Lake, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Long Lake, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Mud Lake, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Rock Lake, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Round Lake, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Silver Lake, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Smith Lake, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Wades Lake, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
San Bernardino
Barton Creek, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 26
Bear Creek, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 26
Deep Creek, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 26
Lytle Creek, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 26
San Antonio Creek, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 26
Santa Ana River, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 26
San Joaquin
San Joaquin River (Delta), 29/3 (J/F ’21) 24
San Luis Obispo
Lake Nacimiento, 29/4 (M/A ’21) 22
Salinas River, 29/4 (M/A ’21) 22
Santa Margarita Lake, 29/4 (M/A ’21) 22
Sacramento
Sacramento River (Delta), 29/3 (J/F ’21) 24
Shasta
Fall River, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 22
Lower Burney Creek, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 30
Manzanita Lake, 29/6 (J/A ’21) 28
McCloud River, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 30
Sierra
Gold Lake, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Goose Lake, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Haven Lake, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Little Gold Lake, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Squaw Lake, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 24
Solano
Putah Creek, 29/6 (J/A ’21) 28
Tehama
Deer Creek, 29/6 (J/A ’21) 28
Tulare
Golden Trout Creek, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 30
Kern River, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 30
Little Kern River, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 30 and 33
South Fork Kern River, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 30
Tuolumne
Stanislaus River, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 30
Yuba
Yuba River, Lower, 29/6 (J/A ’21) 28
OUT OF STATE
Nevada
Ruby Lake, 29/6 (J/A ’21) 33
FLY PATTERNS
Alder Fly, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 16
Al Q’s Pinche Crab, 30/2 (N/D ’21) 27
Balanced Peacock Bugger, 30/2 (N/D ’21) 16
Black and Grey Zebra Midge, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 23
Black and White Zebra Midge, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 23
CDC Emerger, 30/2 (N/D ’21) 21
Feather River Special, 29/4 (M/A ’21) 25
Flashtail Rattle Clouser, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 25
Golden Stonefly Nymph, 29/4 (M/A ’21) 21
Lance’s Hex Nymph, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 22
Lincoln’s Stillborn Hex, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 22
Lipstick, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 21
Liquid Wrench, 30/1 (S/O ’21) 16
Milt’s Hexagenia Cripple, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 22
Muddler Minnow, 29/4 (M/A ’21) 17
Nealley’s Adult Hex, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 22
Quick Gliding Game Changer, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 24
Silicone Head Game Changer, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 24
Silver Sedge, 29/5 (M/J ’21) 17
Smallmouth Something, 29/6 (J/A ’21) 16
Thurman’s Float-n-Fly Sexy Shad, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 29
Thurman’s Float-n-Fly Shad, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 29
Wendell’s Zebra, 29/3 (J/F ’21) 23
Wiggle Tail Fly (multiple variations), 30/2 (N/D ’21) 28