continued: two brothers’ excellent fly fishing adventure (or, part two of a...
Finding willing wild fish in an unexplored small creek still brings out the kid in me; there’s unfettered excitment, a little bit of a booty dance (at least inside) and everything, no matter how...
View Articleon becoming one of those guys
Opening day of the general trout season in California is this Saturday. But I won’t be on the water. I will instead sacrifice the first opportunity to be skunked on my favorite stream for the greater...
View Articledon’t know what to expect this trip
It’s been a bad year for water in California. The April opener was one of the best in years thanks to low water levels. Next week we’ll see for ourselves what Eastern Sierra rivers and lakes look like...
View Articleon being a more imaginative fly fisher
There’s a fear that can creep over me in the company of other fly fishermen. Those who know me personally are likely to agree there’s a touch of restraint in my personality. Blending into a crowd is...
View Articlemy opening day…five weeks late
January’s promise to get out and fish earlier, more often and in different places now echoes with so much emptiness that the unthinkable is the only resolution. Yes, I will be chasing trout this...
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following no plan
Unhurried, we turned what could have been a three-hour drive into an easy-going, day-long expedition. Hours were spent exploring thin blue lines on maps and the unfamiliar dirt roads that would get us...
View Articleplenty of water and willing fish, and a return to Crooked Creek, part three
It’s a good thing that the shoreline of Crowley Lake isn’t much to look at; indicators go down the moment one looks away. Nested in the south end of the Long Valley Caldera, Crowley Lake is a reservoir...
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