is one California too much, or how do you feel about buying multiple fishing...
Though it’s a remote possibility that the proposal by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper to divide California into six states would make it over the many required hurdles — from gathering...
View Articlehow to be a hero (or, hey, leave those fish alone)
It’s clear that nature’s dewatering of California this year will leave the trout that can be found skittish and stressed. I suppose that only the most thoughtful fishermen will leave them well enough...
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...
View Articlegetting out and up in the Sierras (and personal accomplishment)
My family spent many summer vacations in Tuolumne Meadows. These trips were a family affair and in the interest of keeping everyone engaged, it was more than fishing. We’d spend the days hiking to...
View Articlehigher and higher (or, personal accomplishment, part two)
The second day of my Memorial Day trip was undecided until I rolled out of bed that morning. A lot of the time, my angling is a solo affair. There was initial hope that Sean might join me — hitting the...
View Articlequick note (or, yes, I haven’t been fishing)
I sit down tentatively in front of the keyboard, the one-eyed monster stares back, unblinking. The view out the window reminds me that midsummer has passed and for the first time in a month I’m fully...
View Articlereining in water use
It’s been raining here in California; something much appreciated after three years of so little. Watching the drops dance on our patio, admiring our revamped back yard, I know it’s not yet the habitat...
View Articlewinter walkabout, part one – fueled by doughnuts
Fueling up on doughnuts before hiking the hidden stairways of San Francisco. Continue reading →
View Articlefollowing 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...
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