Scott Sadil

End of an Era?

I’m tying and photographing flies against a book deadline when I discover I’ve run out…

Miracles on Thirty Mile Creek

A recent WRC acquisition, in my neck of the woods, includes the second of two…

Lest We Forget: In Praise of Double Tapers

During the dozen or so years I taught wannabe fly fishers the rudiments of the…

The True Story

I’ve sat in on two Zoom presentations this past month, each one packed with information…

Western Flyer: Back from the Brink

Steinbeck and Ricketts, most readers know, carried out their Baja research from aboard the Western…

Mortal Combat

State and federal agencies throughout the West have made the battle against invasive aquatic species…

Old Dogs, New Tricks

The first time I saw a stand-up paddle board, or SUP, used for fishing, I…

Guiding Light

When I first met Jeff Feczko, one of those globe-trotting guides who make most of…

Trickle-Down Theory: Small Creeks, Big Returns

by Scott Sadil It’s always a surprise – maybe moreso the first week of February. …

Row v. Wade

Recent rule changes by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife prohibit coastal anglers from…