Short Casts

White-Headed Woodpecker

I’m pretty sure it was Haig-Brown who pointed out, somewhere in his many books, that…

Into the Mystic

About the time I concoct my own variation on Del Brown’s old yet timeless permit…

Shad’s the Limit

Every year about this time, when the days are longest, the weeds tallest, the garden…

Tamalita

The boat launch at Rowena doesn’t get any quieter. This time of year it’s usually a…

Living the Dream

There’s something odd about the soup the waitress brings me at the Old Brew House,…

Got Yours?

You have to understand: I’m not much of a hunter.  

“Is They Good to Eat”

The goldspotted sand bass, Paralabrax auroguttatus, are down about 100, 120 feet. You drop your jig…

Totoaba

We’re dropping jigs down to a high spot north of Isla San Luis, in the…

Recycling 101

I needed a couple of new reels. Or maybe need is a little too strong…

Baker & Cochrane

It’s a dusty half-day drive from the bustling town of Coyhaique to the Rio Baker,…

El Zorro

The spring creeks in and around Estancia del Zorro, the remote and rustic ranch house…

GETTING ORGANIZIZED

Every year about this time I quit. I can’t possibly tie another fly unless I…