It’s been so nice to back on my home water of the Middle Fork Feather River. Fishing has been fair but then again it is early season for this designated Wild & Scenic river and the crown jewel of the Lost Sierra. Warblers and songbirds have returned...

My love for fishing creeks and small streams stems from the 70’s when I would ply the tributaries of the West Branch and North Fork of the Feather River with my dad. Little did I know at that time he was teaching me a valuable lesson in appreciati...

I really respect a fly fishing company that takes the time to engineer a product and does it right the first time. The Sage ESN reel is one of those products. It doesn’t take me very long to fish a particular piece of equipment and come to a concl...

Well I wish I could say I’ve been on the water but I’ve been on the DL since the 17 th due to some medical issues. That morning I woke up with a kinked neck and moderate pain. Its happened in the past many times as a result from my professional snow...

When I see the Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly working the wildflowers of the Yuba River it’s for certain that spring is here. The weather though has been much colder lately with a few decent shots of precipitation and low snow fall. The first stor...