August 21-28 Even fly fishing guides take vacations on occasion. Many folks think we vacation all the time, and mostly they are right. It is a true joy earning a living doing what we love, though it is abundantly clear to us that in the fly fishing business very few, if any folks will [...]
August 5-15 August is a time of year when guiding fly fishers slows a bit in Northern California which provides an opportunity to travel and fish in beautiful places far from home. When Craig received an invitation to host a trip with long time friend Glen Goodsell and his family in Idaho, the answer [...]
Spey and Switch Rod Fly Fishing the Nestucca and Siletz Rivers on the Oregon Coast 2/11 Craig enjoyed a few days off from guiding and joined good friend Ross from Redding who makes an annual pilgrimage to the Oregon Coast to swing flies with Spey rods for winter steelhead. Otis, Oregon guide Doug Miller shared [...]
First Published as a Foraging Angler Column in: California Fly Fisher Magazine, August 2009 I concluded my previous Foraging Angler offering “Dining in the Shadow of Shasta”with a promise to reveal some secrets regarding dining in Dunsmuir. I’ll begin this column by sharing with you the biggest secret of all. The overall quality and value [...]
Lou Lou heard that I was headed to the Umpqua and after a quick review of a weather forecast abandoned plans to fish the Trinity and made the long drive to join me. He arrived Friday evening and fished the Famous Run above The Falls at sunset without a bump. We camped together at [...]
Andrew Andrew stayed with us on his way to and back from some meetings he had in Sacramento from his home in Sisters, Oregon. We fish together regularly and I’ve been trying to persuade him to join me on the Umpqua since his move to Sisters. This turned out to be perfect timing for his [...]
Solitude River Trips & Fly Water Travel Craig, Jerri & Kevin joined some friends and met some new ones on a hosted trip down the Salmon River in Idaho. We hosted the trip through Fly Water Travel and the great folks from Solitude. This trip was the finest river trip we have every experienced, surpassing [...]