San Jose Fly Casters Shiz and Judy, regular clients, friends and Switch Rod enthusiasts proposed an onstream workshop with their fellow San Jose Fly Casters club members. The response went so well that we offered a second session and filled two half day workshops with six students each. What an exceptional group. Though most [...]
ShastaTrout will be exhibiting at the 2009 Fly Fishing Shows in Portland, Pasadena and Pleasanton. Craig will also be giving presentations on Freestones in the Shadow of Shasta, along with Switchrod casting demonstrations. If you are in the area, please stop by our booth and say hello, and enter our drawing for our free trip! For [...]
Shasta Trout will be exhibiting at the 2009 ISE in San Mateo and Sacramento. Craig will also be giving presentations, switch rod casting demos, and fly tying demos. If you are in the area, stop by and say hello! For more info, check out the event website for the 2009 International Sportsmen’s Expo. San Mateo, [...]
First Published in California Fly Fisher Magazine, April 2008. I believe in magic. Deceiving a fish with an artificial fly is all the evidence required and I consider fly rods the wands that allow anglers to perform this bit of magic. Some rods are best suited for performing particular magical acts. Rods with smooth classic [...]
First published in California Fly Fisher, February 2007 “Boys and their toys,” Jerri said as I hung up the phone. “How many Spey rods do you own?” Uh oh, I hadn’t realized my wife was listening. “Five,” I offered weakly, “but one is for sale and two are actually switch rods.” “Switch rods?” she asked. [...]