This may sound more like ranting than anything else, but stay with me for a moment. There is a word floating around the industry, that I think takes advantage of anglers more than anything else. This particular word would be "Advanced." You see it all the time: Advanced Nymphing Clinic, or Advanced Dry Fly Fishing; the list goes on & on. Well, the truth is that in 25 years of guiding I have never seen a fish eat a nymph, dry fly, streamer, indicator or anything else in an ‘advanced’ … [Read more...]
Alternatives to Winter Steelheading
Steelhead are strange critters! Chasing them sometimes requires good sums of money. But, like duck hunting, if the ducks aren't there, you are just out for a day in the field. The same goes for steelheading....if the fish aren't in, you're just out for a nice day on the water! In northern California we are fortunate to have other options for the fishing. Sometimes we may only catch one or two, and other days we might catch a boat load but that is just winter fishing. Winter is a … [Read more...]