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Curing the Steelhead Blues by Chris King Last winter in California was a tough year to be a steelheader. After spending the better part of 2 decades on the water I find myself now answering phones and booking local trips at The Fly Shop®.  This has turned me into a weekend warrior.  Last winter it (more…)

Taking Better Photos Using Your Phone by Chris King In our catch and release world of fly fishing, the pictures we take are all the proof we have of our epic adventures. It is important then to take a look at setting up the perfect representation of our time in the field. It is one (more…)

Essential Gear for Fly Fishing for Steelhead in Northern California by Bryan Quick Fall is just a few days away, and for all of us diehard steelheaders, this is our favorite time of year. The days grow shorter and cooler, the leaves will start to turn soon, and our favorite quarry will begin making their (more…)

TRUE AMERICAN HEROES Gratitude: a humble attempt written 9/11/21 By Mike Parker I hope for a few moments you’ll allow me to deviate from my original “Stillwater Fishing” series. With the events of the last several weeks as well as the recently past 20th anniversary marking the tragic events of 9/11, it got me thinking (more…)

Techniques for Dry Fly Fishing Part One: Casting to Trout A sight seared into my memory is one large brown holding off of a cut bank just above the weir below Pine Flat Dam on the Kings River. It was late summer, and I was kicking up hoppers as I made my way up to (more…)

Top Five Places to Fly Fish for Trout Near Redding California By Bryan Quick & Chris King The American West is home to so much great fly fishing you can spend a lifetime finding different waters to fish. Up here in Northern California, we are often faced with the enviable conflict of having to choose (more…)