Site Map
Here's a quick run down of the major sections of this site and the focus of each:
Fly Patterns Habitat- Carson River, East Fork - Carson Iceberg Wilderness Section
- Carson River, East Fork - Hangman's Bridge & Below
- Clavey River
- Cottonwood Lakes
- Eagle Lake
- Heenan Lake
- Hot Creek
- Kern River - Johnsondale Bridge & Below
- Kern River - Heritage Trout Section
- Kinney Lakes
- Lake Alpine
- Little Kern River
- McCloud River
- Merced River - Below Yosemite N.P.
- Merced River - Yosemite National Park
- Sacramento River - Lower Section
- Stanislaus River, North Fork
- Walker River
- Yuba River - Lower Section
- Yuba River, North Fork
- River Restoration
- Brook Trout
- Brown Trout
- Bull Trout
- Cutthroat Trout
- Golden Trout
- Lake Trout
- Rainbow Trout
- Steelhead
- Endangered Listings
The Nature of Fly Fishing Archive
Content - 2018
Spring 2018
New Edition includes fishing for Little Kern Goldens and Coastal Cutthroat Cutthroat in
Native Trout Waters of California - 2018 Edition
March 23, 2018
A toast to all the
Dead Guys who grace our Coastal Rivers.
Winter 2018
In the State of Jefferson, things are about to change on the Klamath River below Iron Gate Dam.
March 2018
See my photography on the Tuolumne River Meadows Section
in the March / April 2018 issue of Southwest Fly Fishing
Content - 2017
December 2017
Look for my photograph of a California Golden in the Fish Eye
spread of the November / December 2017 issue of Northwest Fly Fishing
November 9, 2017
Coastal Cutthroat only cutthroat subspecies to have co-evolved with the rainbow trout.
November 2017
Look for my photograph of a California Golden in the Fish Eye
two page spread of the November / December 2017 issue of Southwest Fly Fishing
October 14, 2017
Going back to a Favoirte-Fall-Fishery
September 2017
Look for my photo essay on fly fishing
the Mono Lake Basin along the Eastern Sierra in the September/October 2017 issue of Southwest Fly Fishing
August 2017
Dawn Patrol at Pyramid Lake featured in
Midcurrent Fly Fishing News
August 28, 2017
A small, isolated population of Whitehorse Creek Cutthroat quietly survive in the Coyote Basin.
July 26, 2017
One of my favorite photographs featured in
Midcurrent Fly Fishing News
July 2017
Look for my feature article on the
Upper Middle Fork San Joaquin River in the July/August 2017 issue of Southwest Fly Fishing
June 18, 2017
Question - are there Lahontans in the Tahoe Basin?
Spring 2017
Continued cold inflows into Pyramid Lake keep fish & anglers smiling.
April 2017
Haven't put a serious bend in your rod this winter? Here's a suggestion.
March 23, 2017
So, do you know how many light-years to the Butterfly Nebula?
February 19, 2017
Head to Head... Can you tell the difference between
Barred Surfperch
& Redtail Surfperch
February 2017
A Tribute to the One & Only Jay Fair.
January 2017
A Chronicle of a Winter Run
Content - 2016
Winter 2016
December brought big rains to Northern California and with it some very welcome guests -
coho spawning in Lagunitas Creek.
December 23 2016
Lundy Lake -
like most gold rush camps, it went bust. They built a dam, created a lake, and now we come to fish.
November 2, 2016
Fly fishing the California Surf is similar to what they say about mountain trout streams - fish don't live in ugly places!
September 1, 2016
When fly fishing for surf perch - ORANGE is the new Black.
Summer 2016
Look for my essay - Rebuilding the Beast appearing
in the Summer 2016 issue of Revive
July 10, 2016
Indian Creek Reservoir
is stocked with Lahontans and rainbows where damsels emerge in huge numbers.
June 2016
Look for my photography on fly fishing California's
Lower Yuba River
in the June/July 2016 issue of FLY FISHERMAN .
May 2, 2016
When Fishing Pyramid Lake You Pray for the Wind to Blow (unless you are in a boat).
Some native redband are tucked away in the far upper right-hand corner of California.
March 8, 2016
Is it any wonder why steelhead & anglers return to
these epic rivers along California's North Coast each and every winter.
March 4, 2016
As Spring approaches my thoughts turn to
A High Desert Lake with Monster Lahontans.
February 17, 2016
The California Godlen Trout is in Hot Water.
Winter 2016
Look for my photography in the feature story The Complicated Relationship Between Beavers & Trout
in the Winter issue of TROUT.
January 2, 2016
Steelhead and the importance of rain harvesting.
Content - 2015
December 2015
Check out my photography in the article Die Gold Nuggests der Sierra Nevada.
November 10, 2015
Read my latest story on the Smithsonian's Ocean Portal Surf Fishing in a Golden State.
October 21, 2015
Read my story in the Earth Island Journal on the threat cows pose to California golden trout.
September 21, 2015
A long awaited trip back to the Carson Iceberg Wilderness.
September 2015
Look for my article on
Heenan Lake in the September/October 2015 issue of Southwest Fly Fishing
August 18, 2015
In 1971, the California Wild Trout Program was created.
The next year, 16 miles of the Lower Owens River got added.
August 4, 2015
Wanting to fish through California's hot & dry summer?
Hit the beach.
July 14, 2015
Dedicated to the heart & soul of California's trout streams -
The Sierra Nevada Mountains.
July 2015
Look for my photography in the cover story State of the Trout
in the Summer 2015 issue of TROUT.
May 21, 2015
Visiting the Ghosts of Lake Lahontan.
May 6, 2015
A float down
a Central Valley trib of the San Joaquin River reveals unexpected wildness from above and below.
April 14, 2015
The Drought puts a HURT on the Walker.
March 22, 2015
Yosemite's Wild & Scenic Fly Fishing
March 3, 2015 Pleased to report long-time friend & fishing-compadre Kurt Peterson is on The Board!!!
February 8, 2015
The Trinity River shows a bit more of its wild side in 2014 - 2015.
Content - 2014
November 20, 2014
Feed by snow melt from Mt. Dana, this big creek in the Mono Basin has been harnessed for water and power, but is now getting restored.
October 29, 2014
Heenan Lake 2014 - More Grabs & Less Green Stuff. And is the Drought to Blame or Praise?
October 13, 2014
The EcoAngler travels north in search of Hot Summer Steelhead
on the Lower Deschutes River.
September 2014
Look for my photography on fishing for native golden trout in the September 2014 issue of Outdoor Life .
August 26, 2014
Creating a Stronghold for Redband.
July 17, 2014
A long-awaited return to Golden Trout Creek.
June 12, 2014
The West Fork of the Carson River
is popular road-side fishery not far from the blackjack tables of Lake Tahoe.
May 6, 2014
An important bit of info if you are planning to visit the Clavey River.
April 4, 2014
Look for my photography in the article Walking A Trout Tightrope
in the Spring 2014 issue of TROUT.
March 2014
A couple of my photographs were selected by California Trout for their '14 Calendar. March features a landscape of Hot Creek & April shows a native California Golden. Please support the good work being done by Cal Trout!
February 27, 2014
As drought settles over California - time to take a long and hard look at the
state's water-supply crisis.
February 4, 2014
Using Little Green Men to abduct trout from rivers throughout North America.
January 15, 2014
D-r-o-u-g-h-t spells serious trouble for
coho looking to spawn on Central California creeks.
Content - 2013
December 20, 2013
I went
Fishing for Science.
December 15, 2013
A different kind of restoration story for the Holiday. Hope you enjoy and have a safe and Mer
ry Christmas with loved ones.
November 11, 2013
Like a bear following the smell of bacon into a big cylinder welded to a truck trailer, I came to learn the wonderful access and open back-cast of the Upper Owens River is a bit like the bear-trap.
October 15, 2013
Yellowstone Cutt Country is the homeland to it's namesake trout, and a country under siege.
October 3, 2013
The Ansel Adams Wilderness encompasses the headwaters of one of the finest wild trout rivers just east of the Sierra crest.
September 3, 2013
The Hard Fighting Cutt-Bows of the North Fork Shoshone River.
August 21, 2013
It's not a stretch to say - Slough Creek represents the most popular trout stream inside Yellowstone National Park.
August 8, 2013
Yellowstone cutthroats and time travel.
May 31, 2013
A new installment of what I like to call the East Walker Chronicles.
April 20, 2013
The Nushagak River supports the largest king salmon fishery in North America, but by mid August, their smaller cousins start charging up this big river.
April 1, 2013
Fly Fishing Southwest Alaska's Wood River and a major trib with a nice run of silvers.
March 14, 2013
A look at Artic Grayling, and of course profiling its large doral fin.
March 4, 2013
Fly Fishing an Alaskan Legend - the Agulowak River.
The Great Salmon Place.
February 9, 2013
A profile of the most strikingly beautiful member of the char family. And they fight like girls. (Seriously, have you seen girls fight?)
January 28, 2013 California Heritage Trout Challenge Honor Roll has been updated. Mark Skawinski joins the Honor Roll with Certificate # 140. Mark has a 2nd CHTC application in the pipeline as well. Mark - thanks for supporting this site!
Content - 2012
December 4, 2012
Late October and November brought large amounts of rain and roe to
the steelhead in the Trinity River.
November 5, 2012
Guided by Captain Obvious, the EcoAngler explores
a spot he's driven by and never stopped to fish in Yosemite National Park.
October 26, 2012
Journyed over to the Eastside of the Sierras for a last taste of
fall fishing on a small Sierra Nevada Creek.
October 22, 2012 Well it's been a while since the California Heritage Trout Challenge Honor Roll has been updated. That changes today with the addition of Evan Eropkin and Matthew Hernandez. Great job guys, and thanks for supporting this site!
September 25, 2012
When not dodging Bambi Buckets, managed a couple of good days
fly fishing the Upper Sacramento River.
September 20, 2012
A word to the wise - don't attempt to fish the Upper Sac when you see these huge bugs hatching.
September 1, 2012
Putting the camera at eye level with some of the most
aggressive hitters of a pink fly.
August 27, 2012
Some real heavies can be found patrolling the
Wind River below Boysen Reservior.
July 17, 2012
Just below this iconic granite formation in the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness flows the
Clark Fork Stanislaus River.
June 27, 2012
It might be named after a Polish Saint, but this river is certainly no joke.
June 12, 2012
An amazing wilderness in California for native trout deserves a nice home on EcoAngler.com.
May 30, 2012
Yellowstone cutthroats and time travel.
May 8, 2012
What exactly drives the abundance of brown trout below Flaming Gorge Dam on the Green River?
April 30, 2012
Tuolumne River, Poopenaut Valley
... if you have hiked down to fish for wild brown trout here, you'll know why it's called Pooping-Out Valley.
April 16, 2012
Bowl of roe by bowl of roe.
March 27, 2012
Unfortunately, no one can be told what The Spawning Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.
March 5, 2012
Your number is 3960. Please proceed to the spawning-processing-area.
February 20, 2012
The rebuilding effort on
Northern California's Russian River.
February 7, 2012
Strange encounter on the Trinity this year... some guy (looked like Charlton Heston) was shouting from the banks something about the Soylent Corporation controlling
steelhead production on the Trinity River.
January 8, 2012 A contributed story from a reader of this site who fell under the spell of pursuing native redbands.
Content - 2011
December 21, 2011
Another native Wyo Cutt -
Snake River Finespotted Cutthroat.
November 29, 2011
The Dana Fork of the Tuoulmne River
in Yosemite National Park can be accessed easily, has stunning peaks, and good numbers of wild trout.
November 11, 2011
Kirman Lake holds brookies both big and small.
November 1, 2011
The hopper bite ran late and finished strong on the
East Fork of the Carson.
October 31, 2011 What makes Hot Creek... run Hot?.
October 26, 2011
Is the US Economy recovering? They're back in good numbers on
Lake Alpine.
September 25, 2011
Doubling back to fish
the North Fork of the Stanislaus River.
September 16, 2011
Posse Grounds and the Urban Rainbow - the evolution of
the Egg Bite on the Sacramento River.
September 4, 2011
The 1st installment of Wyo Cutts leads off with
Bonneville Cutthroat.
August 27, 2011
The large snowpack in the Sierras gives this rainbow another year to out-stay his welcome on Silver King Creek.
July 20, 2011
Got wood?.
July 12, 2011
This Thursday marks exactly 20 years since the Cantara Spill on the Upper Sacramento River.
June 24, 2011
Wind Knot - A knot caused by bad casting... blamed on the wind.
June 21, 2011
A short take on Mono Winds and Beaver Ponds.
June 7, 2011
Just off I-5, runs
Piru Creek - providing an easy escape just north of L.A.
May 19, 2011
The Little Walker River flows out of the upper Walker River Basin.
May 11, 2011
An Open Letter to Simms
April 22, 2011
Do rainbows get cold? The EcoAngler heads up to
The Merced River to conduct field research.
March 2, 2011 109 percent of what would be normal, and it's wetter.
March 1, 2011 The number-crunchers at CDFG are predicting a return to salmon goodness for the 2011 coastal fishing seaon.
February 27, 2011
Photos and a write up of the weekend's Fly Fishing Show held in Pleasanton
February 24, 2011 My fishing buddy just emailed me this link. Bathtub-ring be GONE.
February 20, 2011 Let the speculation begin. To what extent will there be a 2011 salmon fishing season?
February 8, 2011 The 2010 fall chinook total return numbers are in for the Sacramento River. Better, but below the forecast and well below the historic average.
January 9, 2011 New Arrivals on the Russian River. (view Youtube video at top of the page)
Content - 2010
December 18, 2010 Pescadero Marsh provides critical habitat to steelhead. Man-made changes and lack of action by the State of California have quietly lead to annual fish die offs. Times up... save the guns, just send the lawyers.
November 20, 2010
The pupa and adult form of the Giant Orange Sedge are popular with large trout and anglers alike.
November 7, 2010 A California fly-angler, Ben Blankenhorn turned up a couple of natives on a trib to the North Fork of the Kern this summer. Great pics Ben!
October 17, 2010
The Owens River ... the water that created Los Angeles.
September 19, 2010
West Fork of the Walker River -
likely considered the red-headed-step-child of Eastern Sierra Rivers especially when compared to the East Fork's tailwater.
September 7, 2010
The flows are creating good conditions on the
McCloud River along the Nature Conservancy Preserve.
August 17, 2010
Another report from deep inside the Golden Trout Wilderness and Sequoia National Park.
Fly fishing for native Kern River rainbows near the headwaters around Funston Meadow.
August 10, 2010
C.D.F.G. Fisheries Biologists held a Heritage Trout Clinic .
John Burge attended the weekend event in the Modoc National Forest and contributed a write-up with photos.
August 1, 2010
The western edge of the Emigrant Wilderness provides the headwaters of the Clavey River.
July 12, 2010
The Golden Trout Wilderness encompasses the headwaters of South Fork of the Kern River - a refuge for sure.
June 25, 2010 Commercial fishing group Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations - leads legal charge to get water back into the Scoot River
June 9, 2010
The EcoAngler explores Deer Creek in Lassen National Forest and the Ishi Wilderness.
May 24, 2010 Received an email from Ned Morris (CHTC #3,57), looks like California holds another subspecies of redband.
May 14, 2010
Time to feed the beast....fly fishing a Yosemite creek.
April 28, 2010
A classic, high-country fishery in Yosemite National Park - Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne River..
April 18, 2010
Inspired by Trout Unlimited's Calendar featuring a California Golden Trout, I give you ... Golden Trout Creek.
March 27, 2010
They can check-out, but they can never leave...
March 19, 2010 Westlands Water District - Can you handle the truth?
March 6, 2010 Op-Ed on water policy in S.F. Bay Delta and the need to think of local fishing economies impacted.
March 1, 2010
The natal home to wild salmon and steelhead
...it's more than a clean bed.
February 20, 2010
As native fish populations crash throughout California - time to take a long and hard look at the
state's water-supply crisis.
February 18, 2010 Op-Ed on Feinstein's misguided efforts to change water policy in S.F. Bay Delta.
February 10, 2010
Good winter rains fill coastal creeks like this. The creek opens to the sea
and attract big-fish-eater.
February 3, 2010 Central California Coho Populations Continue to Crash.
January 23, 2010
In 1996, his man connected-all-the-dots... published a report and no one in CDFG acted.
Studying Salmon to death.
January 20, 2010 Death by a 1000 cuts - A summary of the California's Salmon crisis.
January 16, 2010 For Central Coast steelhead who want to experience fine-spawning in Carmel - your table is almost ready. The agreement to remove the San Clemente Dam on the Carmel River.
January 13, 2010
What station are you listening to? Photographs of
California Condors soaring high above Big Sur.
January 1, 2010
The EcoAnlger closes out 2009 with the final chapter of The Great Basin Redband Roundup
... Malheur Lake Basin Redband Trout
Content - 2009
December 14, 2009
The third redband profiled in The Great Basin Redband Roundup ... Catlow Valley Basin Redband Trout
December 2, 2009
The EcoAngler profiles the Fort Rock Basin Redband Trout
November 20, 2009
The EcoAngler attends the Junc Show on the Trinity River.
November 12, 2009
Fall fishing on the Upper Sacramento River.
November 4, 2009
The 1st installment of the Redband Roundup leads off with the Chewaucan Basin Redband Trout
October 19, 2009
The EcoAngler drops into the Forks of the Kern River for a closer look.
October 5, 2009
Fishing the famous "rock-pile" near the Middle Fork of the San Joaquin River.
September 21, 2009
At the headwaters of the South Fork of the Pit River, you'll find the
Warner Wilderness .
September 14, 2009
The yellow sallie hatch had peaked but the rainbows on the Kern River above Johnsondale Bridge were in denial.
September 2009
Scud-eaters and cud-eaters are loose along the East Walker River .
September 3, 2009
The rich color and pageantry that is college football and wild brook trout
August 25, 2009
The EcoAngler hikes into the South Fork of the Merced River
July 26, 2009
A small, isolated population of Whitehorse Creek Cutthroat quietly survive in the Coyote Basin.
July 12, 2009
Underwater photographs of a Warner Lakes redband.
May 31, 2009
The North Fork of the Blackfoot
supports a native fishery in a watershed of continual ecological change.
May 5, 2009
Th
e EcoAngler heads into Blackfoot C
ountry.
April 2009
And the winner for most endangered river of 2009 goes to... Sacramento - San Joaquin River System.
April 6, 2009
The Lower Sacramento River flows through
the center of Redding and supports a large urban population of rainbows.
March 2009 National Marine and Fisheries Service issued a detailed analysis of reasons for declining Chinook salmon runs in the Sacramento River. Warning: Large PDF File.
March 26, 2009
For decades, 60 miles of the San Joaquin River has been bone-dry.Imagine all the instream flow.
March 12, 2009 California's State-budget-cutting-axe has hit the Heritage & Wild Trout Program.Read the letter from Roger Bloom, CDFG Biologist, detailing the severe impact to this great fisheries program.
March 6, 2009
Experience the pure wonder of fly fishing the Golden Trout Wilderness from the couch.
February 26, 2009
In the shadow of Mount Lassen and once home to the Yahi Indians, flows Mill Creek.
February 1, 2009
Impressions from a recent trip to Ano Nuevo.
Winter 2009
Read the chronicles here:
- Swimming with the Smolts
- The Expanding Marsh
- The Expanding Marsh - (continued)
- State Breach
- Uncorking the Creek in the New Year
- No Rain - No Run
- Spawn Blocker
- New! Lance Armstrong and 2 I nches
Content - 2008
December 28, 2008
Dare I say, the best collection of fly fishing essays written -- The Longest Silence by Thomas McGuane.
December 21, 2008
Thanks to contributors - Ned Morris (CHTC #5 & #57) and Scott Lyons (CHTC #65)- the EcoAngler has expanded its Angler Honor Roll .
December 14, 2008
Kelly Creek is one of the West's Blue-ribbon native trout streams. Without foresight and a change to the fishing reg's things would have been different here -- very different.
December 2008
Red Spawn - Midwest invaders continue hatching their plot to push westslope cutts out of their native lakes.
November 20, 2008
You are'nt high - You're just steelheading on the Trinity River 2008.
November 20, 2008
CalTrout issues a detailed status report of California native fish. Warning: Large PDF File.
November 9, 2008
Looking for a quiet, small stream experience just outside of Truckee, California? Then Sagehen Creek might be your answer.
October 26, 2008
Thanks to Katherine Evatt and Pete Bell of the Foothill Conservancy for correcting my minimum streamflow info for the North Fork Mokelumne River below Salt Springs dam.
October 19, 2008
A popular trail with hikers and backpackers leads to the headwaters of the Truckee River - home to a restored population of Lahontan cutts.
October 12, 2008
Some photographs of healthy stream-resident Lahontan cutts.
October 5, 2008
Just posted my recent Heenan Lake Fishing Report.
September 30, 2008
Heenan Lake 2008 
Rainbows in Heenan? Unfortunately true - California Department of Fish & Game Biologist confirms my fear.
September 21, 2008
Jones Hole Creek 
slices down a thin, red rock canyon inhabited by rainbow trout and aggressive-wading mountain sheep.
September 14, 2008
An excellent, remote fly fishing 
experience can be had along the high, North Slope of Uintas Mountain Range.
August 28, 2008
Engineering a more eco - friendly water cooler on the Green River
August 21, 2008
Fishermen welcome since 300 A.D.
August 14, 2008
Take a look inside what makes the Green River, below Flaming Gorge a proverbial aquarium of fish.
August 7, 2008
Occupying less than 5 percent of its historic range within the upper Colorado River watershed, the Colorado River cutthroat is considered to be the most colorful cutthroats and possibly one of the most beautiful fish in North America.
July 20, 2008
Flowing through a deep canyon on the West slope of the Sierra the North Fork Mokelumne River below Salt Springs dam certainly looks like a great fishery.
July 12, 2008
Rock Creek's spring run-off may have been later and larger than usual this year, but the Giant Salmonfly and golden stonefly hatches produced jaw-dropping and jaw-closing responses for anglers and trout alike.
Summer 2008
Coming in July - Fishing a fat Salmon fly hatch on a historic blue ribbon fishery. View some Stone Love.
June 25, 2008
The 3rd Release of Fish Eye doesn't disappoint and features one of my favorite Sierra still-water destinations.
June 11, 2008
Hiking the Doyle trail upstream along the Tule River leads to a dense wooded canyon with small, eager trout swimming below.
May 26, 2008 With Spring run-off coursing through Sierra Nevada streams come hatches of Calineuria Californica and Hesperoperla Pacifica.
May 2, 2008
If you're a fan of wild trout and surroundings to match, then the Kings River above Pine Flat Reservior might be your ticket.
April 17, 2008
The EcoAngler profiles the lower Kings River. A once great tail-water is on the comeback.
April 2, 2008
Added some photos of the lower Stanislaus River along Two Mile Bar.
March 20, 2008
A collection of essays (some rants) from a passionate fly angler and writer David Duncan in My Story as Told by Water.
March 13, 2008
Spilling over the rim of Goodwin Dam, the the lower Stanislaus River emerges as a wild trout tailwater.
February 13, 2008 Putting the spot-light on Caddisflies of the Sierra Nevada. Includes new hatch table for several critical species of glossoma.
February 1, 2008
Lou Ureneck fishes through a turbulent childhood, refuses to repeat the mistakes of his fathers, and oh yeah, guides his son and himself down a wild Alaskan river in Backcast.
January 17, 2008 Salmon and other finned creatures gain the upper hand in the just released Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement (PDF).
January 15, 2008
It's a concrete jungle if you are young, a chinook salmon and your parents dumped you just outside of Merced Falls.
Content - 2007
December 27, 2007
The EcoAngler pushes the Play button on The Season of the Mayfly - the 2nd Issue from the Fish Eye folk.
December 9, 2007
Northern Harriers are agile flyers often seen skimming grasslands while hunting for prey.
November 26, 2007
Caption - A Fistful of Tags. Steelheading on the Trinity River can be money.
November 15, 2007
The Rogue River is the largest producer of Pacific salmon in Oregon outside of the Columbia River with nearly 100,000 anadromous fish returning from the ocean each year. Apparently the 2007 spring chinook and summer steelhead didn't get that memo.
November 7, 2007
The Idaho panhandle is the northern most range of the Westslope cutthroat. In the panhandle flows the Saint Joes River where its upper reaches hold wild and scenic cutthroat.
November 2, 2007
Greatly expanded photo gallery of Westslope Cutthroat caught and released in Northern Idaho.
October 24, 2007
Posted a gallery of Goose Lake redband photos from a recent trip into Modoc National Forest.
October 16, 2007
Looking to catch a Goose Lake redband? Watch where you STEP.
October 10, 2007
The Pit River generates lots of power, aquatic bugs, and wild trout.
October 1, 2007
In the remote northeast corner of California, up a long and steep forest service road, runs a tiny creek which holds a native redband trout known as the Warner Lakes redband .
September 2007
If you fly fish for trout in the West, could Gary LaFontaine's Caddisflies be the most important bug book to read?
September 2007
It's official now... California has a water crisis! And we got a web site to prove it.
August 23, 2007
The North_Fork Yuba_River fished well through the early summer.
August 8, 2007
Spent 6 days drifting, fishing, and exploring the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. With nearly 300 Westslope Cutthroat per river mile it's rich in native trout.
July 26, 2007
Photos of wildfire and a helicopter - Two of the EcoAngler's favorite things to watch - from a distance.
July 25, 2007
The EcoAngler ranges into the Mountain West for Westslope Cutthroat.
July 20, 2007 Looking for another high Sierra setting to fish for Lahontan cutthroats? Consider a trip to Kinney Lakes.
July 10, 2007
Captured photos of a red-tailed hawk diving, missing, and flying back to another perch to wait for his next opportunity. I can relate to that...
July 3, 2007
In a major drive to turn around the downward spiral of the McCloud River Redband Trout, Caltrout in conjunction with the Orvis Company and the NFWS announced a triple matching grant challenge. To learn more about this grant challenge, visit the McCloud Redband Challenge.
June 25, 2007
Three days and two flies on one of California's most wild and diverse rivers - the Clavey River.
June 11, 2007
In the shadows of giants, the EcoAngler fishes the North Fork Stanislaus River in Calaveras Big Trees State Park.
May 29 2007
William Tapply shares a collection of fly fishing experiences in his latest book Trout Eyes: True Tales of Adventure, Travel, and Fly-Fishing.
May 11, 2007
The EcoAngler explores the Merced River in Yosemite National Park. With a light snow pack, Spring and early Summer will be ideal.
May 3, 2007
An overview of aquatic insect ecosystems with a focus on the Sierra Nevada range.
April 16, 2007
Added several key caddis pupa fly patterns important to fishing Western fly waters.
March 28, 2007
Buy a t-shirt and help the California golden trout. Patagonia's World Trout Initiative is now sponoring the The Golden Trout Project through sales of this t-shirt.
March 27, 2007 The Golden Trout Project needs volunteers for this summer! Howard Kern is looking for folks to staff a couple of key projects in Mulkey Meadows in the southern Sierra Nevada. Read here for further information.
March 21, 2007
A window of time exists - after the winter rains and before the spring run-off - to fish the Merced River outside the Yosemite National Park boundry. Besides rainbows, the Merced Canyon serves up an amazing assortment of wildflowers this time of year.
March 6, 2007
Two chinook salmon runs - one in serious decline on the Klamath River and another completely expired on the Lower San Joaquin River - are profiled in river restoration.
February 28, 2007
If you have ever ventured into the Trinity Mountains, steelheaded on the Klamath or Smith Rivers, or stocked native trout in the high deserts of Northeast California, then you'll enjoy the scenery of The Klamath Knot.
February 12, 2007
Expanding the Species section with Endangered Listings status of all trout, salmon, and steelhead species in the Western United States and detailed range maps of all the major trout species within the state of California.
January 24, 2007
Splitting Cane doesn't realize its full potential to inspire.
January 14, 2007
Caught the Skwala stonefly hatch, but no big rainbows on the Lower Yuba River.
Winter 2007
We're talking bigger, more powerful, trout. The EcoAngler makes room (and beefs up his gear) for Steelhead with Species description and expanded Habitat coverage.
Content - 2006
November 21, 2006
Explored a remote section of the East Carson River in the Iceberg Carson Wilderness.
November 10, 2006
The best of Fall - fishing the big October caddis hatch on the McCloud River.
November 3, 2006 Photographs of the McCloud River redband taken from a creek within the McCloud watershed are now available.
October 19, 2006 Expanded the habitat description of Eagle Lake with additional information and photos.
October 14, 2006 Added more photos of Eagle Lake rainbows I caught and released. More photos here.
October 11, 2006
Have a special place in your heart for native trout? Looking for a good read? Many Rivers to Cross gets a thumbs up.
September 23 - 24, 2006 Steelhead are creeping upstream into the Lower Sacramento River.
September 16, 2006 Posted my Photos from Heenan Lake. Lahontans in the 16 to 22 inch range, caught, photoed, and released.
September 2006 View more photos and info from my recent Golden Trout Wilderness Trip.
August 27, 2006 Added some photos of native Kern River rainbow taken in the Heritage Trout Section of the Kern River. More photos here.
August 24, 2006 Split Kern River content into 2 unique sections - Kern River - Johnsondale Bridge & Below and Kern River - Heritage Trout Section
August 5, 2006 Lake Alpine - Home to an aquatic mob of junk food junkies.
July 4, 2006 Caught and released over 10 California golden trout on Cottonwood Lakes including one around 15 inches.
July 2006 Read my Hot Creek Chronicle.
June 2006 Detailed topo maps are now available for each destination listed under Trout Habitat.
Winter 2006 The EcoAngler expands the Fly Patterns section with more flies, photos, and info to give the angler an effective fly box for the Sierra Nevada. Starting in February with 3 essential mayfly patterns: Blue Wing Olive, Pale Morning Dun, and Trico
2006.1.21 A trip to the upper Kern River (upstream of the Johnsdale bridge) looking for Kern River rainbow. The Kern River rainbow is subspecies of rainbow trout found only in California.
Content - 2005
2005.11.10 The East Walker River within California is open to anglers until November 15th. Low water levels and reduced flow from Bridgeport Reservior made for challenging conditions.
2005.10.29 Attended a clinic lead by Jay Fair and Denny Rickards at Eagle Lake.
2005.10.7 Enjoyed a clear autumn day cruising Heenan Lake. The mid-day proved the optimal time yielding several healthy Lahontan cutthroat in the 14 to 22 inch range.
