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Welcome back to my Trout Bum Newsletter. I’ve been very busy all week tweaking my two websites to improve the layouts and their presentation when viewed on a cell phone. If you’re viewing the sites on a desktop, you will notice some improve...
August 20, 2026
This week’s California Fly Fishing Report has been completed and can be viewed by clicking on the link below. The basic takeaways are that, with the exception of tailwaters, water temperatures get quite warm in the afternoo...
Reprint from a story that appeared in a 2017 issue of Fly Fishing & Fly Tying Journal
I thought that many of you might be tired of this summer’s crowds on our blue ribbon waters, and are giving some thought to where to go for a quiet day o...
Welcome back to my Old Trout Bum Newsletter. This has been kind of a dull week in the fly fishing world. I guess when it’s 105 degrees here in the valley and almost 90 degrees in the Sierra, not much goes on. If you are a paid subscriber, m...
August 13, 2026
Well, the heatwave is over for now, and we can expect below-normal temperatures for the next seven days. Mountain water will be cooling, though thunderstorms will be expected. We’re at the beginning of the annual cooldown,...
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Author of "Fly Fisher's Guide to California" Writer of over one hundred magazine articles for outdoor and travel magazines. Photographer who has shot over a dozen magazine covers Creator and manager of www.CaliforniaFlyFishingReports.com
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