Nothing announces the arrival of New Years better than a slew of after-Christmas sale catalogs - or the inevitable “Best of…” posts by fly fishing bloggers desperate to milk every erg of readership out of the prior year’s labors.
This isn’t my Annual Underground “The Year in Whining” wrap-up post, but it is the place where […]

The Fly Fish NorCal site - in addition to having the good taste to run some of my material - also showcases articles from other writers, including this thought-provoking little beauty about fly fishing the surf from Ken Hanley.
Fly fishing the surf isn’t perhaps the first thing that leaps to mind when you hear the […]

This one from Ian Rutter, who took advantage of the holidays to get his computer equipment upgraded to almost-current levels, and then apparently started watching online fly fishing videos.
Still, he has some small experience in these matters, having participated in the development of a video himself, and his pick is the Drake 2006 Five Minutes […]

Several years ago - when Chris Raine led the fight to open the Upper Sacramento River to catch & release fishing in the winter - there was a surprising amount of resistance.
Most of it was due to fears about damage to the resource (e.g. anglers trampling the spawing beds), some fish and game promised to […]

Save money tying your own flies?
That’s the hilarious contention of John McCoy (staff writer for the Charleston Gazette), and I wonder if his employer shouldn’t immediately administer a drug test - lest John suffer another drug-induced flashback.
I gaze at the piles of expensive fly tying materials, expensive hackles, machined HMH vise, chemically sharpened hooks and […]

While I’m happy to catch a trout with almost any color spots on it, Dave of the Fly Fishing for Native Trout blog wants one of each.
To that end, he’s been chasing California’s native trout for years, and chronicled the completion of his quest in this California Heritage Trout post.
It’s definitely worth a read.
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It’s a day late, but Trout Underground Multinational World Corporate Headquarters is slowly being buried by a lot of wet, heavy, claustrophobic snow.

Caltrans Freeway camera at Abrams Lake, Mt. Shasta.
It’s the kind of snow that’s damned hard to shovel, being as it weighs only slightly less than straight water. Water weighs eight pounds per gallon, […]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from everyone at the Trout Underground! The L&T Nancy, Wally the Wonderdog and myself are having a wonderful day, and we hope you’re enjoying your Christmas too!
Thanks for reading!
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Once again my aging memory failed me, so Wayne Eng and I fished all afternoon in the rain without a camera, or a single photograph to show for it.
And thus, another artist’s rendering is born:

We fished in the rain, but with few exceptions, the trout laughed at our soggy flies.
We tried to scout new BWO […]

Overcast skies, drippy weather, low flows, and a free pass for the afternoon. What’s that spell?
BWOs, my friends. BWOs.
Camera-Free Zone
Chris Raine and I drove to one of our BWO runs, fired up our bamboo rods, waded into the river, and discovered I’d left my camera in the truck.
That was a blow; the Underground is all […]

At the Trout Underground, we work hard to keep you on the cutting edge of critical, global news.
In that spirit, we’re notifying you that today is… Global Orgasm Day.

Their goal?
To effect positive change in the energy field of the Earth through input of the largest possible surge of human energy, a Synchronized Global Orgasm.
Sure, I […]

I found a cool new brook trout woodcut print at Ed’s Flyfishin’ blog.

He’s selling them (no financial interest on this end) with part of the proceeds going to Project Healing Waters.
From his blog:
The image is 5.5″x10″ and I’ll be making a total of 40 limited edition prints. They’re signed and numbered and if you’re […]