September 2017 The Clavey is my favorite river in CA. Hands down. The fish are not the biggest nor are they the easiest to land but the scenery and genetic purity more than compensate. The river is the longest undamed (non-tributary) in the state. The falls that plunge it into the Tuolomne river significantly limited […]
My wife, a friend, and I (the same trio as last year) made our way into the heart of native golden trout territory. Our target was Volcano Creek to see how it’s fairing as a result of the record 2016/17 rainfall and snowpack. We loaded up our gear and left Orange County, CA at 4:00am […]
July 1-4 2016 My wife and I recently moved back to CA after living in western Kenya for a couple years. We were consulting for an NGO engaging economic development in East Africa. Given that it’s been a whirlwind of a return, we’d not yet spent a night in the backcountry so we decided to […]