Razor-sharp shot of birds in mid-air took considerable technical skill

03/23/2021

Steve Pearce of Santa Rosa knows that bald eagles often can be spotted in the vicinity of Jenner and Goat Rock State Beach in Sonoma County, at the mouth of the Russian River. “A pair of mated eagles can frequently...

Falling For Fishing In The Eastern Sierra

03/23/2021

I didn’t mean to fall in love with fishing. Sure, we dated on and off over the years. I did some casting along the North Atlantic as a kid. I threw some lures in the Rocky Mountains and the rivers...

Social distancing in Lassen National Forest

03/10/2021

SA 80 LOADS UP!

02/20/2021

All the parts came together on this one. The right boat, the right gear, the best weather, and the right bunch of guys for a fantastic couple of days on the water. And yes, insane fishing! Sea Adventure 80 is...

Tammy Kokjohn wins CAWW Photo of the Year 2020

01/24/2021

I was born and raised in a small town, Ft. Madison, Iowa, right on the Mississippi River.  From a very young age, being outdoors was just what we did as kids, from the time the sun came up, till the...

Colusa Refuge Wildlife

01/20/2021

There is nothing more mysterious than a flock of geese flying over above the fog – honking, but unseen. All day long in the Fall, they are flying in unseen V patterns. Where are they going? Many are of the...

Despite hardships, the outdoors saw good news in 2020

01/20/2021

As the coronavirus sent people running for cover last spring, Joe Owen ran to help others. The Danville soccer coach trotted up Mount Diablo (13 miles and 3,400 feet of climbing) every day in April to raise more than $4,400...

Remembering Alpers Ranch

12/02/2020

A Brief History of Alpers’ Rainbows Beginning in the 1980’s Tim Alpers raised triploid Coleman strain rainbow trout at his Ranch at the headwaters of the Upper Owens River. In the pure spring water, these well-fed trout grew to enormous...

Evergreens

12/01/2020

No, this article has nothing to do with conifers in the high country. I’m talking about “evergreen” articles: stories and images that are always green and never go out of date. Tropical beaches don’t change over time. Neither do natural...

We Can Do This!

12/01/2020