California's Middle Fork San Joaquin River

“If you’ve never felt it or seen it, you may not understand. It’s that moment when a trout grabs your dry fly. It starts when you see the trout rise before you feel the grab. A millisecond later, the trout jolts you, and it’s almost an electric sensation, as if you are wired directly to the fish.” Tom Stienstra describes the excellent fly fishing to be had on the Middle Fork San Joaquin River high in the Ansel Adams Wilderness in the San Francisco Chronicle.