Tippets: Practicing on Panfish, Tim Drummond’s Flies, Saving California Steelhead

April 24, 2015 By: Erin Block

  • Panfish are often disregarded as beginner fish or for kids. However, Joe Cermele writes about how chasing these species can sharpen your skills for the “grown up” species as well. Via Fly Talk, Field & Stream.
  • Guide and fly tier Tim Drummond of North Park Anglers talks about his work and process of creating new patterns in a recent article in This is Fly. “I believe taking the approach of solving a problem on the vise is just as rewarding as creating a new bug.” Read more from Drummond in the April/May 2015 issue.
  • The Endangered Species Act protects steelhead trout in the Stanislaus River in California. Recently, the South San Joaquin Irrigation District was ordered to release increased pulses of water to help the steelhead trout through the historic drought. But is the 3.9 billion gallons of water worth it? asks Nick Stockton in Wired.