Tippets: Kirk Werner Interview, Streamers As “Swimming Prey,” Call for California Dams to Increase Flows

October 30, 2014 By: Erin Block

  • Kirk Werner, author of the celebrated Olive the Little Woolly Bugger books for young anglers,  recently spoke with Phil Monahan about everything from his own beginnings in fly fishing to the origination and development of Olive. Don’t miss this interview on the Orvis blog.
  • Fishing streamers is about “the world of swimming prey,” writes Chad Shmukler in an article on Hatch Magazine outlining his top five tips for better streamer fishing.
  • A new screening tool developed by the Center for Watershed Sciences at the University of California, Davis has identified 181 California dams that will need increased water flows to protect native fish populations. Via ScienceDaily.