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Tahoe City
Sunday, October 25, 2026

Leg Six: Diamond Lake

Leslie casting on the headwater of the Rogue River  · We left the Metolius after our morning of fishing and proceeded south on our way...

Leg Five: North Santiam, Metolius

North Santiam River  ·   After the hook incident and a pleasant stay in Sisters, a town that reminded us both of Truckee, we were on...

Leg Four: Metolius River

The Metolius River  · The Metolius River near Sisters, Ore., is a beautiful place. It is a spring creek that fishes more like a large...

Leg Three: Crane Prairie Reservoir, East Lake

After a great break with one of my college buddies and his wife in Klamath Falls, my daughter and I were back on the...

Leg two

Leslie Ajari fishing on the Lower McCloud River  · The next stop on our trip was the McCloud River in Northern California. Not too far...

On the road

Leslie Ajari with Castle Crags in the background hiking to Soda Creek  · Well, we had a bit of a setback on our start time,...

Trip preparation

I am about to embark on a trip with my daughter to do a little fly fishing over about a month. It is a...

Great work at Trout Unlimited

Trout Unlimited  ·   I had the good fortune to attend the first local Truckee Chapter of Trout Unlimited General Meeting Barbecue. Chapter #103 has...

Dry flies

This is the time of year that really gets me excited. The abundance of early season aquatic insects hatching on our Truckee River is...

The Sharpie

I have been fly-fishing for a long time, since I began when I was only 10-years-old. During this time, I have learned a few...