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CONTENTS
Following a Fluid Trail Even Higher
BY N ICK L YONS
A Presence at the Source of the Noble Brookie
BY P ETE B ODO
The Wisdom of The Compleat Angler at 350
BY V ERLYN K LINKENBORG
A Little Cold and Wet Is Fine for Spring's Cornucopia
BY E RNEST S CHWIEBERT
Sometimes, Taming a Horse Seems Easier
BY S TEPHEN S AUTNER
Getting Cold and Wet Proves Worth the Effort
BY P ETER K AMINSKY
Drawn to a Wild, Remote River
BY N ELSON B RYANT
Aliens in the Delaware Are Welcome to Stay
BY P ETE B ODO
Of Fallen Fruit and Fanciful Fishing
BY N ELSON B RYANT
Manhattan as a Paradise for Trout and Fly-Fishing
BY N ICHOLAS K ARAS
A Trout Tryst: Waiting for You Is the Big One
BY P ATRICIA L EIGH B ROWN
Trumping Rules of a Private Paradise
BY J OHN VAN V LIET
Tapping Plump Browns, with a Bayou Nymph
BY A DAM C LYMER
Finding a Little Paradise in Fishing the Tailwaters
BY P ETER K AMINSKY
Wyoming Rivers Produce Trophies
BY G REG T HOMAS
Of Gleaming Trout and Undying Friendship
BY N ELSON B RYANT
Returning to the Pure and Simple Joys of Fishing
BY P ETE B ODO
Savoring a Salmon Holding Pool
BY N ELSON B RYANT
Good Alaska Fishing Comes with Time
BY S TEPHEN S AUTNER
A Steelhead Challenge in the British Columbia Wilderness
BY T HOMAS M CGUANE
A Meditation on the Fly-Fisher in Winter
BY E RNEST S CHWIEBERT
Season of the Bigmouth Approaches
BY N ICK L YONS
As the Season Gets Colder, the Bass Get Wiser
BY R OBERT H. B OYLE
Struggling to Master a New Fishing Language
BY J AMES G ORMAN
In the Depths of Central Park, Fishing on the Fly
BY P AUL G UERNSEY
Smallmouth Bass Help in Ending a Brief Slump
BY J AMES G ORMAN
Nature Has a Way of Finding Us All
BY C RAIG S PRINGER
Letting Nature Work, with Aid from an Earthmover
BY N ICK L YONS
Looking for Pickerel and Renewing Life at Camp
BY N ELSON B RYANT
A Skinny Little Girl, a Fishing Rod, a Bluegill
BY N ICK L YONS
Casting into the Past for Striped Bass Heaven
BY C. J. C HIVERS
A Glorious Show of Striped Bass Without a Catch
BY N ICK L YONS
Blitzes Are the Great Hatches of the Sea for Anglers
BY J OHN W ALDMAN
The Special Tests of Playing Fishing Guide
BY N ELSON B RYANT
A Stealthy Pursuit of the Striped Bass
BY P ETER K AMINSKY
Testing a Hypothesis on Time and River Fishing
BY J AMES G ORMAN
Playing Hide-and-Seek with the Monster Bluefish
BY P ETE B ODO
As You Cast, Watch Out for Low-Flying Planes
BY S TEPHEN S AUTNER
Cape Cod Beauty Seen Even Before Mayflower
BY M ARGOT P AGE
Seeking Reassurance, and Finding It in Fishing
BY P ETE B ODO
A Familiar Old Pond Still Brings Surprises
BY N ELSON B RYANT
A Young Angler's Introduction to the Food Chain
BY P ETER K AMINSKY
Anglers in Search of False Albacore
BY S TEPHEN S AUTNER
Is This Albacore Heaven? No, It's Just the Outer Banks
BY P ETER K AMINSKY
Baby Tarpon Provide Everglades Challenge
BY S TEPHEN S AUTNER
In Defense of Fishing Winter's Frozen Ponds
BY J OHN W ALDMAN
Looking for a Good Fight? Go Looking for a Carp
BY B OB B UTZ
Looking for Shad with the Roar of Eighteen-Wheelers Nearby
BY S TEPHEN S AUTNER
Cold Months Bring a Fish a Grandfather Could Love
BY D AVE T AFT
Spinefish Aplenty in Waters of the East
BY R AY O TTULICH
From the Cretaceous to a Pan Near You
BY C. J. C HIVERS
Do Not Be Alarmed; It's Only a Paddlefish
BY G REG T HOMAS
The Lofty Mystery of Why Sturgeon Leap
BY J OHN W ALDMAN
When Fish Came to the Fisherman
BY S TEPHEN S AUTNER
Growing Up in Brooklyn, Feeling at Home in Alaska
BY D AVE T AFT
Salted Version of Fly-Fishing Is a Hit
BY R OBERT H. B OYLE
A Feast of Whitebait Begins with a Cast Net
BY N ELSON B RYANT
Late-Summer Ritual: Crabbing on the Hudson
BY J AMES G ORMAN
When Fly-Fishing in England, Please Use Protocol
BY N ICHOLAS K ARAS
Fish Stories, Told with a Brogue
BY B ARBARA L LOYD
Salmon and Sea Trout in Reykjavik's Suburbs
BY J OHN W ALDMAN
Pass the Eel, Pass the Vodka, and Carry on a Tradition
BY J AMES P ROSEK
A Week of Highs and Lows at the End of the Earth
BY P ETER K AMINSKY
Fishing Among the Falklands' Shipwrecks
BY S TEPHEN S AUTNER
Where Trout Are Bigger Than the Tallest of Tales
BY P ETER K AMINSKY
Fishing into the Teeth of the Amazon
BY S TEPHEN S AUTNER
In Remote North of Canada, It's a Pike-Eat-Pike Existence
BY K EN S CHULTZ
Standing on a Mountaintop, Casting for Bonefish
BY S TEPHEN S AUTNER
In Ukraine, Exploring the Riches of the Dnieper
BY J OHN W ALDMAN
INCE BEFORE W ORLD W AR II, the New York Times has dedicated a column to hunting and fishing, originally calling it Wood, Field and Stream. By the mid-1970s, perhaps to reflect a transformation in both the sporting and physical landscapes, the column had changed names to the less woodsy but more encompassing Outdoors.