Choosing a fishing partner can be a difficult and a somewhat interesting challenge. It can sometimes be so anxiety producing that an angler would rather fish alone, which is not a bad thing.

So, Shasta Lake, California’s largest reservoir, became the first stop on my road trip. Most of the local fly anglers are ...

The Coquet has been running at around a metre-and-a-half up. The salmon anglers have given it a cast but, realistically, the head bailiff says the river will not be reasonable this week with even more ...