"Go fishin', grab your grandkids, tell 'em we're goin' fishin'." · America's Fishing Newspaper · Est. 1995
The mountain lake built by mule teams in 1888. A boy, his grandfather, and the summer that changed both of them. The RAAK at the water's edge. The first centerfold field map. The first Paperfish delivery.
Lake Cuyamaca sits at 4,635 feet in the San Diego backcountry — the second oldest dam in California, rebuilt in the 1960s, home to rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, catfish, and sturgeon. This is where Fish Taco Chronicles begins its new chapter under Tymmber stewardship. The Huck & Gramps story runs on the front page. The catch, clean, cook arc runs through every issue. The centerfold is a USGS-style field map you pull out, roll up, and save for the grandkids.
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The 1888 dam. Six species. A grandfather and a boy. Ford's Vagabonds. The first Paperfish delivery. The RAAK at the water's edge. Issue 001 of the new era.
Yellowtail. Surf perch. The best fish taco south of the border. The coast that Shawn has been chasing since 1995. The RAAK at the Sea of Cortez.
// Ships September 2026Brown trout in cold water. Fly fishing the tailwaters below Flaming Gorge. The river Shawn has been writing about since the beginning. Ford country.
// Ships December 2026USGS survey style. Hot spots, species, shore cook locations, outlet tower, 1888 dam history. Numbered keepsake. Designed to be rolled.
View Full Map →Pacific coast. The Sea of Cortez. The best shore cook spots south of the border. In development.
// Ships September 2026Wyoming tailwaters. Brown trout country. The river Shawn has been writing about since the beginning. In development.
// Ships December 2026Every issue tagged by species, water, theme, and technique. Click a topic to find every issue that covers it. The index grows with every edition — thirty years of Shawn's archive eventually lives here too.
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