Richard has pretty well covered them all except Abenaki Publishing also puts out "American Angler" in addition to "Fly Tier" and one of the Saltwater magazines. This may be old news to some/most on the list, but the one publication I look forward to every month is a newsletter called the "Angling Report". It's focus is on fishing destinations, and most of the articles/reports are subscriber written so they are presumably unbiased. I reccommend it to anyone who likes fishing travel and/or dreaming about undiscovered exotic fishing destinations. They have a website www.anglingreport.com and will send a free trial copy to wet your appetite. It is kind of spendy, $49/year, but I think it is worth it.
Ross Beatty In a message dated Thu, 20 Dec 2001 3:17:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, "rderedfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Jeez, I feel some magazine-guilt coming on > here. Here's my list of my current subscriptions, in descending order of > preference. > > Fly Fisherman > Fly Fishing and Fly > Tying > Fly Fishing > Saltwaters > Saltwater Fly Fishing > Fly Tyer > > I, too, very much enjoy Probasco's > Northwest Fly Fishing magazine, but it's a wee bit steep in > cost relative to the other magazines. The cost of buying it from the > newsstand is nearly the same as subscribing, so I just buy it from the local fly > shops. In that way, I support him AND the shop - two fer one! Ditto > with his Southwest Fly Fishing (which, contrary to the > magazine's title, has many articles on fishing in Colorado, Utah, etc.). I > also feel similarly to Fish and Fly in here, on a > buy-it-over-the-counter-if-that-issue-is-interesing basis, but it's not quite in > the same tier as Steve's magazines. Where can I get a print of that > current issue cover, so I can frame it and hang it in my office to day dream . . > . about fishing, of course! > > I find that in Fishing and Hunting > news, in nearly each issue, has at least one wee article or a map in which I > have interest, but to methere just isn't enough content (fly fishing) to > justify a subscription. > > Fly Rod & Reel, I like it and > don't like it. Being a self-professed gear junkie, what I like about it is > the equipment reviews (usually done by Ted Leeson, a Northwest person). He > usually tells it like it is. The other component I like about it is the > entomology discussions/articles, and the Joan Wulff casting > articles. > > The free rag Fly Fish America is > pretty darn good, particularly at no cost. I enjoy their gear reviews, and > the writers have a fun writing style. However, ever notice that there > wasn't ever a piece of equipment reviewed by them that they didn't like? > Gotta be that way, I guess, to keep those product advertising dollars rolling in > to keep the magazine free! They did a great job in their analysis last > year in their issue where they reviewed the various travel 5 weight rods. > And, the hot-off-the-presses current issue, if you haven't seen it (I picked up > a couple yesterday at the Orvis store in Bellevue) have reviews on large arbor > reels and travel 8 weight rods. In my opinion, it appears they again did a > great job in testing and analyzing the products. > > Sorry for the excessive typing . . . enough > already! > > Richard Embry
