I also subscribe to the Angling Report, Ross. Ditto your comments. Gary Meyers, Kirkland
> 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 > > >
