Don't forget Mike and Christine Fong's "Inside Angler". Great destination reports with lots of details.
bill >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 >> >> >>
