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I must say I miss the old Wild Steelhead and
Salmon...Fish & Fly just doesnt do it for me. It's not the
same.
Another publication I realy enjoyed was
Steelhead which Amato put out of a couple years.
Lots of excellent work and excellent
photographs in both these publications.
I miss 'em!!
Ryan
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 11:03
AM
Subject: Re: Flyfishing magazines
I was a Fly Fisherman reader for years. But these days
Northwest Fly
Fisherman gets my vote for top pub. It is obviously more
topical for those
of us in the NW. I'm also not much of a techie/gear/tying
guy and I like the
magazine's focus on places to go. It's nicely laid out
and well-written. And
sans the attitude.
Gary
Meyers
Kirkland
> Seems like I'm noticing more and more
flyfishing magazines these
> days. I picked up a couple last night I
wasn't familiar with,
> although the names on their masthead read like a
who's who of the
> sport.
>
> Now that I've read Fly
Fisherman, Fly Fishing & Tying Journal, Fish &
> Fly, and
Northwest Fly Fishing, it occurred to me this might be
> another
interesting list topic. Since, as usual, I've got a couple of
>
opinions, I'll get things started with my 2� worth.
>
> Seems
like most of the current crop of flyfishing magazines have a
> national
focus. While there are wonderful opportunities to fish for
> Great Lakes
steelhead, midwest bass, Pennsylvania trout, Atlantic
> salmon in Quebec
or bones in Florida, the reality is that I will most
> likely never do
so. However, it is entirely probably that I will
> continue to explore
waters within a 4-6 hour radius of Seattle or in
> Alaska.
>
> I was amazed that Fish & Fly chose to focus on the
Southern
> Hemisphere for their current issue, adorning their cover with
a
> busty, barely-clad babe fishing for bonefish in the Seychelles.
There
> were some nice photos of fish in it too as I recall ;-)
>
> Frank Amato's Flyfishing & Tying Journal seems to me like one big
ad
> and catalog for his publishing house. The list of names on
its
> masthead reads like an invitation list to an Amato family
reunion.
>
> I've got to say my favorite magazine so far is Steve
Probasco's
> Northwesy Fly Fisherman. In additional to locally-relevant
content, I
> find the overall design and writing quality to be top-notch
and not
> nearly as corporate-looking as its nationally-focused
competitors.
>
> In the current issue, Probasco describes in
painfully vivid detail
> how he impaled a streamer in his nose while
casting in the wind. Not
> only does he have the ego strength to come
clean with his audience,
> he demonstrates bowling-ball sized cojones by
including a photo of
> the thing lodged in his schnoz, taken right
before his guide removed
> it, discovering in the process that the barb
had not been crimped.
> Probasco artfully turned the narrative into an
object lesson on
> checking and double checking ones equipment before
using it.
>
> It strikes me that the other mags mentioned above
seem a tad too
> corporate to print a story like that. But then that's
my 2� worth.
>
> What other magazines are out there that I've
overlooked? Do any print
> more frequently than every other month? Which
ones do you subscribe
> to and why?
>
> Kent Lufkin
>
>
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