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Thanks Binky.
Clay
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 1:26
PM
Subject: Re: Flyfishing magazines
I live in northern Calif. now. I'm a long time transplant from the
Tacoma area. I like to keep an eye on the northwest steelhead. salmon arena.
Jan. and Feb. are prime months for our coastal steelhead from San
Francisco north. I mostly fish the coastal rivers, but some of the bigger
rivers run far inland, such as the Russian, Feather, Eel,Trinity,
Klamath, and the best of all the Smith.
At this time most of the fish are fresh run with the downstream
fish beginning to dominate by the beginning of March. The majority of the
fishing is catch and release as only hatchery fish are allowed to be kept in
most rivers, with the "Smith river" being an exception with one wild fish
allowed, although almost fly fishermen release all their
fish.
good luck. Binky
----- Original Message -----
From:
Clayton Findlay
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 12:35
PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Flyfishing magazines
Re Bruce`s post concerning California fly fishing. I will
be spending Jan.
and Feb. traveling the southern Calif. area in an RV>
Would appreciate any
info on fly fishing there during the winter months-
be it warm water or
cold, salt water or
fresh.
Clay
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Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Jones"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent:
Sunday, December 23, 2001 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: Flyfishing
magazines
I spend a good deal of time in California, some of it
fishing, so California
Fly
Fisher Magazine is on my must read
list. It's not flashy, but the writing
can
be excellent and the
articles about particular fishing areas are great.
I've
found more new
and interesting streams from articles in this magazine than
any
other
source. I keep old copies around for reference. I would love to
have
a
magazine this devoted to home waters here in
Washington.
I also subscribe to Wild Trout Journal. It's kind
of pricey, and a bit lean
on
content but it's a good way for me to
keep track of what's happening in the
Yellowstone area.
Bruce
Jones
Bellevue
Gary Meyers wrote:
> 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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