The Drake

The Drake is a quarterly magazine for people who love flyfishing, and also love quality writing and photography. The Drake is informative, educational, and entertaining, but it is not a "how-to" magazine. Many of the stories are about the "culture" of flyfishing—the people, the places, and of course, the fish.

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The Drake • 2023 VERSION 25.2

1,000 WORDS

RISES • LETTERS FROM THE FAITHFUL

Colorado’s Access Issue • A long history of questionable proceedings

Overheard in Idaho • Always listen to your guide. Or maybe not.

Trout Power • Learning from new DNA data

Of Rats and Clyde • ’Twas a great hideout while it lasted

Fine Art Evolution • The molting of Dun & Dun

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VER BAIT ’EM

SCUDDLEBUTT PROPS

Shiloh • A damn good horse

Swift Thinking • Look what you made me do

Healing • Can big bonefish bounce back?

The Bait Guy • Minnows and leeches in Minnesota

Monkeying Around • First Class ain’t what it used to be

Halftime • Night on the Delaware

Baptism • Dawn of an addiction

Release Them All • Rebuilding Louisiana’s redfish stock

Cigarette-Butt Dries • Culvert fishing in Minneapolis

GASPÉ COMBAT FISHING • A primer for everyone and no one

TED WILLIAMS • Islamorada’s Lost Legacy

JURA • The Queen is dead

TROUT AND STOUT • Road-tripping the waters of Ireland

The Solstice Slam • Sixteen hours of opportunity

DRAKE FLY SHOPS 2023

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