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.

October Caddis

The Drake

RISES • LETTERS FROM THE FAITHFUL

Winchester Woes • What happened on the North Umpqua?

This is Water • Science on the Fly gains momentum

Unstocked • Montana celebrates a milestone

ASK TRASK

Mouthful of Feathers

California Fly Fisher

All That is Sacred

Carbon-Neutral Beer

Pacific Coast Flies

Clarkii Eats Bugs

Gar Wars • Let the bloodletting begin

The Tug • Is the drug? Or not?

Fiberglass Fortune • Enchantment on the North Umpqua

Windfall • Stranded with benefits

Staples in the Keys • Suffering is a matter of perspective

Dirty Hands • The art of turning stones

Humble Pie • A fair warning to salty first-timers

Mashed Potatoes • The best teachers beg, borrow, or steal

Redfish Aspirations • Louisiana is not alone in falling numbers

SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS • An old lord in the cold room

A LODGE WITH NO NAME • Tarpon Training Camp in Puerto Rico

REMEMBERING TEXAS TARPON

FAMOUS POTATOES • Road-trip reflections on literary Idaho

Warmwater Penance • My apology to the Fishing Gods

Chironomid-life crisis • When the grass is always greener

Bullish • A char by any other name

DRAKE FLY SHOPS 2023

Three Days • It’s best not to measure the ROI