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.

A Case for Travel

The Drake • 2024 VERSION 26.1

1,000 WORDS

RISES • LETTERS FROM THE FAITHFUL

Israeli Flyfishing • Remembering a more peaceful time

Urban Reveal • An alternative take on hotspotting.

The Not-Great Escape • Another net-pen fail, this time in Iceland

Hiram Lewis Leonard • Father of the fly rod

Eel-Good Story • California’s iconic Eel River will be reborn.

ASK TRASK

PROPS

The Last Temptation of Chris • Rejoicing in uninhibited fly-tying talk.

Five Kinds of Bass Grabs • Ain’t nothing like a largemouth eat.

The Long Haul • Forcing words on the unspeakable

Cue the Musky • When an omen comes, accept it

Settling Down • What is a “Mountain Town?”

Authentic Angling Bars • “Did you fish today?

Largemouth Lair • A surprise in the pond.

Outfoxed • Never look a gift stump in the mouth

Dear Dickhead • Open letter to a jetskier

Because it’s Awesome • The everlasting influence of flyfishing

Complete Adrenaline • Robert Thompson’s unconventional filmmaking

US AND THEM • Field Guide to Steelheaders

TWO SIDES OF SPAIN • Dual Perspectives from the Pyrenees

PESCA CON MOSCA • Wild browns in the Pyrenees

THE SUN ALSO RISES IN THE PYRENEES

SIRENS AND STRIPERS • Reaping the rewards of YouTube sleuthing

THIS ONE TIME, AT DEER CAMP • Springtime on the Suwannee

Fish the Tails • Rock climbing for brook trout

DRAKE FLY SHOPS 2024

Fly-Shop Flexing • Cringey encounter on aisle four