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.

Time for Dries

The Drake • 2024 VERSION 26.2

1,000 WORDS

RISES • LETTERS FROM THE FAITHFUL

Tailwater Travesty • What does the future hold for Lees Ferry?

Reservoir Tribe • Learning to love warmwater in the West

Generational Conflict • Our differing views

Bad Hair Day • Catching coho from a dory

ASK TRASK

VER BAIT ’EM

SCUDDLEBUTT PROPS

The Time It Takes • Why are we in such a hurry?

An Alone Thing • Something in the evening water

The Window • Chasing stripers from the rocks

Wine and Trout • Making friends while drinking

Rude Awakening • The day that sanctified this game

Headlights • Sleepless in the Driftless

Desert Destiny • Celebrating chance encounters

DRIVING FORCE • The passionate life of Nick Lyons

INTO LA MOSKITIA

GEORGE

THE OTTER • Speckled trout in Nova Scotia

Karma Nuggets • How Josh Mills uses his fly-tying vise for good

The Flats of St. Clair • Bass, pike, and carp in the Motor City

Emergence Convergence • Cicada-ing for carp

Loving Lake Creek • A paddling adventure. With fish.

The Spanish Version • An exploratory trip goes awry