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.

Gram Slam — Those Meddling Kids!

The Drake

1,000 WORDS

RISES • LETTERS FROM THE FAITHFUL

Too Big to Sail • Key West’s war on giant cruise ships

The Story of a Trout • A short film with a valuable message

Clyde Pride • One Day in Birmingham.

Ellen McCaleb’s Journey • From Home Depot to man caves

ASK TRASK

VER BAIT ’EM

WILD FLY

Ninety-Six Hours • Time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin

Sleeps With the Fishes • My time living among the bonefish

Adjusting Your Focus • On leaving the camera at home

The Things He Carried • Joys of a Montana mud bath

Whacking Day • Where have all the good times gone?

Taste Test • If rivers were like whiskeys

Finding Fly Bob • One night along Alaska’s Russian River

Fog • Evenings on the West Branch

Turn for the Better • Instead, go south on 167.

RETURN OF THE NATIVES • Rio Grande cutthroat reclaim their watershed

THE SPOT • Keeping Secrets in the Bahamas

IN BEAT IS WE TRUST • On a bluewing and a prayer

TO HELL AND BACK WITH AL SWANSON

Hex-Mania • The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

River Kin • Fellowship of the backcountry

DRAKE FLY SHOPS 2022

A Force of Nature • The “start ‘em young” method comes to fruition