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.

John Simms in B.C.

The Drake

1,000 WORDS

LETTERS FROM THE FAITHFUL

Salmon of the Ganaraska • Protecting the peak of the run

Misreading America • Utah should embrace federal public lands

Rescuing Rare Trout • Leave it to beavers

To Catch a Predator • Tiger muskies in Colorado

Protecting Turneffe • Lasting protections for a special atoll

Pollution Solution • First mine clean-up under Good Sam

ASK TRASK / VER BAIT ’EM

PROPS

Fishing Hats • Style, statement, or practicality?

Seeking Serenity • The right side of paradise

Gift Horse • Thank God for Tubers

Friends of the Fall • Chasing September snook

Bulkley Bonus Days • It ain’t over ‘til it’s over

Ponds and Creeks • Fishing fun-sized waters.

A Messy History • On muddlers and steelhead

Forced Entry • The fallout from a wader invader

The Salmon Odysseya long and cunning journey home

THE SHORTEST SILENCE • Painful permit fishing

LAST CALL • Chasing albies on Martha’s Vineyard

Getting a Brazilian • The peacock bass of Brazil are calling

Carping by Design • Just another walk in the park

Back in the USSR • Chasing Sevan trout in Kyrgyzstan

Fishing National Forests • Community not commodity

Jacks or Better • The progression of floating crabs