Anyone else come across 'The Drake' magazine. US publication - just excellent! I have just received my first subscription issue - what a refreshing change. Even has "page Six Chix"

http://www.drakemag.com/

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"A homeward tramp thro' mist wrapped night,
With heart and creel in common light,
Complete content, the day has brought it,
They fished for pleasure - and they caught it"

P F Morgan
taken from the catch record book at Llanthony Hotel, Honddu Valley, Aug 1942

www.monnowlogue.com
www.monnow.org.uk

look's pretty interesting,love the 'dude' story.

jim

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The Fishermans Friend is the Flirty Fly,Fickle Food for Fleeting Fish.

I've read it for years now. Funny and interesting, but the OTT Steelhead Rambo style can wear a little thin sometimes. Political correctness, however, is one thing they won't be accused of.

The forum on the Drake Magazine website is pretty entertaining sometimes. Also, the Alaska Chronicles blog is one of the funniest pieces of fly fishing writing I've ever read.

http://www.drakemag.com/new_blog_testing/22.html

The navigation is kind of wonky, just click around and follow the post dates to read it in order.

Grouse

Just given it a quick scan, some eye wateringly "randomly funny photos" will go back when I've more time

The Famous Grouse said

Yeah have to agree, not my cup of tea. This has been around for a while now.Some good stuff though within the swearing & blastpheming, me I give it a miss.
Tight Lines

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Hmmm... in the two issues I have read, there has been precious little blasphemy - just good writing, excellent photography, and a rather more fresh and edgy approach to a subject matter - which is treated to a largely dull and formulaic approach by the mags over here.

Each to their own I guess.

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"A homeward tramp thro' mist wrapped night,
With heart and creel in common light,
Complete content, the day has brought it,
They fished for pleasure - and they caught it"

P F Morgan
taken from the catch record book at Llanthony Hotel, Honddu Valley, Aug 1942

www.monnowlogue.com
www.monnow.org.uk

tigermouth said
Ok so we will just flick through this one. In no particular order.

This one about a fly pattern
Another from the forum
If that is for you "dude" be my guest. Not for this man.
Maybe they do things different in the The Wild West of Dymock
Oh the blanked out parts are all swear words & obscenities. Could not find blasphemy in this one but it has been there. My only gripe is I had to read through some of this tripe to find this wee lot
Tight lines

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Is it the spring 08 edition Tigermoth, the one on the home page of the website? I ask because there is an article advertised there with ten fly fishermen putting thier game faces on and one of them is Matt Hayes. It isn`t the British Matt Hayes is it ?
Good fishing,
Andy.

P.s, the AK Chronicles is some of the best fly fishing writing ever

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The trout in yonder wimpling burn
That glides, a silver dart,
And, safe beneath the shady thorn,
Defies the anglers art

R.Burns

Dunno about Matt Hayes Andy...

The Mag I have is the Fall 08 edition, but I have also read the spring 08 issue. I subscribed a few weeks back and it was painless. One of the nicest features is the price tag:

"5 Bucks....
10 for Bait Fishermen"

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"A homeward tramp thro' mist wrapped night,
With heart and creel in common light,
Complete content, the day has brought it,
They fished for pleasure - and they caught it"

P F Morgan
taken from the catch record book at Llanthony Hotel, Honddu Valley, Aug 1942

www.monnowlogue.com
www.monnow.org.uk

Yep, they don`t like pinners on there do they
Good fishing,
Andy.

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The trout in yonder wimpling burn
That glides, a silver dart,
And, safe beneath the shady thorn,
Defies the anglers art

R.Burns