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.

Tailwater Season

The Drake

1,000 WORDS

RISES • LETTERS FROM THE FAITHFUL

NASClyde • The legend of Clyde lives on

Colorado Stream Access • Is Creekside Coalition the solution or the problem?

Crude Water on Curaçao • “Cleaning up” isn’t always the answer

Unknown Trout • Trout species you ever knew existed

Ode to Lady Caroline • On Scotland’s River Spey, women anglers rule the water.

Cold Hands, Warm Hearth • The boom in mobile saunas

Security Questions • Your 2026 fishing license application

ASK TRASK

VER BAIT ’EM

SCUDDLEBUTT PROPS

Falling In

The Cigar Box • Life is like a box of zebra midges

New Tattoos • Friends don’t need to explain themselves

Villains of the Fly • Keep your enemies closer

Dusk Outside D.C. • Just one more cast. Truly.

Quantum Lab • Something in the way it moves

CARPING THE COLUMBIA • A Somewhat Unconventional Approach

HOPPERS

DEVILS AND CLOWNS • Uncanny catches on Oahu

GREAT LAKERS • The one year anniversary of an incredible achievement

No Strangers Here • Chasing salmon in Ireland

Manufacturing Steelhead • What’s in a name?

Snooklet • Striking out in the Keys

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