Thread: Current Fishing Magazines

Originally Posted by Don Fischer

Bad enough they are all stuffed with ads, even when I do pick up a magazine and find something I might want to read, the writer sounds like he works for company's as an advertising agent and doesn't do any good story's just more bs ads. been a while since I've bought a fishing or hunting magazine, no good story teller's anymore!

That was well put. It seemed like the old writers could actually put you in the boat with them. You could hear water slapping on the hull of the boat and feel the cold morning air as you sipped coffee from an old Stanley Thermos. I miss the covers of old as well….they did a pretty good job of conveying excitement and I would dream of my own adventures looking at them. Glad I grew up when I did!

Originally Posted by Don Fischer

Bad enough they are all stuffed with ads, even when I do pick up a magazine and find something I might want to read, the writer sounds like he works for company's as an advertising agent and doesn't do any good story's just more bs ads. been a while since I've bought a fishing or hunting magazine, no good story teller's anymore!

Remember Patrick McManus..loved his stories.

Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

They did take you along on the adventure

……adventures they were and then you woke up.
You see growing up in Bay Area in the 90s me and my cousins we were always out twice or three times a month chasing stripped bass off the surf or catfish and sturgeon in California many deltas but the sceneries were always the same. One day I picked up a magazine on fly fishing( forgot what name it was) from 7-eleven and saw all these beautiful waters and locations these fishermen were in, literally, wader and all. Words like “roll cast” and “double haul” and what not forced me run out and got a Reddington (now under Sage brand.) Needless to say the casting learning curve didn’t rushed me back to my old trustee spinning rod and reel fast enough, in fact I got quite good at it. I found out flyfishing in general a very expensive endeavor if you want done right. These so called “ beautiful waters” are not easy to get to or come by cheap, they are now mostly owned and operated by private companies promising a piece of a paradise to those with deep pockets. And the magazines about fly fishing? Well when put under the microscope, most now are just selling $8k trip to the Yucatán for big Tarpon or donkey riding trip up the sierras chasing the mighty golden trout or a trip to Argentina for the beautiful golden Dorado. And you can’t do all that without your “must have” pair of sandals for the boat deck or the UV protection long sleeve pink shirts…,that last one I kind of dig, lol. Good read everyone!


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Now you get the same adventures off of YouTube. Not to long ago I watched one group chase trout all around the world. Some amazing scenery around those glacial fed steams.

Originally Posted by LVSpinfisher1

... I found out flyfishing in general a very expensive endeavor if you want done right. These so called “ beautiful waters” are not easy to get to or come by cheap, they are now mostly owned and operated by private companies promising a piece of a paradise to those with deep pockets. And the magazines about fly fishing? Well when put under the microscope, most now are just selling $8k trip to the Yucatán for big Tarpon or donkey riding trip up the sierras chasing the mighty golden trout or a trip to Argentina for the beautiful golden Dorado. And you can’t do all that without your “must have” pair of sandals for the boat deck or the UV protection long sleeve pink shirts…,that last one I kind of dig, lol.

This is unfortunately true. Much of the fly fishing world is all about exotic locations and $1,200 rod combos. This scares people away from what is a really fun and rewarding way to catch bass, bream and crappie. What's really sad is that you can buy excellent fly tackle at very reasonable prices.

Originally Posted by deathb4disco

This is unfortunately true. Much of the fly fishing world is all about exotic locations and $1,200 rod combos. This scares people away from what is a really fun and rewarding way to catch bass, bream and crappie. What's really sad is that you can buy excellent fly tackle at very reasonable prices.

We have trout not too far from me. I had purchased some gear. I need to put in the time to catch some.

Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

We have trout not too far from me. I had purchased some gear. I need to put in the time to catch some.

If you've never fly fished before, I suggest starting out with bluegill, particularly if the trout are in a river/stream.

I have fly fished. I am pretty rusty I am sure. Most of the streams we have around me are stocked. The locals wipe them out pretty quickly from what I am told. I have some streams a short walk from the house that should be great for bream and bass. Used to have a field day with the fall bass with a second hand fly rod and a homemade streamer flies