Anglers Journal

Anglers Journal celebrates the best writing, photography, illustration, design and sporting art on the topic of fishing. Come join some of the most prolific fishing editors and writers in the industry for the best angling experience on the water.

Dogged • Yellowfin Tuna Costa Rica

Reflection • Steelheader Oregon Coastal River

Icebound • Smelt Camp Bowdoinham, Maine

Willing • White Marlin/Squid-Chain Teaser Offshore, Mid-Atlantic

Chasing Shadows

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How I Got That Shot

Fish Pimping • A SEASONED GUIDE REFLECTS ON THE CONTRADICTIONS OF THE TRADE

Uncle Bob’s Blues

Reading the Water, Reading Each Other • A CONVERSATION BETWEEN A FATHER AND SON FISHING A MOUNTAIN STREAM FOR WILD TROUT

Yarn One: Sweet Taste of Victory • THE THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM AT‘DUTCH BARS’ IN THE BAHAMAS

Yarn Two: ‘Goodnight! It’s All Off!’ • A LARGER-THAN-LIFE BATTLE WITH A YELLOWFIN TOLD IN THE PURPLE PROSE OF YESTERYEAR

CREATURES OF HABIT • WINTER NEVER FAILS TO ARRIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA, ALONG WITH SCORES OF SAILFISH AND THE ANGLERS EAGER FOR ACTION

Dispatches from Patagonia • Six writers share their stories from the rugged, intoxicating landscape

Beyond the Comfort Zone • The revitalizing rigors of fishing off the grid

Full-Contact Fishing • The lure of ever-bigger trout pulls anglers south

Toast to a Bygone Bar • Donkey’s Bar was an outpost watering hole en route to great fishing

Heavy Winds, Big Fish • When traveling deep into windy Patagonia, bring as much tackle as possible

Friendship Born of a Fish • The gringo and the Chilean ranger spoke a common language of moving water

Countries in Contrast • Fishing both sides of the Andes in one trip highlighted the region’s diversity

If Their Eyes Could Talk • THE SURFMEN OF MONTAUK FISH THROUGH THICK AND THIN

DRUG OF CHOICE • PERMIT IS AN ALTOGETHER DIFFERENT STIMULANT, ONE THAT SHOOTS A CHARGE FAR MORE FERAL THAN MOST THROUGH THE BLOODSTREAM

SMELT CAMP • ICE FISHING FOR SMELT IS A MAINE TRADITION THAT INVOLVES PLENTY OF FOOD, GROG AND FRIENDS, ALONG WITH A TINY, SILVER FISH

True Believers • A PAIR OF SINGLEMINDED ANGLERS WERE INTENT ON RAISING STEELHEAD IN WINTER ON A DRY FLY

On the Outskirts • A COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM DECADES AGO CAPTURES A SMALL MAINE FISHING VILLAGE STARING AT CHANGE

ABOUT THE ARTIST

GROWING UP VIKING • PAT HEALEY’S PASSION FOR BOATBUILDING IS INHERITED. HIS LOVE OF FISHING RUNS DEEPER

My Boat My Life