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.

OPENING SPREADS

Sort of Fly

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Anglers Journal

The Armchair Angler

Clowning Around • URBAN ANGLING IN FLORIDA IS FULL OF EXOTIC OPPORTUNITIES, BUT AMONG THE WEIRDEST IS THE CLOWN KNIFEFISH

Hattie’s Chowder • - for Bill Sisson

Counter Culture • THE POLAROID ERA WAS A SPECIAL TIME FOR ANGLERS LONGING TO CATCH A FISH WORTHY OF THE LOCAL TACKLE SHOP’S WALL OF FAME

A Surfcaster’s Lament • A BURGEONING SEAL POPULATION HAS CLAIMED THE WRITER’S FAVORITE STRIPER SPOT

My Boat My Life

MONSTER MAHI ON FLY • IN PANAMA, 50-PLUS-POUND MAHI-MAHI ARE A NUISANCE WHEN TARGETING BILLFISH, BUT ONE ANGLER’S PEST MIGHT BE ANOTHER’S WORLD RECORD

OVER THE LIPS PAST THE JAWS • THERE WAS NOTHING STANDING BETWEEN ME AND A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME TRIP WITH THE LEGENDARY CAPT. FRANK MUNDUS EXCEPT A HUNGOVER MAN IN A HAWAIIAN SHIRT

LAST CHANCE • REMEMBERING A TIME WHEN PIONEERING ANGLER JOE BROOKS HELPED ME BECOME A FLY FISHERMAN

Escape to LBI • IN THE MIDST OF THE EAST COAST’S LARGEST METRO AREAS, A COMMUNITY OF ISLANDERS RELIES ON THE WATER TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES AND SOOTHE THEIR SOULS BY JON COEN PHOTOS BY JESSICA HAYDAHL RICHARDSON

WIND-SCOURED PERFECTION • FOR THOSE WHO ARE SMITTEN BY LARGE RAINBOWS AND DON’T MIND A LITTLE WIND, JURASSIC LAKE IN SOUTHERN ARGENTINA IS THE SPOT

Partner Up • HOW TO GET FULL VALUE FOR YOUR BOAT

FISH TALES & BOAT SALES • MEET JEFF CREARY OF HMY YACHT SALES

Signs of Life