American Angler
Fly fishing magazine
American Angler was a magazine dedicated to the subject of fly fishing, with an emphasis on cold water fisheries, published six times a year. It billed itself as a "how to, where to" magazine focusing on technical fly-fishing informational articles and explorations of new fishing locations. It is an asset of Morris Communications, which also owns publications such as Gray's Sporting Journal, Fly Tyer, and the also defunct Saltwater Fly Fishing. Collectively, these magazines are referred to as the "Morris Group." American Angler was the third-largest fly-fishing magazine in terms of circulation, with approximately 40,000 subscribers, following Fly Fisherman and Fly Rod and Reel. It was the only magazine among those to use "perfect binding" instead of stapled pages.
Notable Authors
Macauley Lord, author of the L.L. Bean Fly-Casting Handbook, was the regular casting columnist.
Phil Monahan was the former editor of American Angler magazine, as well as a feature-articles author and the past editorial director of the Morris Group of fly-fishing magazines.
Ed Engle, author of Splitting Cane, was a frequent contributor.
William "Bill" Tapply, author of the Brady Coyne mystery novels, wrote the final column in each issue.
Dave Klausmeyer, editor of Fly Tyer, contributed the Tyer's Notes column in each issue.
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