Fishing Publications

American Angler is devoted exclusively to fly fishing. We focus mainly on coldwater fly fishing for trout, steelhead, and salmon, but we also run articles about warmwater and saltwater fly fishing. Feature stories of 1,500 to 2,200 words. Feature articles pay $450 (and perhaps a bit more if were impressed), while short features pay $200 to $400. Generally, these rates assume that useful photos, drawings, or sketches accompany the words.

Eastern Fly Fishing magazine is a destination specific publication to be viewed as an inspiring, collectible reference of Eastern angling destinations. Feature article length ranges from 2,000 to 4,000 words. Eastern Fly Fishing buys first North American serial publication rights for both a printed, and digital version of the magazine. Pays up to $500/article.

Fly Fusion Magazine is Canada’s most widely read fly-fishing magazine and one of the most relevant publications on the market for the angling community. Feature articles should be approximately 3000 3500 words. We pay up to $400 CAD for features with corresponding images, up to $300 for photo essays and up to $150 for shorter pieces such as “Fly Tiers Table.” All payments are issued Net 60 of publication.

Fly Tyer is only a quarterly magazine, and it is the largest publication in the world dedicated solely to fly tying. Feature articles describing new flies for catching trout, bass, panfish, and saltwater species across the country and around the world. We buy first-time print, electronic, and in-house marketing rights to articles and photos, and payment is made upon publication. Feature articles pay $450.

National Fisherman is dedicated to delivering the best down-to-sea coverage of boats, fishing gear, technology, products, and fishery resource information. Features usually run from 1,500 to 2,500 words. Payment is generally made upon publication unless otherwise arranged.

Northwest Fly Fishing magazine is a destination specific publication to be viewed as an inspiring, collectible reference of Northwest angling destinations. The magazine publishes angling destinations which include both the famous and the lesser known waters, and include all species found in our diverse geographical region. Feature article length ranges from 2,000 to 4,000 words. Pays up to $500/feature article.

Southwest Fly Fishing magazine is a destination specific publication to be viewed as an inspiring, collectible reference of Southwest angling destinations. Angling destinations include both the famous and the lesser know waters, and include all species found in our diverse geographical region. Feature article length should be 2,000 to 4,000 words. Pays up to $500/article. Southwest Fly Fishing buys first North American serial publication rights for both a printed, and digital version of the magazine.

SPORT FISHING is geared to serious saltwater fishing around North America and at times beyond. That means bluewater and reefs; nearshore (inlets and off beaches) and inshore (bays, flats and backcountry). Longer features run 1,700 to 2,200 words, including sidebars. Shorter features run 300 to 1,200 words. Payment is $150 to $1500/article and up.

The Drake Magazine is a grassroots journal for flyfishing enthusiasts. The Drake Magazine accepts fishing stories that are educational and entertaining, not instructional. All payments are negotiable.

Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine, is the best source of accurate, fascinating, up-to-the-minute information on the aquarium hobby, from small freshwater tanks to wall-sized reef tanks. The editors are looking for good writing about interesting topics. Most articles are between 10,000 and 20,000 characters-with-spaces long. The editors do not pay by the word, so trim your prose to be as tight as possible. Payment is $100-250. Purchases all English-language publishing rights to the article.