American Angler

American Angler was a magazine dedicated to the subject of fly fishing, with an emphasis on cold water fisheries, published six times a year.

William "Bill" Tapply, author of the Brady Coyne mystery novels, wrote the final column in each issue.

"The Rant" was a reader-contributed column intended to give readers the chance to get something related to fly fishing off their chest.

"[3] In 1992, American Angler changed hands and became the flagship publication of Abenaki Publishers,[4] which moved the magazine to Bennington, Vermont.

The year 1992 also saw the debut of Robert Redford's A River Runs Through It, with a corresponding boom in national attention paid to fly fishing.

By 1999, Phil Monahan took over as editor of American Angler and the magazine changed hands once again, to become a part of the Morris Group.

Additionally, Saltwater Fly Fishing editor Steve Walburn announced the purchase of www.saltwaterflyfishing.com, where back issue content will be hosted.

American Angler was one of the few major fly fishing publications that regularly accepted and published reader contributions, in the "Gear I Love" and "The Rant" columns.