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Field & Stream names best places for anglers to live
Field & Stream names best places for anglers to live
Field & Stream has released a list of America’s Top 20 Fishing Towns in their February 2008 issue. The magazine polled the nation’s top angling professionals to determine the list, comprised of towns with populations of 100,000 or less. The February issue of Field & Stream and expanded information is available online at www.FieldandStream.com/fishingtowns.
Glenwood Springs, Colo., took top honors on the list. Located in the center of the state’s best fishing, the Roaring Fork and Colorado Rivers merge in downtown Glenwood, offering blue-ribbon trout waters and world-class flyfishing options year-round. Glenwood boasts 300 days of sunshine a year, stunning scenery, and multiple hot springs, perfect for relaxing in after a hard day of fishing. Residents have access to a diversity of culturally-rich options in town and in nearby Aspen, which is located just far enough away to keep prices relatively affordable. Mountain Home, Ark., at number two, heads a list of four Southeastern towns in the top 10, more then any other geographical region. The fishing diversity of Traverse City, Mich., on the Great Lakes with dozens of rivers and natural lakes, took third. Montana claimed two spots in the list, with Bozeman coming in at fourth and Missoula taking the 11th spot. Minocqua, Wis., located five hours from Milwaukee, is the most remote spot in the top 10, coming in at number five. Largely undiscovered by Florida’s many tourists, Apalachicola, at number six, is the highest-ranking town on the Atlantic Coast. Seventh on the list, Nantucket, Mass., has a long seafaring tradition and is the only island in the top 20. Bend, Ore., eighth, Guntersville, Ala., ninth, and Morehead City, N.C. tenth, round out the top 10. Towns were judged on the availability of year-round fishing opportunities, cost of living, fishing culture and outdoor related economy, quality of life and diversions otherthan fishing.
The towns range in size from single-stoplight crossroads to boomtowns, all with populations under 100,000. Field & Stream consulted multiple outdoor writers and editors as well as professional anglers and fishing guides for the list.
Field & Stream's best fishing towns: 1. Glenwood Springs, Colo. 2. Mountain Home, Ark. 3. Traverse City, Mich. 4. Bozeman, Mont. 5. Minocqua, Wis. 6. Apalachicola, Fla. 7. Nantucket, Mass. 8. Bend, Ore. 9. Guntersville, Ala. 10. Morehead City, N.C. 11. Missoula, Mont. 12. Ely, Minn.13. Page, Ariz.14. Driggs, Idaho15. Jasper, Texas16. Tahlequah, Okla.17. Beaufort, S.C.18. Eufaula, Ala.19. Redding, Calif. 20.Montauk, NY
Upstate NY didn't make it, imagine that?
