TBT: The Motive
Chasing salmon flies on the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River, Idaho. June 2011.
CategoryVintage Chum
Cast From The Past: Hardy Fly Fishing Gizmos and Accessories
It is has been said that fishing is the sport with the most equipment associated with it, and the Hardy company in Alnwick, U.K. has …
Cast From The Past: The Thomas Chubb Company
The Thomas Chubb Company was one of the leading fly fishing tackle retailers and wholesalers of the Gilded Age, founded in 1869 with the establishment …
TBT: NORTHWOODS
A stellar short from Finback Films circa 2010.
TBT: Boner, Everybody Wants One
The perfect companion to The Wonder Boner.
Cast From the Past: Solon Philippe Presentation Rod and Reel
One of the true American fly fishing treasures is a finely engraved bamboo fly rod made by Samuel Philippe’s son, Solon Philippe. Solon’s father Samuel …
Cast From the Past: Billinghurst Birdcage Reels
The birdcage reels are an iconic American design and invention. These reels, named for their wire open-ring, cage-like constructions were side-mounted horizontally on the rod, …
TBT: Walker Cay Chronicles – TARPON 1995
Flip Pallot and good friend Capt. John Donnell battle the silver king in the Everglades.
Cast From The Past: Fishing Cigar Box Labels
One of the relatively obscure categories for collectors of piscatoriana involves saving those old cigar boxes from the turn of the century. Cigar box labels …
Cast From The Past: Early Irish Spike Reel from the 1860s
This early spike reel from Ireland was made sometime in the 1860s or earlier, at a time that reels were attached to rods with spikes. …