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Cast From The Past: Fly Boxes
One essential piece of fly fishing gear that has stood the test of time is the fly box. There is a seemingly endless variety of …
One essential piece of fly fishing gear that has stood the test of time is the fly box. There is a seemingly endless variety of …
Collecting early American and British trout reels provides an opportunity to own some small mechanical wonders designed to fish the rivers and brooks that held …
When was the last time you received a postcard in the mail? Considered quaint in the days of Instagram, these small messages from the past …
Fishing catalogs from yesteryear provide not only a way to preserve a record of the fishing tackle sold at the time, but also the creativity …
One of the more interesting and innovative inventors and designers of fishing reels was Leonard Atwood of Maine. Atwood, with sixty-one patents filed in his …
If fly fishing is the sporting activity with the most equipment associated with it, fly tying comes in a close second. Fly tiers are natural …
One of the most artistically beautiful categories of fishing collectibles is the fishing creel. Creels are among the oldest items of tackle. These fish and …
The Great Exhibition of 1851, held in the Crystal Palace in London from May to October in 1851, was formally named “The Great Exhibition of …
From the earliest days of fly fishing, there have often been regulations established to protect both the fish and the property rights of some of …
Among early American flies, some of the most collectible are those tied in the later 19th and early 20th century for the Orvis Company in …