Collection Spotlight: "Rainbow Flats on the Rising River"

Art framer William Cushner framed this Robert Eddy watercolor titled Rainbow…


Olympian Feats in Fly Fishing

Hiram Leonard To create a fly rod, you have to have a good…


The Governor Aiken Bucktail: Official Fishing Fly Of The State Of Vermont

by Rhey PlumleyOn 5 May 2014, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed into law…


The Livingston Fly Wallet Collection

Meet accession number 1991.028.050. This collection of fly wallets belonged to…


A Look Inside Calvin Coolidge's Tackle Box

This past week we said goodbye to some of our favorite items on display in our…


Frank W. Benson: Artist And Angler

BY GERALD KARASKA Frank Benson (1862–1951) is regarded as one of America’s…


Thaddeus Norris, The "Father of American Fly Fishing"

Once described by Arnold Gingrich as “the American Walton,” Thaddeus Norris…


The Fly Fishing Dentist

“Gentleman, I take pleasure in adding my certificate in favor of your…


Ernest Hemingway's Hardy Fairy

  Part of the privilege of working for a museum is the constant…


History Makers: Edward Hewitt

Who Is Edward Hewitt: Geoffrey Hellman of The New Yorker once described Edward…