The History Makers: Leon Chandler

Leon Chandler was born on a farm in Missouri in 1922 and arrived in Cortland,…


The Morals Of Fishing

Early thoughts on conservation by Henry Ward BeecherThe cruelty of field sports…


Frank W. Benson: Artist And Angler

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


Ernest Hemingway's Hardy Fairy

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


The History Makers: Bill Oyster

The first time that Bill Oyster witnessed fly fishing was while growing up in…


Saving Lee Wulff's Pool

By Peter Nardini Lee Wulff reaches to land a trout in this…


On the Fly with Rick Porcello

I recently spent some time at Fenway Park with an avid fly fisherman who…


Mary Orvis Marbury And The Columbian Exhibition

BY RICHARD G. BELLThe World’s Columbian ExpositionThe World’s Columbian…