A line drawing of a trout.

Thirty Years of Spring Creek

2022 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the publication of Spring Creek by Nick…


A row of books from the Thacher collection on a bookshelf.

The Charles Thacher Collection

Extraordinary. Matchless. Meticulously curated. These are the adjectives which…


Joe Pisarro, seated, smokes a pipe as he examines a piece of paper.

The Reel Thing

By Joe A. PisarroIn the early 1990s, the museum published a newsletter called…


Jim Schottenham standing on a boat, holding a striped bass.

Jim Schottenham Joins the AMFF As Curator

The American Museum of Fly Fishing is pleased to announce the appointment of…


An illustration of the museum's red front door.

AMFF Advisory Council

Advisory CouncilThe American Museum of Fly Fishing has established an Advisory…


A film strip with the title screens of FIshing the Dry Fly with Gary Borger and The Challenge of Giant Tarpon with Billy Pate.

Screening Room Titles

“I Was Born to Fish”/Lee Wulff on the Beaverkill 120 Days 17th…


Items once belonging to John Voelker, AKA Robert Traver, including books, a notepad, manuscript pages, a green pen, and a tin cup.

The Lower Squall

by Paul KennebeckHe remembered his father telling him this was an act of grace:…


Items once belonging to John Voelker, AKA Robert Traver, including books, a notepad, manuscript pages, a green pen, and a tin cup.

Pretending to Listen

by Paige Wallace“I promise to pretend to listen when you talk about fly…