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World Record Tarpon

Made by King Sailfish Mounts of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this tarpon casting is a replica of the world-record catch brought in by James (Jim) Holland Jr. on May 11, 2000. The fish weighed 202 lbs, 8 oz., and was the first 200-pound tarpon officially recorded as being caught on a fly. During the more than two-hour battle, the tarpon pulled the boat Jim, his father, and guide Steve Kilpatrick were in nearly four miles; it took two people to hoist it onboard.


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Tied Together: The Extraordinary Lives of Joan and Lee Wulff

Lee and Joan Wulff turn to smile at the camera as they fly fish on a river.

On Turbulence & Flow

The AMFF Gallery at the Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium

The exterior of the AMFF gallery at the Wonders of Wildlife.

Smoke Signals: Cigarette Cards from the 19th and 20th Centuries

A painting of a Brook Trout.

Leigh H. Perkins

Leigh Perkins standing in the Battenkill.

Gray’s Sporting Journal

Trout & Salmon. Gray's Sporting Journal. Volume one, issue 2. Spring 1976,

Tarpon

Fisherman on a Quiet Stream Beneath a Cloudy Sky in the Mist

Untitled [Anglers and Float Plane]

Stained Glass from the SFFCC

Arnold Gingrich Cigarette Lighter

Hewitt Fly Chest

Livingston Fly Wallet

Orvis 1874 Reel

Megan Boyd Fly

Lefty Kreh’s Vise

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