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…


Medicine For The Soul

BY ED FELKEREvery spring for the past eight years, central Virginia’s…


A Look Inside Calvin Coolidge's Tackle Box

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


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…


The 2016 Izaak Walton Award Honoring James Prosek

About the HonoreeArtist, writer, naturalist, and Yale graduate James Prosek…


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…