Dwight Eisenhower speaks to troops in the field, and appears to be demonstrating how to cast a fly rod.

Another Look: A D-Day Casting Demonstration?

Another Look: A D-Day Casting Demonstration?By John Mundt The…


A line drawing of a trout.

Thirty Years of Spring Creek

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


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…


A New Early Date for American Fly Fishing

By Ken Cameron and Paul SchullerySport fishing was popular in a variety of…


Trout with a Tale

by Keith HarwoodAlthough it is not regarded as politically correct nowadays,…


H. M. Bateman: Cartoonist Extraordinaire and Fisherman for Life

BY JAMES D. HECKMAN   The Last Trout. From the Tatler, c.…


Winslow Homer: America's Premier Fisherman and Artist

By Robert J. DemarestWinslow Homer (1836-1910) is considered by many to be the…


The Morals Of Fishing

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


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…