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 Governor Aiken Bucktail: Official Fishing Fly Of The State Of Vermont

by Rhey PlumleyOn 5 May 2014, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed into law…


Medicine For The Soul

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


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…


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…