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Western Waters, 2022

by Paul KennebeckONE Try to stop the wind. Local lore believed that the Ute…

A Personal and Natural History of the Mickey Finn

By Willard P. Greenwood II

A carving of a brook trout from the gills to the nose. Various flies are hooked around the entirety of the mouth.

Tracking Shang

By Graydon R. HilyardSo, what’s a Dad to do? There they are, your…

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

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…

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

The 2021 Traver Award Winners

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…

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

Solitude

by Mike ChalmersI was still in C Block—before they put me on death row—when I…