Leon Chandler was born on a farm in Missouri in 1922 and arrived in Cortland, New York during the summer of 1941 on a greyhound bus, with…

The cruelty of field sports is much in the headlines these days. Though hunters take the greatest share of criticism, fishers are also…

Frank Benson (1862–1951) is regarded as one of America’s premier artists. His reputation was established at the turn of the twentieth…

Once described by Arnold Gingrich as “the American Walton,” Thaddeus Norris (1811-1877) is considered one of the founding fathers of…

Dr. Alonzo Fowler (1825-1903) carries the interesting distinction of being the only man to run magazine ads for dentures and fly-fishing…

Part of the privilege of working for a museum is the constant discovery—or rediscovery—of an exciting piece of history and access to learn…

The first time that Bill Oyster witnessed fly fishing was while growing up in the northwestern town of Powell, Wyoming. Ironically, it…

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An attempt to look at the innovators of today, the pioneers of yesterday, and the similarities and differences that have defined the…

Bill Kessler will fly fish for practically anything that swims, from farm pond bluegills and 6” native brookies to 100 lb+ tarpon. He’s…

Bob Hines was the former staff artist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the only person in the history of that organization…

Raised near Glacier National Park, Whitney is truly a product of the outdoors. Whitney spent nearly a decade as a fly fishing and…

Catch an amazing commentary on fly fishing as only Tom Brokaw could tell it. Complete with fishing stories with Lefty Kreh and a powerful…

Geoffrey Hellman of The New Yorker once described Edward Ringwood Hewitt (1866-1957) as “America’s outstanding example of the inability of…

I recently spent some time at Fenway Park with an avid fly fisherman who happens to pitch every fifth day for the Boston Red Sox. Rick…

The dog days of July and August bring on hopper season in Vermont. Rivers like the Mettawee run through tall grass and farmland and an…

A wonderful look inside the 1893 World's Columbian Exhibition and the story behind the Mary Orvis Marbury panels.