tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13159139500120435132024-03-13T07:23:03.535-07:00The Batten Kill BeatStories from in and around the stream as told by the American Museum of Fly Fishing.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974144956476327839noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315913950012043513.post-73812732500383770692016-02-03T11:33:00.002-08:002016-02-03T11:33:31.815-08:00Fly Fishing History Makers: Edward Ringwood Hewitt<div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">
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Geoffrey Hellman of <em>The New Yorker</em> once described Edward Ringwood Hewitt (1866-1957) as “America’s outstanding example of the inability of man, however much inclined, to turn himself into a brook trout.” This sort of high praise does not just get thrown around in the fly-fishing world, and Hewitt earned every bit of the title. He was an inventor by trade, creating the one-cylinder Hewitt Adams automobile and eventually becoming a consultant in engine design for Mack Trucks until his death. Even more impressive is the fact that, by age 26, he had already fished throughout Europe, Canada, and the American West. In 1918, Edward Ringwood Hewitt established a fishing camp, called the “Big Bend Club,” on 2,700 acres in the Catskill Mountains. The Neversink River served as the testing grounds for some of his most famous fly patterns. The Neversink Streamer (which sounds like an odd name for a streamer until you realize that it is named after the river) is a classic Northeastern hairwing pattern that, like others tied by Battenkill legend Lew Oatman, have proved effective across the United States.</div>
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While Hewitt’s streamers were designed to look like underwater baitfish, his dry flies were different than any insect that one would normally see on the water’s surface. Hewitt was a proponent of large “attractor” flies that created a commotion on top of the water and relied on the fisherman’s skill in placing the fly on the water and moving it correctly. He reasoned that the large silhouette and attractive motion forced the fish to rise aggressively towards the object that otherwise would resemble river debris, rather than a caddisfly. The Spider and other attractors provided fishermen with valuable information: chances were, if there were no rises to the fly, then fish probably weren’t in the area, and if the fish rose and refused, the fisherman could switch to a smaller pattern or different color. In Hewitt’s <em>Handbook of Fly Fishing</em> (1933), he listed five-winged and five-hackle flies as being all a fisherman needed in the way of dry flies for everyday use. At the end of the passage he continued:</div>
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Personally I would not want any more patterns of dry flies than the above, and if finances interfere take only the first one or two on the list and you will probably catch just as many trout. Don’t get a raft of patterns. They are not necessary at all and only confuse the fisherman into thinking he must have a certain pattern instead of studying what general shade and size should be used to get his fish.</blockquote>
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<img alt="" data-mce-src="http://www.orvis.com/news/images/01-Fly-Fishing/2015/09-sep/hewitt3.jpg" data-mce-style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" height="200" src="http://www.orvis.com/news/images/01-Fly-Fishing/2015/09-sep/hewitt3.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="200" /><br /><em>The Spider doesn’t look like any trout foods, but it elicits curiosity from the fish.</em></div>
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Tying instructions for the Bi-Visible are provided in <a data-mce-href="http://www.orvis.com/news/fly-fishing/video-how-to-tie-a-bivisible/" href="http://www.orvis.com/news/fly-fishing/video-how-to-tie-a-bivisible/" target="_blank">this great video</a>, which was previously featured on Orvis News, and instructions on how to tie and fish the Spider are best described in <a data-mce-href="http://www.flytyer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2992" href="http://www.flytyer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2992" target="_blank">this article</a> by Ed Shenk, a legendary fly tier in his own right. Unfortunately, the Neversink River has seen a lot of change throughout the years; the spot where the “Big Bend Club” stood and Hewitt and other Catskills legends fished now sits at the bottom of a reservoir that sources the New York City drinking supply.</div>
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Edwart Ringwood Hewitt also used his vast engineering knowledge to make a limited amount of reels like the one below, which are some of the most sought-after by collectors today.</div>
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Along with reels, Hewitt was also credited with pioneering the use of a small, one-handed rod for salmon fishing, which was an improvement on the oversize two-handed rods used in Britain. Much like Thaddeus Norris, who was previously featured on Museum Pieces, he realized that the chalk-stream tactics that worked in Britain were not as useful on the tight Northeastern rivers and streams. He is also the original patent holder of the felt-sole wading shoe and other innovations.</div>
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In addition to his commercial interests, Edward Ringwood Hewitt was also a pioneer in stream reconstruction and habitat improvement for trout. In a brilliant <a data-mce-href="assets/images/archived-journals/1981-Vol08-No2web.pdf" href="https://www.blogger.com/assets/images/archived-journals/1981-Vol08-No2web.pdf" target="_blank">article</a> about Hewitt published in a 1981 issue of our journal, <em>The American Fly Fisher</em>, Maxine Atherton writes:</div>
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<em>When Mr. Hewitt was not fishing he could be found in his hatchery, working on experiments or improving his formula for a trout diet rich in protein, vitamins, amino acids, and everything nature had invented to make fish, and subsequently man, strong and healthy, as part of her program for the survival of the species. The hatchery was located near the old farmhouse at the bottom of a slope, and Mr. Hewitt had piped water from a lively spring brook, running down the hillside behind the camp, into the hatchery building, through two long table troughs, and then outside to small rearing ponds. Inside, the troughs were filled with trout fry and fingerlings which had been hatched from eggs fertilized by the largest and healthiest of the trout in the rearing ponds.</em></div>
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W<span data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;">hen he was not tinkering with metal, fish food, or feathers, Mr. Hewitt wrote about it, passing his fly-fishing views and knowledge down to future gener</span><span data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;">ations. He authored many books on fishing and, in a very ahead-of-his-time move, incorporated underwater photography of fish nibbling at various types of bait. His works include: </span><em data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;">Secrets of the Salmon</em><span data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;"> (1922),</span><em data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;">Telling on the Trout</em><span data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;"> (1926), </span><em data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;">Better Trout Streams</em><span data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;"> (1931), </span><em data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;">Hewitt’s</em><em data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;">Handbook of Fly Fishing</em><span data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;"> (1933), </span><em data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;">Hewitt’s Handbook of Stream Improvement</em><span data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;"> (1934), </span><em data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;">Hewitt’s Nymph Fly Fishing</em><span data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;"> (1934), </span><em data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;">Hewitt’s Handbook of Trout Raising and Stocking</em><span data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;"> (1935), and </span><em data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;">A Trout and Salmon Fisherman for 75 Years</em><span data-mce-style="line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;"> (1948).</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974144956476327839noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315913950012043513.post-81191976852477135002015-12-23T06:23:00.000-08:002015-12-24T16:54:05.195-08:00The Twelve Days of ChristmasWe couldn't help putting an historical spin on the holiday classic The Twelve Days of Christmas, please enjoy this feature and be sure to come see our exhibition of Field and Stream covers at the AMFF in 2016. Happy Holidays!<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">On the first day of Christmas my angler gave to me... <i>a can of instant coffee!</i> </span><br />
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Far before the days of JetBoils, the outdoorsman of the 1920's got by on cans of instant coffee like the one seen in this ad. The maker claimed that its' product was "the greatest improvement in the coffee industry in a hundred years. Real quality coffee made by experts and ready for serving. It has been properly vacuum dried. All you get is real coffee- that's why a small can of G. Washington's coffee will make as many cups as a can of ordinary coffee ten times its size"<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">On the second day of Christmas my angler gave to me...<i>two Thomas rods</i> and a can of instant coffee!</span><br />
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Fred Thomas bega<span style="font-family: inherit;">n making fly rods in Bangor, Maine in the late 1890's after learning the trade as an employee</span> at the H.L. Leonard Co. After a few dissolved partnerships and changes of address, the F.E. Thomas Company <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">grew to include a world wide following and the shop employed as many as a dozen skilled craftsman, including the heir to the Thomas Rod Company, Leon Thomas. This ad that was featured in the February 1938 issue of Field & Stream is a testament to the company's growth as they offered both a 3-piece dry fly rod and a streamer rod as well. While Fred Thomas passed away in 1938 others kept his tradition alive and the company is still in business today.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">On the third day of Christmas my angler gave to me <i>three camping tents</i>, two Thomas rods, and a can of instant coffee!</span><br />
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Field & Stream was not all about hunting and fishing. This picture from the June 1928 issue was part of a readers' guide to summer camping.<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">On the fourth day of Christmas my angler gave to me <i>four hackle birds</i>, three camping tents, two Thomas rods, and a can of instant coffee</span><br />
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Some vacationing good samaritans stop to let a family of grouse cross a dirt road on the cover of this June 1927 issue of Field & Stream. Hopefully the birds returned the favor by giving the driver a few quality tying feathers.<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">On the fifth day of Christmas my angler gave to me <i>five silver kings</i>! Four hackle birds, three camping tents, two Thomas rods, and a can of instant coffee</span><br />
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We had to go big for the most important verse of the song and what better way than this February 1953 cover featuring a hammerhead shark going airborne after a hooked tarpon.<br />
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The Mishawaka Rubber & Woolen MFG. CO. originated in Mishawaka, Indiana in 1833. After some early trouble the company was purchased in 1867 by Jacob Beiger and his son, Martin Beiger. Martin and another business partner invented the all-knit boot in 1886 and the signature trademark red ball was added to the black band of the boot soon thereafter. The red-ball waders were not breathable by any means, but they were the toughest and most durable of their time.<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">On the <i>seventh day of Christmas</i> my angler gave to me seven fools-a-swimming, six gents-a-wading...Five silver kings! Four hackle birds, three camping tents, two Thomas rods, and a can of instant coffee</span><br />
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Norman D. Weiss put himself in dangerous situations to demonstrate safety in
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<span style="color: #990000;">On the eighth day of Christmas my angler gave to me <i>eight maids-a-filming</i>, seven fools-a-swimming, six gents-a-wading...Five silver kings! Four hackle birds, three camping tents, two Thomas rods, and a can of instant coffee</span><br />
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Kodak aimed to be the GoPro of the 1950's and 60's. Kodak's Brownie 8 cameras were compact as a camera could be in those days ("so compact you could fit it into a jacket pocket") and did not break the bank- the Kodaks cost only $27 compared to the prices of today's cameras. Not to mention that their clever tagline "Beats talking about it" played right into an angler's worst fears.<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CbZ0a-FcMCU/VnoF_olcseI/AAAAAAAAAhk/Dv01pH_3jdo/s1600/womanfish.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CbZ0a-FcMCU/VnoF_olcseI/AAAAAAAAAhk/Dv01pH_3jdo/s320/womanfish.png" width="244" /></a><span style="color: #990000;">On the ninth day of Christmas my angler gave to me <i>nine ladies landing</i>, eight maids-a-filming, seven fools-a-swimming, six gents-a-wading...Five silver kings! Four hackle birds, three camping tents, two Thomas rods, and a can of instant coffee</span><br />
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The July 1952 issue of Field & Stream featured a lady angler reeling in a fish and a male companion looking on to much surprise.<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hdSQC423jLQ/VnoGNOFZ2XI/AAAAAAAAAhs/teyyAbzr3j0/s1600/Field%2B%2526%2BStream%2BJune%2B1934%252C%2Bp.%2B8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hdSQC423jLQ/VnoGNOFZ2XI/AAAAAAAAAhs/teyyAbzr3j0/s320/Field%2B%2526%2BStream%2BJune%2B1934%252C%2Bp.%2B8.jpg" width="262" /></a><span style="color: #990000;">On the tenth day of Christmas my angler gave to me <i>ten trout-a-leaping</i>, nine ladies landing, eight maids-a-filming, seven fools-a-swimming, six gents-a-wading...Five silver kings! Four hackle birds, three camping tents, two Thomas rods, and a can of instant coffee</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span>The June 1934 issue of Field & Stream featured a stunning depiction of a trout chasing after a dry fly.<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">On the eleventh day of Christmas my angler gave to me <i>eleven poppers popping</i>, ten trout-a-leaping, nine ladies landing, eight maids-a-filming, seven fools-a-swimming, six gents-a-wading...Five silver kings! Four hackle birds, three camping tents, two Thomas rods, and a can of instant coffee</span><br />
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The June 1931 issue of Field & Stream features a man locked in a duel with a monster largemouth bass while casually smoking a pipe.<br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">On the twelfth day of Christmas my angler gave to me<i> twelve salmon running, </i></span><span style="color: #990000;">eleven poppers popping, </span><span style="color: #990000;">ten trout-a-leaping, </span><span style="color: #990000;">nine ladies landing, </span><span style="color: #990000;">eight maids-a-filming, </span><span style="color: #990000;">seven fools-a-swimming, </span><span style="color: #990000;">six gents-a-wading</span><span style="color: #990000;">...Five silver kings! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Four hackle birds, </span><span style="color: #990000;">three camping tents, </span><span style="color: #990000;">two Thomas rods, </span><span style="color: #990000;">and a can of instant coffee!</span></div>
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The July 1971 issue of Field & Stream Magazine was all about the Atlantic Salmon. The article "Witch Salmon"recounted author Hal Hyman's trip to Iceland during which he regularly caught 20 pound salmon and marveled at the strides that the locals were making in fisheries management. He closed the article saying "I felt a moment of thankfulness for those whose management programs will keep the fish running strong, making sure that man doesn't put a curse more threatening than witchcraft on Iceland's rivers".<br />
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Long time Field & Stream fishing editor and master caster A.J. McLane also contributed an article detailing techniques for salmon fishing. He cautioned those switching from trout fishing to not expect any pattern of consistency in what the salmon are eating. "If a Hendrickson Dun or a Green Drake is on the water, then the artificial should look like the natural. Even if insects are not flitting about at the moment, we have a fair idea of what the trout might consider a tempting tidbit. But this does not hold true for the Atlantic Salmon in rivers"</div>
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In honor of Hallow’s Eve we have come up with a few historic
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lady of the Lake</b>:
“The Lady of the Lake is a comparatively new fly, originating in America. It is
usually dressed large for deep waters. The name originally belonged to the
Alexandra fly, but when it was abandoned for that fly in favor of the
much-admired princess, it was appropriated for this new and dainty creation of
the American fly-makers”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- Mary Orvis
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Fly Formerly Known As Lady of the Lake” (yes, this entire section has been
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Raven is a black bass fly much liked by the fishermen of La Crosse, Wis. From
its success in that vicinity, it is becoming known and used by fishermen in other
localities.” – Mary Orvis Marbury’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Favorite
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Spider <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(Streamer)</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">:</i> Also from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Favorite Flies
and their Histories</i>: “To our mind this is the poorest possible
representation of a spider, and we can see no sufficient reason why that name
should have been given to it; but the fact remains that it is called “the
Spider”, and when made on the larger hooks is much liked for large trout, and
sometimes for black bass.” Mary Orvis Marbury clearly disapproved of the fact
that it did not look like an actual spider and continued with this disclaimer: “It
must be remembered that in these plates we are endeavoring to give the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">favorite</i> flies, the general <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">favorites</i>; not those we admire as most
beautiful, taking, or durable, but those that are most widely known and
approved. The only criticism we can make in this regard is that it was named
“the Spider”, but then Charles Dudley Warner has said: ‘The trout fly is a
‘conventionalized’ creation, as we say of ornamentation. The theory is that,
fly fishing being a high art, the fly must not be a tame imitation of nature,
but an artistic suggestion of it’. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Black Death</b>:
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">This tarpon fly in the AMFF’s
collection was tied by the late George Hommell, Jr., former owner of the World
Wide Sportsman and legendary Florida fishing guide. It has an elongated tapered
head design that provides little wind resistance on long casts while at the
same time the contrasting colored tailing materials seem to make this fly come
alive in the water. The Black Death can be tied in two separate styles, the
first combines multiple saddle hackles and marabou while the second uses rabbit
strips. Both patterns can be used on the shallow water flats and the action is
comparable between the different materials. Check out </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcJhg76c6bY"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">this</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"> tying video
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Horror</b>:<span style="color: #343434; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="color: #343434; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
Director of the Bermuda Fishing Information Bureau, Pete Perinchief, designed
The Horror pattern in the 1950s after a frustrating trip to the Florida Keys
with Joe and Mary Brooks. Fishing for deep-cruising bones, Brooks had told
Perinchief to let his fly sink to the bottom and wait for the fish to find it,
but Perinchief’s fly continually snagged in the turtle grass. Frustration
produced an “<i>aha!</i> moment” that night. Perinchief woke the next
morning, tied a fly with the wing on the reverse side of the hook shank, and
dropped it into the bathtub to test. The Horror was born. While the pattern
won’t win awards for its presentation, it is deceptively effective. The wing of
brown bucktail works like a rudder to keep the hook point up, acting as a weed
guard. A wrap of large yellow or orange chenille tied closely behind the wing
base forces the fibers upward, which also shields the hook point. The chenille
is then wrapped forward to the rear of the normal head space. Soon, most
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what’s in a name? The Horror did not get its title from the look of the fly or
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The
first time that Bill Oyster witnessed fly fishing was while growing up in the
northwestern town of Powell, Wyoming. Ironically, it wasn’t until
Bill moved to the warmer climate of north Georgia that the obsession really
stuck. Bill would often hike for many miles and camp alone along the
crystal clear trout streams of the Appalachian wilderness. With
trout in the back yard, Bill soon discovered that it was a half day drive to
the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic to pursue, sea trout, redfish, and
tarpon. In other words… this area had virtually no limit to keep
entertained even the most enthusiastic fly fisher on a year round
basis. While attending the University of Georgia in Athens, Bill met
his wife Shannen who would be a large part of his success at turning his
passion into a career. Soon after leaving college to compete as a
professional road racing cyclist, Bill and Shannen were married and moved to
Gainesville, GA. Just after the ’96 Olympic Trials Bill suffered a
career ending fall while training. Suddenly he had time and energy
to spare and poured it all into his fly fishing interests. He spent
time doing anything he could in the fly fishing world from tying flies at the
trade shows to teaching casting and guiding for area fly
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Still in his twenties, he soon took an interest in bamboo fly
rods. He loved the beauty and history and hoped to obtain one for
himself. The more he learned about these rods, the more he became
intrigued by the craft itself. At that time there was no one around
to mentor his interest in rodmaking and no internet with its endless stream of
information. So it was through a small stack of dusty books and
countless hours of trial and error that Bill slowly put together his own style
of employing these traditional techniques. Each rod produced was a
bit better than the one before, and his experience in all manner of fly fishing
(as well as his casting knowledge and abilities), quickly put him on the road
to creating classic rods that could satisfy a more modern expectation of
performance. His art training led to an aesthetic that set a new
standard for the kind of beauty that could be achieved in the most high-end
niche of the market. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Many hours are spent at the engraving vise
creating his hyper customized rods for clients from around the
world. When he’s not crafting rods for customers, he shares his
craft through the Oyster rodmaking school. Drawing on his own
experience and struggles with all techniques and methods of rod construction,
he has created what is by far the largest school of rodmaking in the world
today. Each year over a hundred students travel from around the
world to spend a week with Bill completing their own rod using the very same
techniques employed on every Oyster rod. When not working, Bill
often leads groups of his clients on fishing expeditions where they put their
creations to the test in some of the most exotic and beautiful destinations in
the world. These days Bill and his wife run their production shop
and rodmaking school in the quaint north Georgia mountain town of Blue Ridge,
where they live with their two small children Cutter and Veronica. </span><span style="font-family: Consolas;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Who got you into it?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Its really just
something I stumbled into on my own. Nobody in my family had any interest
in fishing, but I was captivated by it from my earliest memory. I first
saw fly fishing as a kid growing up in northwest Wyoming. At the time I
wasn't too impressed as my Zebco and can of worms seemed to do the trick just
fine. It wasn't until college when I picked up a fly rod to chase the
trout in north Georgia that I was really struck by, not just how effective it
was (and not very at first), but how beautiful it was as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">I have always
had what you might call an artistic sensibility. The romance of a bamboo
rod, a wooden sailboat, or classic motorcycle - it's not something you can
explain, and certainly not something you can justify. It's just
either something that stirs your senses, or it isn't. For me it was, and
still is.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Are there any rod makers that have
influenced your technique? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">For me it was
every rod maker who ever wrote a book. I've read them all many times
over. I think that Everett Garrison's book might have to top the list.
It made the whole process seem like such a serious and impossible
undertaking that I just had to give it a try!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">What do you do differently than everyone
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Strangely, I
think the biggest difference between me and other rod makers is that I don't
take it too seriously. Fly fishing and fly rods should be fun. Yes,
I am serious about always trying to make the finest fly rods I can, because to
me that IS fun. I don't mind if others like different styles or use
different methods. I'm not interested in debating tapers or plane
sharpening angles. I know what works for me and enjoy every minute of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Early on I
experienced a demand from my customers for personalization. I took a
chance on myself and travelled to an engraving school in Kansas to see if it
was something I might be able to do. Fortunately, it stuck. I talk
directly to the customer and combine their interests and history with my
experience to design and create the custom engravings. I sometimes spend
upwards of a hundred hours designing, drawing, and cutting the most elaborate
pieces.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">What is the creative process that you go
through when making fly rods?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">It all starts
with the customer. I need to know how and where they will use the rod.
Also, if they have any strong preferences in rod action or feel.
All of the practical considerations come first. Only then do we
discuss aesthetics. First and foremost the rod must perform properly,
consistently, and reliably. Otherwise I might as well just paint them a
picture instead! Some are only looking for a simple and understated
style, and we are happy to comply. Many of our more complicated rods are
ordered as heirloom pieces and my engravings are based on highly personal ideas
that will stay in that family for generations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">What was your favorite fly rod that you
have made?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">There is no
question that it is the first rod I ever made #001. It took me six months
of trial and error, reading and re-reading, head scratching and cussing, but I
finally achieved something I had dreamed about for years. I'll never sell
this rod. It's MY family heirloom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">What was it like fishing with and making a
rod for President Carter?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">I guided Pres.
Carter again last week, and it's always the same - highly rewarding, thoroughly
enjoyable, and more than a little stressful. He is after all a serious
dry-fly man, and those big boys aren't always looking up on demand. He's
a hell of an angler though, and we always get a few to the net. The rods
were originally purchased as a fundraiser by the Carter Center. The idea
they had was that he would autograph it before I varnished it, he would fish it
for awhile, then it would go to auction as a fundraiser. However, after
fishing the first rod for about thirty minutes, he decided that a new rod
should be commissioned because that one wasn't going anywhere! It was a
real honor for a young guy from a one red light town working all alone (at that
time) in his basement!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Were there any challenges or adversity you
had to overcome?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Well, starting
out as a twenty something year old kid in the Deep South didn't really help me
fit the stereotype for a bamboo rod maker. None of the "big"
guys in the industry really gave me the time of day back then. That's
when I decided that I wouldn't spend too much time worrying what others thought
of me. Instead I set out to make rods that were so fine, worked so well,
and looked so good that it didn't matter who made them, or where. That
still pretty much sums up our business philosophy, although with the grey beard
things are getting easier! In fact, all of the closed doors I experienced
when starting out is what lead me to teaching rod making classes. I found
that rejecting the enthusiasm of would-be rod makers just plain felt bad.
That wasn't the feeling I wanted mixed up in my life's work.
Instead, I decided to find a practical way to make people feel good.
To this day I've helped more people complete their first bamboo rod than
anyone in history, and that makes ME feel good. See how that works?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Busy at work at the Oyster rod shop</td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">What is your favorite fish to go after -
do you prefer chasing hard to find fish and experiencing the different places
you catch them in or staying local and going after the football rainbows in
Georgia?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">I will fish
wherever I have the opportunity, and have certainly spent my share of time
harassing the local trout. However, like any drug, a real junkie always
needs more. This year alone I've fished for trout and stripers in Ga,
bull reds in Louisiana, big Browns in Patagonia and tarpon in the Keys.
Next month I'll be heading to northern Argentina for golden dorado, and
in November it's Andros Island for bonefish. I am an addict through and
through. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Any special memories from the rod shop or
people you encountered?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The shop is my
home, where I sleep is less important. Employees, friends, and fishing
buddies are one in the same. My wife handles the business end of things
from her office, my kids do their homework sitting in bamboo shavings, our dogs
sniff everyone who walks in. This is where we hang out on our days off,
and meet up when we go out. This place and the people that frequent it
are what allows us all to live the life we want.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Have
you taught your kids to fly fish or have they shown interest in picking up the
rod building torch?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">My kids enjoy
fishing like most kids naturally do when given the chance. I am careful
not to push them too much, since I don't want to chase them away. I would
love it if they choose to carry the torch someday, but only time will tell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">What are your thoughts on fisheries
conservation?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">I've seen first
hand the effects of development, deforestation, pollution and overcrowded
waters. It's a problem we've all created and must find a way to manage.
Mother Nature simply can't keep up if we continue in a thoughtless and
careless manner. Still there are those (fisherman even!) who act like
there's no tomorrow and take without giving. It's a problem for sure, but
one that could be managed if enough people would stop thinking about their
tomorrow and instead think about their children's. Rant over...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bill puts the Oyster 9 wt. taper to the test in Big Pine Key</td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Ok. One rod, one reel, one fly and you’re
on a deserted island. What do you take? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<strong>Leon Chandler </strong><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">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 all of his worldly possessions in a cardboard suitcase. He came to visit the family of a cousin and never left, finding work in the furniture department at Montgomery Ward until he answered a newspaper ad and joined the Cortland Line Co on December 12, 1941 - five days following Pearl Harbor. After serving in the Signal Corps in the Philippines and New Guinea during World War II, Chandler returned to Cortland Line and worked his way up to the sales department. He soon became a fixture at the trade shows that were gaining popularity in the sporting goods industry at the time and as his profile as a presenter and teacher grew, the U.S. Department of Commerce approached him to teach fishing (not just on the fly- there is one story of using a bait caster rod to snap cigarettes out of people’s mouths) to people in foreign countries in hopes of raising awareness of American angling products and promoting the American model of fisheries management. He traveled from Poland to Chile and all around the world, bringing the fishing experience to the most remote places. While his travels earned him the moniker of “fly fishing ambassador to the world” Chandler made key contributions to the fly fishing community at home as well. He became Vice President of the Cortland Line Company, ushering in some of the most important and lasting innovations of the 20</span><sup style="line-height: 1.5em;">th</sup><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> century. In 1953 the Cortland Line Company introduced the 333 series of fly line- billed as “the unsinkable line” - that was the first to use poly vinyl chloride (PVC) as a thin coating over braided nylon, a major improvement over oil based lines. The coming decades brought even more innovation to the fly line and Chandler kept Cortland at the forefront of the forever-changing technological landscape of core materials, weights, and temperature ratings. His business acumen and marketing expertise led to his involvement with the American Fishing Tackle Manufacturers Association (AFTMA), serving as its president for two years. Leon Chandler was also active in the conservation community as well, serving as President of Trout Unlimited for two years and another 22 on its Board of Directors. In 1988 he was elected to the Freshwater Hall of Fame and received the Dolphin Award, one of the highest honors in sport fishing. In 1992, after over fifty years with one company, Chandler retired from Cortland Line. Not one to sit around, Chandler bought a motor home and fished his way across the country. Between trips and popping in at Cortland from time to time, the mobile always seemed to return to a familiar locale on the Missouri River, one of Leon Chandler’s favorite fishing spots that he enjoyed floating with sons Kim and Jeff as well as his grandsons. Leon passed away in 2004 at the age of 81. Leon couldn’t always be seen actually fishing on the Missouri as he seemed to spend more time on the bank carefully watching for a rising fish before starting the stalk. Leon adopted the quote from baseball great Yogi Berra, “You can observe a lot just by watching” and this photo is a classic example of Leon on the river bank doing just that. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Leon Chandler could cast a fly just as gracefully and as far as some of the other legends of the sport and could have promoted his personal brand as others did in the industry, but he was truly in it for the experience. He appreciated the great opportunities that his life in fly fishing afforded him, the places that it took him, and the company of the people it introduced him to. Being able to cast in the backdrop of New York City lights, behind the Iron Curtain, and in Japan was enough for Leon Chandler. He was a phenomenal teacher as well, to the point where Field & Stream Magazine called him fly fishing’s “Johnny Appleseed” on account of the diverse group of people he touched in all of his travels around the globe. When he showed up at each demonstration in a foreign land, he took the look of amazement on people’s faces that had not seen a fly rod, much less the art a man can create with it, and turned it into look of joy when they got to experience and learn it themselves. Chandler was especially big news in Japan where he was a bigger celebrity than in the U.S. and his image and lessons continue to be used to influence the fishing culture there. In the early 1970’s, fly fishermen in Japan were few in numbers. As a direct result of Leon’s clinics and casting demonstrations, fly fishing in Japan is now common place. One student in a clinic was Shin Hongo a famous Japanese sculptor pictured here with Leon and his wife Margaret. </span></div>
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Leon’s son, Kim Chandler, tells a story of how his father, his brother Jeff, and himself walked into a fly shop in Craig, Montana and noticed two Japanese men getting outfitted with gear. Once the two men took notice of Leon, they rushed over and were so excited it was as if they had met the President of the United States. They insisted on having their picture taken with Leon. Kim also told a story of how, when Leon was traveling out of his motor home and fishing on the Missouri River, he accidentally snagged an entire length of line with a fish still attached to it. What’s more is that he recognized it as Cortland 444 and, after setting the fish free, he took the line to a local fly shop and told them to ask around if someone was missing their fly line, leaving his contact information. Surely enough, Leon received a call a couple months later from a gentleman in New York whom the fly line belonged to, Chandler met up with him and gave him a tour of the Cortland factory. This story epitomizes Leon Chandler- he enjoyed his travels abroad and was awestruck by the fact that he was so lucky to enjoy that part of it, but he could also make an adventure out of something as ordinary as snagging someone’s fly line. Most anglers would have left the line, kept it for themselves, or set it in the trash, but Chandler saw it as an opportunity to find the person that it belonged to, sharing his experience and making a complete stranger’s day. </div>
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<span style="color: #292929; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">Raised
near Glacier National Park, Whitney is truly a product of the outdoors. Whitney
spent nearly a decade as a fly fishing and whitewater rafting guide on
Glacier's Flathead River system, working her way through a degree from the
University of Montana. It was during her time as a fishing guide that Whitney
first heard of Casting for Recovery, a nonprofit dedicated to providing healing
fly fishing experiences for breast cancer survivors. She followed the
organization for years, then helped launch the first Western Montana retreat in
2011, where she continues to volunteer as a fly fishing instructor. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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her quest to pursue an outdoor lifestyle and share this passion with others,
Whitney worked at a leading outdoor adventure therapy organization for eight
years before joining Casting for Recovery in the summer of 2013. She splits her
time between the mountains of Montana and the CfR office in Vermont. Casting
for Recovery now hosts 40 retreats across the country, serving 600 breast
cancer survivors each year. The retreats offer opportunities for women to find
inspiration, discover renewed energy for life and experience healing connections
with other women and nature.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #292929; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;">When
not working or traveling for CfR, Whitney can be found wading Montana's rivers
or chasing her kids down the ski slopes. She's passionate about microbrews,
sushi, and protecting and restoring coldwater fisheries and watersheds. We
caught up with her recently to see what it’s like in a day in the life of the
Casting for Recovery Executive Director:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>WLM</u>: I first heard about CfR in the late nineties. I
was fairly new to fly fishing and was obsessed with Joan Wulff. Well, I’m
actually still obsessed with Joan Wulff. But at the time, I was studying her
teachings very closely and heard a radio interview where Joan mentioned an
organization called Casting for Recovery that utilizes fly fishing to promote
physical and emotional healing for breast cancer survivors. It was an immediate
connection and I knew I wanted to be involved. I wrote a letter to CfR
inquiring about an internship. The internship never transpired, but years later
I volunteered as a fly fishing instructor when the program came to Western MT.
I still volunteer at that retreat each September, it’s one of the highlights of
my year. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>WLM</u>: Casting for Recovery has served more than 7,000
women to date. Nearly 600 women attend CfR retreats each year, which is
wonderful. But we still have a lot of work to do. We’re currently only serving
one-third of the women who apply. The demand for this program is so great, and
it’s difficult to have to turn so many women away. I’m focused on reaching more
women in a way that is also sustainable and smart for the health of the
organization. I’m dedicated to establishing and nurturing strong relationships
and partnerships that will allow us to continue innovating and expanding our
reach. <o:p></o:p></div>
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experience like with Gwenn Perkins and Dr. Benita Walton as CfR co-founders, any thoughts looking
back at 20 years of CfR?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<u>WLM</u>: Gwenn and Benita are incredible women. They are
both still very supportive of Casting for Recovery. Gwenn recently competed in
the Iditarod, and used that experience to raise funds and awareness for CfR.
Gwenn and Benita are humble, thoughtful co-founders. They both acknowledge that
CfR is the product of a group of passionate women who believed in this concept
and came together to make it a reality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was a very grassroots origin and a team effort. They’re both amazed
at how CfR has grown over the past 20 years. <o:p></o:p></div>
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has been many pivotal moments or experiences, any that stand out in particular?
Any aha moment when you saw things coming together with your vision and its
effect on the retreats?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<u>WLM</u>: This isn’t a specific ‘aha’ moment, but I hear
from people on a daily basis whose lives have been positively impacted by CfR.
I just returned from ICAST, a big fishing industry tradeshow in Orlando. We had
so many people come up and introduce themselves and share their stories – women
who had attended, men who had volunteered, or industry partners who felt
personally connected. It’s inspiring to see the impact being made across the
country and even internationally. I’m honored to be a small part of that. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>WLM</u>: I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to
work with some of the leaders in outdoor adventure therapy. The biggest
takeaway for me has been the importance of providing an authentic experience.
So much of what we do at CfR is just creating the right environment to allow
healing to happen organically through shared experience. We’re not trying to
groom professional fly casters, we’re just allowing women to share an authentic
experience and connect with the natural world. It seems so simple, but sometimes
creating the right environment to encourage that healing can be trickier than
it sounds. CfR has worked hard to also incorporate the elements of medical
education and facilitated emotional support, enhancing the program.<o:p></o:p></div>
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fishing and the overall effect of being on the water or participating in active <o:p></o:p></b><b>sports in nature that is so universal in helping people heal from whatever it
is that they are dealing with?</b></div>
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<u>WLM</u>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe
that outdoor experiences renew our spirits and remind us we’re alive! That
sounds corny, I know, but so many people are dealing with seemingly
insurmountable challenges. Physical hardship or illness, emotional stress,
societal pressure and expectations, etc. When you’re standing in the river,
climbing up a mountain, or even just watching the sunset, here’s a deep
connection that pulls at the core of who you are beneath those stressors.
Outdoor experiences seem to provide a clarity and a boost of adrenaline that
remind us that our life circumstances—physical or emotional—do not have to
define us. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>WLM</u>: My sister started fly fishing when we were
teenagers and got me into it. My dad is not a fly fisher, but he’s an
outdoorsman in the truest sense—a man with a true respect and appreciation for
our natural resources and the healing properties of the outdoors. We were
raised deeply rooted in outdoor experience so my connection to fly fishing
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qCt9hvobp44/VbjXq4RKSZI/AAAAAAAAAVc/1dPs0Srvbgo/s1600/CFR%2BSuccess.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qCt9hvobp44/VbjXq4RKSZI/AAAAAAAAAVc/1dPs0Srvbgo/s320/CFR%2BSuccess.JPG" width="233" /></a><u>WLM</u>: I think the most important thing we can do to
encourage women to get involved is really work on lowering the barriers to
entry. The world of fly fishing can be intimidating, so I try to focus on
keeping things light and fun, and creating a comfortable, low-key way for women
to experience fishing. At CfR, we try to send women home with some basic
information, tools and resources to help them continue fly fishing. This
includes continuing alumni fishing outings, connection to local Trout Unlimited
Chapters, and information on basic gear they’ll need to get started. I think
we, as an industry, need to do a better job of reaching young women and girls,
introducing them to the outdoors and encouraging them to explore fishing. It’s
been great to see efforts like Trout Unlimited’s Women’s Initiative and Stream
Girls focused on engaging more women and girls.<o:p></o:p></div>
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kids such as your own or the younger generation who are just getting into the
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<u>WLM</u>: My kids are still pretty young, so I just try to
keep it fun! If a slow day of fishing turns into a rock skipping competition,
that’s great. I also believe it’s never too early to start educating kids on
the importance of being stewards for our natural resources. I want the younger
generation to understand that these watersheds are ours to protect, and that
their role in that is crucial. It can start with picking up trash on the
riverbank—even that is enough to plant the seed of consciousness that the
health of our fisheries will rely on in the coming years.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>WLM</u>: I certainly don’t have it all figured out! There
are days when finding balance is really hard. <o:p></o:p></div>
My best tip is something I’ve
learned from my work with Casting for Recovery. At CfR retreats, most of the
women who attend have never touched a fly rod or even ventured into the
outdoors much. Introducing them to fly fishing winds up being an incredible
vehicle for healing. Fly fishing gives us all an opportunity to be truly
present and focused on the task at hand. For the women who attend CfR, this
means a reprieve from thinking about treatment, side effects, medications, and
all of the other challenges that come with life after a breast cancer diagnosis.
Watching their focus and concentration as they learn their knots, practice
casting, and carefully step into the stream is such a great reminder of how
restorative this sport can be for all of us. I try to remember that in my own
life—whether it’s in my own fishing, or tucking my kids into bed at night—being
as present as possible in each moment is really important. And, coffee!<br />
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significance of being in the fly fishing industry with your sister, Hilary Hutcheson
(host of Trout TV, guide, and, more recently, fly shop owner).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wearing multiple hats seems to be a common
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<u>WLM</u>: It’s fun to be able to work and play in the same
space as my sister. We’re able to support each other and brainstorm solutions.
Hilary has worked really hard to create a successful career out of her
passions, and she is constantly pursuing a more mindful, adventurous life.
Sometimes we’ll randomly run in to each other in the airport and slap a high
five as we cross paths. The days we’re on the river together are the best! No
pressure, no agenda, just fun. It sounds cliché, but the old ‘work hard/play
hard’ model really drives us. She works and plays harder than anyone I know. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>WLM</u>: I once missed the take-out on a multi-day
fishing/rafting trip on the Flathead River near the Canadian border. I had to
tie up my boat and hike up to the road, with my clients. It doesn’t get more
embarrassing than that! <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i>"It gives me chills when Whitney talks about the healing properties of the river. She's so much like a river herself--dynamic, strong, cool and constant. I've heard her describe to her team and to participants that the toughest parts of breast cancer --the struggle, the uncertainty, the fear-- they're like rapids in a river, and it's all part of the flow. The river also has calming pools and eddies of respite, and Whitney's work reminds us all that we can support each other as we reach different stretches of river in our lives. Congratulations, Whit, on this beautiful honor, and thank you for the difference you continue to make in so many lives" - Hilary Hutcheson (sister)</i></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">"Favorite sister, old friend, is what
comes instantly to mind when asked about Whitney.</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">I am indebted to her compassion &
inspired by her love of life. Thank you, Whitney."</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Sincerely,
your fan for life, Susan Matthews</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">"Congratulations Whitney on being
honored by the American Museum of fly fishing. You bring such enthusiasm,
energy and joy to the sport. As a past 2014 CFR participant, I was thrilled to
see her smiling and handing out gear as we drove up for our retreat.
Whitney made us all feel so comfortable. Her energy and passion for her
sport seemed to just filter through to everyone. We were hooked!
For the next 2 and 1/2 days, as breast cancer survivors, we left that day-
to- day reality to be ourselves, just to fish! Whitney was a big part of
that! For every skill level, for every first cast, she was there for us,
positive, upbeat, supportive and FUN! Congratulations Whitney on a honor
well deserved." </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> - <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Twyla Smith</span></span></i><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">"Whitney epitomizes the qualities of
a true leader. Her collaborative and creative efforts are skillfully
guiding CfR through it's 20th year. Whitney's leadership is always
focused on the CfR mission and the breast cancer survivors we
serve. She exemplifies trust and supports our efforts
making the work meaningful and fun! Congratulations
Whitney!" - <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Casting for Recovery
National Office Staff </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">"Congratulations! This is incred</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">ible
Whitney! I loved seeing this on Facebook and I'm honored to know and work with
you and volunteer with Casting for Recovery! We couldn't ask for a better
director, mentor and friend!" - <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Pam Page, Utah Program Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i>"Congratulations to Whitney, for the
well-deserved recognition from the American Museum of Fly Fishing! I know
Whitney as the extraordinary Executive Director of Casting for Recovery, an
organization dedicated to helping women with breast cancer, through outdoor
therapy and fly fishing. Whitney's expertise in the healing powers of
nature and the serene surroundings of fly fishing, coupled with her personal
dedication and selflessness, continues to transform CfR and helped CfR remain
the leader in this unique, therapeutic field. Whitney leads by example,
and it wonderful and fitting that the AMFF has featured her as a history maker!
Many, many women with breast cancer, and hundreds of volunteers across America,
already know the impact Whitney has made through her tireless efforts.
Now all fly fishers will know! Congratulations again, Whitney." - </i><i>Casting
for Recovery Trustee member, Christopher Strongosky</i><br />
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<b>Be sure to say hi to members of CfR who will be exhibiting at our Fly Fishing Festival on August 8th from 10-4 p.m.</b><br />
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<b>If you know of anyone who may be a candidate for The History Makers we are looking for people, whether they are already well known or whose positive efforts need to be recognized, that have impacted the course of fly fishing history as we know it. Please contact pnardini@amff.com for more details on setting up a feature.</b></div>
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The Anglers’ Circle (AC) is a group of individuals
ranging in age from twenty-five to forty with the common desire to raise
awareness for the American Museum of Fly Fishing and the traditions of the
sport it houses. Established in 2012, this group has expanded the Museum’s
reach both geographically and in size. The goal of the AC is to provide
interested young people with social interaction, education and networking
opportunities, and, possibly most importantly, the opportunity to fish in parts
of the country that may not otherwise be available. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VMVeRu0UoWg/Vaap05zF9TI/AAAAAAAAAS4/9A3TT_zR-pA/s1600/Unknown-6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VMVeRu0UoWg/Vaap05zF9TI/AAAAAAAAAS4/9A3TT_zR-pA/s320/Unknown-6.jpeg" width="213" /></a>In this final aspect, the Corbins could not have provided
a more perfect setting for the inaugural Anglers’ Council Trip. At the end of
June, members of the AC were invited by Peter Corbin, Museum Trustee and sporting
artist, as his guests to the Tuscarora Club for two great days of trout fishing
in the Catskills. The group that made the journey was composed of Peter and
Parker Corbin, Jason Scott, Woods King, Joe Predham, and Newell Grant. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We began our adventure by meeting at the historic Tuscarora
Club, near Margaretville, NY for lunch. After a lunch that made even the most
alert of us deliriously sleepy, we drew beats (chosen sections of river) to fish
the club’s private water on the Mill Brook. In the words of Parker Corbin, the
Mill Brook is “as diverse as it is beautiful, with two natural 25ft waterfalls,
a covered bridge, pocket water, riffles, and plunge pools”. Not even this
description does justice to the picturesque landscape and the variety of
wildlife seen therein that afternoon. <o:p></o:p></div>
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After successful fishing for a couple hours, the AC and
club members reconnected at the covered bridge for the evening hatch to throw
dry flies, pop tops, swing a few streamers, and even tell a tale or two about
the fishing that afternoon. It became clear that Newell’s mountainous march
that afternoon and Peter’s delicate display of the dry fly that evening were no
match for the fish caught on the sinking line and streamers of Parker in the
deep pool beneath the covered bridge. When the longest day of the year finally
came to an end, an evening of fishing stories, small batch bourbons, and
delicious bar supper ensued at the Tuscarora Club. <o:p></o:p></div>
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our belts, we said good-bye to the Tuscarora Club and caravanned to the
Delaware River Club (DRC) for the second leg of the adventure. Just an hour
from Tuscarora we geared up at the DRC, met the guides, and paired up into two
man drift boats: Woods and Newell taking point, Parker and Peter pushing off
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The abundant wildlife and pastoral landscape experienced
as we floated down the West Branch of the <o:p></o:p><br />
Delaware River was a complete change
from the previous days fishing, though no less magnificent. We fished for hours
down the West Branch, stripping large streamers through the deep pools on both
sides of the river, and caught several large brown and rainbow trout. Meeting
for a streamside lunch allowed an opportunity for banter, photos, and a rest
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As the sun moved behind the high terrain, the trout
became more active and we switched from streamers to dry flies, matching the
hatch. The group had great success in the evening on dries once technique and
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Reaching the take out and reconnecting back at the DRC,
the group said their final goodbyes and thanks. As we headed our respective
ways, we reflected on the two days of fishing and look forward to the next
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It began as a simple idea: give women a therapeutic technique to speed their recovery from breast cancer by exercising the soft-muscle tissue damaged by radiation and/or surgery. Combine this with counseling and education provided by trained professionals, all in a retreat setting away from the stresses of home, work, and family.</div>
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<span style="color: #6b6b6b;">Casting for Recovery, based in Manchester, Vermont, began as an idea in 1996 when Gwenn Perkins, a former Orvis casting instructor, and Dr. Benita Walton, a breast reconstruction surgeon, suggested that breast cancer survivors could benefit from both the physical and spiritual act of fly fishing. The idea was to raise money and organize weekend fly-fishing retreats at no cost to the participants. These retreats would combine fly fishing with medical support through counselors and group sessions. The first four retreats took place in 1998, and Casting for Recovery </span><i><span style="color: magenta;">has grown more than tenfold since</span></i><span style="color: #6b6b6b;">.</span></div>
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Much of the program’s success is due to its well-organized group of dedicated volunteers across the country. Each volunteer group within a state raises funds to cover the costs of the retreats; they also coordinate the volunteer instructors, medical personnel, counselors, and hosts for their retreat. Past participants are encouraged to continue their involvement by becoming volunteer mentors at subsequent retreats. This ripple effect is seen as paramount to Casting for Recovery’s continued success as a breast cancer support organization.</div>
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<span style="color: #6b6b6b;">Over its relatively short history, Casting for Recovery has taken nearly </span><b><span style="color: magenta;">5,000</span></b><span style="color: #6b6b6b;"> women on retreat. The organization </span><i><span style="color: magenta;">received the American Museum of Fly Fishing’s Heritage Award in 2010</span></i><span style="color: #6b6b6b;"> and was </span><span style="color: magenta;">named one of the country’s top-twenty nonprofits by the New York Times in November 2010</span><span style="color: #6b6b6b;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #676761;">Nearly </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>600</b></span></span><span style="color: #676761;"> women go on these fly-fishing retreats each year. Most of the women, </span><span style="color: magenta;"><b>70%</b></span><span style="color: #676761;">, have never gone to a support group before taking the retreat. The organization gets significantly more applications for the retreats than retreat opportunities they can provide.</span></div>
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Participants pay nothing for the retreat. It is all funded through donations– both monetary and in-kind. Over 1600 volunteers run the retreats including medical personnel, psychosocial professionals and, of course, fly-fishing instructors.</div>
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<span style="color: purple;">“</span><span style="color: magenta;">The sport itself is therapeutic because it’s an introduction to the natural healing properties of the outdoors, while the physical motion of casting a fly rod is beneficial to women recovering from breast cancer. It has that double element of being therapeutic as an outdoor sport and at the same time offers a range of motion that studies show really benefits women.</span><span style="color: purple;">”</span><span style="color: magenta;"> </span><span style="color: purple;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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Raised near Glacier National Park, Whitney is truly a product of the outdoors. Whitney spent nearly a decade as a fly fishing and whitewater rafting guide on Glacier's Flathead River system, working her way through a degree from the University of Montana. It was during her time as a fishing guide that Whitney first heard of Casting for Recovery, a nonprofit dedicated to providing healing fly fishing experiences for breast cancer survivors. She followed the organization for years, then helped launch the first Western Montana retreat in 2011, where she continues to volunteer as a fly fishing instructor. </div>
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When not working or traveling for CfR, Whitney can be found wading Montana's rivers or chasing her kids down the ski slopes. She's passionate about microbrews, sushi, and protecting and restoring coldwater fisheries and watersheds. To learn more about CfR please visit <a href="http://www.castingforrecovery.org/" style="color: #9e3021;">www.castingforrecovery.org</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974144956476327839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315913950012043513.post-10731187469594120332015-06-30T17:38:00.001-07:002015-07-02T08:49:35.980-07:00Hunting for the Big Pickle (Ditch Pickle Classic recap)<h3>
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No matter how much you prepare or when you go to sleep, the
5 a.m. alarm always comes too early. After packing in food, equipment, and downing
at least 4 mugs of coffee each, my friend Greg and I made the drive up to
Swanton, Vermont. The night before was spent pouring over topographic maps, fly
fishing magazines, and basically anything short of voodoo that could possibly
give us an edge catching fish in the Ditch Pickle tournament. We finally
arrived weary-eyed at 8:30 a.m. At check-in we talked Cape Cod striper fishing
with some great guys in front of us, Jay Modry and Matt Dickstein of “Carpe
Carpium”, who ended up placing second in the tournament (looking back, we probably should
have asked them where to fish). We met up with Chris and Mike from Green
Mountain Troutfitters at the sign-in table, grabbed our “Pickle Stick” for measuring
the fish, admired our Tunaskin Ditch Pickle Classic shirts for a quick moment,
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good omen for the day, however the catching was another story. After about an hour on
that spot we moved down to Ransom Bay. We caught a half dozen smallmouth
bass there and, after not being able to land one particularly “pickle” worthy specimen, we
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a nice 14 inch largemouth at the next spot but we forgot to take the “grip and grin” picture to
accompany the picture against the “pickle stick” ruler (it is a photo release
tournament). I tied on a black popper that Pete Kutzer recommended when I was
roaming around the fly section at the Orvis Manchester store a few days prior.
If it put him on fish at the Pickle, then it would put us on some as well. The
poppers saved the tournament for us, Greg caught two on the “Kutzer Special”
that got us on the official tournament board, our one goal of not getting
skunked was accomplished. Both fish took the circuitous route to land, however.
The first fish flopped out of the boat but as my friend jumped around in a fury
I went through my recent memory and remembered that we hadn’t pulled the fly
yet. I grabbed the rod and, feeling the tug, landed it a second time. Truly a team effort. The second
fish almost cost me my new 5 weight Recon. I dropped the rod as I went to net
the fish for Greg and, without my knowing, my fly got caught in a tree. The
boat went in one direction and my rod the other, only taking notice when I
heard it flexing. We were faced with the ultimate anglers’ dilemma: fish or fly
rod. As soon as we landed the bass Greg threw the boat forward and I reached
into the bush and freed my fly. Soon after, we returned to the launch glad we had
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the bite was on. I was able to get into three juvenile northern pike and Greg
hooked into a 20 plus inch pike before breaking off. Right when we were
planning where to go next, we noticed a saltwater scene developing out on the
water. Thinking they were large smallmouths we raced over to check out the
situation. After a few stops on the seagull train we finally were able to get a
visual on what we were chasing and hooked into white perch. While they were not
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well earlier was returned to the depths by another bigger northern pike. We
fished our way in to the boat launch until our loops were collapsing and our
arms couldn’t take another cast. The post-tournament BBQ was just what we
needed after fishing in the rain. We were well taken care of with the ladies from Green Mountain
Troutfitters helping with the sides and Brian Price and Greg Brown manning the
grill. We traded stories from the tournament with Tyler from Orvis and I
happened to meet up with fellow Endicott grad (go Gulls) and fly guy in the line,
<a href="http://www.theflypack.com/">The Fly Pack</a> owner Cory Merrill. At the awards ceremony we learned that there was a Ditch Pickle first with a repeat winner- team "Imbassiles" bagged the title for first place team (Jeff Faulkner and John Cooper) AND angler (John Cooper). After a few Museum giveaways and some very nice
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Classic. Thanks again to Chris Lynch and Mike from Green Mountain Troutfitters for having us, we were so honored to be included as a sponsor at this year’s Ditch
Pickle Classic and will continue to be a supporter in the future.<br />
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by Peter Nardini</h3>
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AMFF Executive Director Cathi
Comar and Communications Coordinator Peter Nardini traveled to Bass Pro Shops
in Foxboro, MA this weekend bringing their Museum exhibition “The Wonders of
Fly Fishing” on the road. The event offered the complete historical experience
with artifacts from the Museum and incorporated a Massachusetts flair bringing
Gurglers and other flies from their collection that were tied by the hand of
the late great Jack Gartside. Cathi Comar gave a fantastic presentation on the
role of women in fly fishing (A Graceful Rise) and offered some insight on our
upcoming project with her talk on the history of saltwater fly fishing. Friends
of the AMFF Bob Selb and Dana Gray were on hand for gear appraisals and AMFF
Ambassador Mike Rice of Mud Dog Flies was on the vice tying his exceptional
saltwater patterns next to the display of the Gartside flies. The AMFF thanks
Mike, Dana, and Bob for donating their time and contributing to a fun event as
well as Bob Berkowitz and Bass Pro Shops Foxborough for being such gracious
hosts. Be sure to catch Mike Rice
demonstrating his saltwater patterns again at our 8<sup>th</sup> Annual Fly
Fishing Festival on August 8<sup>th</sup>.<br />
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The fun continued on June 20<sup>th</sup> as Communications
Coordinator Peter Nardini traveled to Bass Pro Shops in Utica, NY for their “Go
Fishing” event. Along with other fun activities provided by Bass Pro Shops, Peter
helped the kids master the art of tying the “clown fly”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you to the wonderful staff at Bass Pro
Shops Utica for making this happen and hopefully we inspired a few little
anglers to come over to the good side and pick up a fly rod.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The "Clown Fly" or Funnyflus Jesternum occurs in plentiful, colorful hatches throughout the year</i></td></tr>
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by John D. Juriga</h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">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 to hold the title of National Wildlife
Artist.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">Though lacking</span> <span style="font-size: small;">formal art training, Hines became the vehicle
through which millions of citizens learned about their natural history. <b><i>The
American Museum of Fly Fishing is pleased to exhibit selected pieces of Hines’s
artwork and artifacts related to fish and angling in their Leigh H. Perkins Gallery from June 27, 2015 until December 31, 2015.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Hines once said, “Now a lot
of people would say drawing a fish is easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Well, it is if you know what you are drawing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From my way of looking at it, a fish has its
own set of muscles and its own way of using them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They use their fins differently each time
they want to do something—aggressive, recessive, flying or whatever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You have to show these things if you want to
do a good job.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(1912-1994)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><u><b>1912</b></u>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Robert Warren Hines is born in Columbus,
Ohio, the second son of George and Mabel Nunemacher Hines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><u><b>1916</b></u>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mabel Hines gives birth to a daughter who
lives but one day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Four year old Bob
begins drawing pictures to comfort his mother as she grieves over the loss of
her newborn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><u>1921</u></b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Hines family moves to Fremont, Ohio.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is here in the northwestern corner of the
state that Bob comes of age, hunting, fishing, and camping along the Sandusky
River.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><u>1925</u></b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mabel Hines dies on Christmas Eve.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bob channels his grief by caring for a
backyard menagerie of animals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also
joins the local Boy Scout troop, which acquaints him with the richness of
Ohio’s natural beauty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Later in his
career, Hines repays his indebtedness to the Boy Scouts by illustrating the
merit badge handbook on fishing.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><u>1928</u></b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At sixteen years of age, Hines graduates from
Fremont Ross High School.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His senior
entry in the yearbook includes the telling phrase, “The mind of a sage and the
soul of a boy.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><u>1929</u></b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hines earns his Eagle Scout with Silver Palm
status.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He teaches himself taxidermy,
which later gives him insight into the anatomy and motion of his future animal
subjects. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><u>1939</u></b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A health crisis forces Hines to reevaluate
his priorities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During the darkness of
the Great Depression, he decides to return to drawing as a means of educating
the public about Ohio’s wildlife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
state conservation commissioner hires Hines as staff artist for the Ohio
Division of Conservation and Natural Resources at a salary of $2,200 per
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Hines learns that his new
responsibilities will include painting with oils, he consults his former high
school art teacher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a four day
refresher course, he learns enough about oil painting to serve him the remainder
of his professional art career.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><u>1944</u></b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A chance meeting with Frank Dufresne, former
Chief of the Alaska Game Commission, leads to Hines’s debut as an illustrator
of books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Never having visited Alaska,
Hines fervently researches the assignment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He labors two months on the watercolor of a leaping grayling until the
final design meets his satisfaction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><u>1946</u></b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>USFWS Director Albert Day informs Hines that
his redhead duck design will appear on the 1946 Federal Duck Stamp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over two million copies of the stamp are
sold, a reflection of the number of servicemen returning to civilian life after
World War II.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Later this year is the release of Frank
Dufresne’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Alaska’s Animals and Fishes</i>
with Hines’s illustrations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One reviewer
comments on Hines’s “genuine originality and unerring color sense.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><u>1947</u></b>:</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hines uses the proceeds from </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Alaska’s Animals and Fishes </i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">to join an
Alaska trek with members of the Outdoor Writers Association of America.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Frank Dufresne is one of the trip
leaders.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Columbus Dispatch </i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">sponsors Hines.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">He writes a series of articles for the newspaper regarding his
experiences in Alaska.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A photograph
captures Hines fly fishing on Lake Wilson in the Tongass National Forest.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><u>1948</u></b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the encouragement of Frank Dufresne, now
Director of Information for the USFWS, Hines leaves Ohio, moves to northern
Virginia, and becomes a federal employee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Rachel Carson is Hines’s first supervisor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Already a Federal Duck Stamp artist, Hines is
eager to observe the selection process for the stamp’s annual design.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Appalled at the casual, subjective nature of
the procedure, he proposes an open competition with stated rules, guidelines,
and impartial judges—the format that remains in use today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><u>1951</u></b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Following the commercial success of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Sea Around Us</i>, Rachel Carson resigns
from the USFWS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She and Hines
collaborate on a study of marine life along the Atlantic coast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><u>1955</u></b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rachel Carson’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Edge of the Sea</i>, illustrated with Hines’s pencil drawings, is
released and reaches number two on the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">New
York Times </i>bestseller list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><u>1956</u></b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Release of the first U.S. postage stamps
featuring American wildlife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hines’s
monochromatic images of wild turkey, pronghorn antelope, and king salmon grace
the first three stamps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The press run
for the series, which exceeds 500 million stamps, introduces the term <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">conservation </i>before it enters the
national vocabulary. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><u>1957</u></b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Release of Hines’s tricolor whooping crane postage
stamp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A British philatelic survey names
it one of the ten best stamps in the world for that year. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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identification. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rejected by five
commercial publishers, the booklet sells over two million copies for the
Government Printing Office. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><u>1965</u></b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Release of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Waterfowl Tomorrow</i>, a study of waterfowl biology illustrated with
Hines’s pencil drawings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><u>1966</u></b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Release of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Birds in Our Lives</i>, a discussion of the various ways that birds
impact our society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The book,
illustrated with Hines’s drawings, features his full color painting of a bald
eagle on the frontispiece.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><u>1971</u></b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Release of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sport Fishing USA</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hines’s
color plates depict the habits as well as the habitats of the various fish
species.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One reviewer comments on
Hines’s “accuracy and meticulous detail.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The fish images become a popular series of collector’s prints.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Later that year, Secretary Rogers C.B. Morton
presents to Hines the Distinguished Service Award from the Department of the
Interior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The citation states “Mr. Hines
possesses a remarkable visual perception. . . . He paints wildlife in the act
of being alive.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><u>1972</u></b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ohio Congressman Delbert L. Latta reads into
the Congressional Record:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The
Department of the Interior can be proud to have Mr. Hines on its staff, for his
service to his fellow Americans is priceless.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><u>1975</u></b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hines illustrates <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Fifty Birds of Town and City</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His bird images likewise become a series of collector’s prints.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Abercrombie and Fitch Company selects
Hines’s painting of an Atlantic salmon for the National Fish Stamp.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><u>1976</u></b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During the American bicentennial year, the
Government Printing Office releases a reproduction of Hines’s bald eagle
image.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Titled “The Symbol of Our
Nation,” the print sells over 100,000 copies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hines’s color illustrations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A colleague
notes, “those paintings glow with color, almost movement.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><u>1981</u></b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hines retires from the USFWS after thirty two
years with that organization.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><u>1991</u></b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Release of the fiftieth anniversary edition
of Rachel Carson’s first book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Under the
Sea-wind</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is Hines’s last major
commission.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The museum at the Department
of the Interior in Washington, DC, hosts an exhibit of Hines’s artwork.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><u>1994</u></b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hines dies on November 7, 1994, at age 82 of
pneumonia superimposed on chronic lung disease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There is no obituary published, no public funeral service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In an interoffice USFWS memo a colleague
notes that Hines’s “practiced eye could see the incredible details in a sunset
or the breast of a wild turkey.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><b>*To purchase John D. Juriga's book,<i> Bob Hines: Natural Wildlife Artist </i>please contact <a href="http://beaverspondpress.com/">Beaver's Pond Press </a> </b></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><b><br /></b></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; text-align: start;">anyone who orders a copy of the Hines book from Beaver’s Pond Press can enter </span><strong style="font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;">hines</strong><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; text-align: start;"> as the code for an additional discount. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">* * * * * <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974144956476327839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315913950012043513.post-78778954168057743272015-05-21T09:09:00.000-07:002015-05-24T12:35:41.161-07:00What a President brings to the River: A look inside Calvin Coolidge's Tackle Box<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This past week
we said goodbye to some of our favorite items on display in our Leigh Perkins
Gallery, returning Calvin Coolidge’s fly tackle to t<span style="color: #191616;">he
Calvin Coolidge State Historical Site in Plymouth Notch, Vermont. During the
1970s (and again in the 1990s), the site received a donation of a wooden
packing crate full of Coolidge’s fly-fishing equipment. The staff made note of
the contribution and intended to catalog the collection after buildings were
renovated and exhibitions were installed. In the fall of 2010, after
successfully opening a new visitor center, the site’s regional historic site
administrator, Bill Jenney, contacted the American Museum of Fly Fishing for
help with the identification of that fly-fishing collection. Yoshi Akiyama,
deputy director, was called into service.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #191616; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">After
several visits to the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site to unpack
and identify the collection, Yoshi was able to witness firsthand the largest
known fly-fishing collection belonging to President Calvin Coolidge. The
collection includes several hundred trout flies, six bamboo rods, some leather
fly boxes, and a few bait- and fly-casting reels. (Coolidge took a lot of flak
from fly-fishing enthusiasts when he commented to the press that he would
periodically use worms to catch trout.) None of the fly tiers can be
identified, but it appears that some flies were store bought and some may have
been tied specifically for the president.</span><br />
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were fortunate enough to have a few of those items on display at the AMFF as
part of our <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wonders of Fly Fishing </i>exhibition
until last week. I helped Yoshi inventory and inspect the equipment and
carefully wrapped it up for safe transport back to Plymouth, my hands shaking
at the thought of being as close as I would probably ever come to a President
or anything belonging to one. Among the first items laid out on the table were
two Meisselbach reels owned by President Coolidge. Of all the items in the
collection, these reels showed the most significant signs of wear. These were not
simply thrown into the usual pile of unused gifts of state - the black finish
on one reel in particular was chipped off in multiple places, an impressive
feat considering that the President only used it for anywhere from 5 to 7 years.
Calvin Coolidge had been a lifelong angler and picked up fly fishing in 1926
during a summer trip to the Adirondacks. By the time he vacationed in the Black
Hills of South Dakota in 1928 (for three months!) it had become a full-time
obsession. His Secret Service Chief and Presidential Fishing Buddy, Edmund Starling,
was a fly fishing enthusiast and hedged his bet that he would make President
Coolidge a fly fisherman by making sure ahead of time that all of the places
the President would be fishing were stocked full of trout. After duping stocked
rainbows and taking fishing lessons, Calvin Coolidge had the fever, spending
most of his presidential vacations fishing at many locations across the country
– from Maine to Georgia and back again. In fact, in an excerpt from Grace
Coolidge’s memoirs she writes: </span><span style="color: #343434; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">“Enthusiasm for the sport had so taken hold of him that at
the close of the fishing season he was reluctant to give it up. He scanned the
New York State fish and game laws and learned that while fishing was not
permitted in the county in which we were living after the first of September,
it was not prohibited in the adjoining county until Labor Day, a fact which was
not known to the guide or to the caretaker of the camp, himself an ardent
sportsman.” If Calvin Coolidge set out to catch a fish he was going to do so,
not sacrificing his chance of success on the idea that fishing only with a fly
rod was considered the “pure” way. In politics he was similarly removed of all
pretense or snobbery, stepping up and providing the country with a stabilizing
presence after President Warren Harding died in office then picking up and moving
on despite calls for him to run for President. The allure of the Oval Office
did not get to Calvin Coolidge.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #191616; font-size: 12.0pt;">Perhaps
my favorite item in the collection is the most utilitarian piece of equipment.
Rod cases don’t have the same appeal that rods, reels, and flies do; however,
this case was the essential “Cool Cal”. The “Name” field the luggage tag reads
very matter-of-factly, “The President”. If “duh” were an expression used back
then it probably would have prefaced that title. The luggage tag also gives us
clues as to Coolidge’s destination, Reynolds Mansion in Sapelo Island, Georgia</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">A summer retreat for the President in 1928, the
mansion started as Spalding Plantation Manor from 1810 until the Civil
War. After being damaged by Union troops during the Civil War, the home
was damaged and fell into disrepair. In 1912, construction of a rebuilt version
of the house was started by Detroit automotive engineer Howard Coffin
completing in 1925. A history of the home tells of Coolidge having a
suite on the second floor complete with an office containing a phone line that
was a direct connection to the White House and capitol. Secret service workers
also stayed in rooms on either side of Coolidge during his stay. In the good
old days the leader of the free world could actually get away with unplugging
from the daily rigors of the presidency. Many of the early presidents including
John Quincy Adams, Grover Cleveland, Herbert Hoover, and Coolidge turned to
fly-fishing as their escape.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The piece that carried the most mystery in
the collection was Coolidge’s tackle box. The box was not </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">open on display in
the gallery so I was excited and unsure what to expect when we opened it. We
were surprised to find it virtually empty. On one side sat a couple of
conventional trolling lures and everyman items such as some “No-Skeeto”
mosquito repellant cream and a scale. As with most things in life, President Coolidge
was a very precise man who left nothing to chance. There are many pictures of
Coolidge fishing or holding up his catch, not because he was boastful but,
according to friends’ accounts, he grew weary of the usual questioning of fish
stories and wanted photos and detailed information to procure when called out
on it – hence the scale in the tackle box. In today’s terms, Coolidge would be
the modest guy with the GoPro who keeps most of his footage to himself and
friends instead of publishing it on social media.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The other half of the President’s tackle box contained a case of silk fly line and two conventional tackle lures. These interesting jointed shrimp lures might have been used when fishing in the saltwater on Cape Cod (he was known to fish the ponds around that area for trout) but more likely on his trips to the Reynolds Mansion or the Cabin Bluff resort in Georgia, where he was known to frequent in the summer. While Calvin Coolidge’s tackle box did not reveal any hidden treasures or 24k gold lures (although there was a neat looking mother-of-pearl spinner in one of the compartments) it reinforced his simple persona as “just another” fisherman.</span></div>
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President, Calvin Coolidge had an inherent advantage at acquiring fishing
tackle and, in the few</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">short years that he did fly fish, he built an impressive
quiver of six bamboo fly rods. Two of them, a 7’ H.L. Leonard “Baby Catskill”
and a 6’6 Abercrombie & Fitch (yes, that Abercrombie & Fitch-believe me
they were less about high fashion, shirtless models, and loud music back in the
early 1900’s) both made of bamboo and in fantastic condition, were exhibited at
the AMFF. Their length and action make them the quintessential rods for remote
small-streams in Vermont, New York, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts that he
fished often (he is also rumored to have been a member of the Mecawee Club in
Vermont, where his fishing cap is on display). We passed
one such stream on the way to Plymouth and I envisioned Coolidge hiking in and stalking
wary Northeastern trout with the short bamboo fly rods just as I had the day
before. We pulled up to the site, met with Bill Jenney, and Yoshi went over the
list of items that were transferred. As the equipment sat still wrapped on a
table, the papers were signed and just like that we bid farewell to a few fantastic
loan items. It was fitting that the transfer only took minutes to complete,
just as Coolidge would have done it- quick, straight, and to the point.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #191616; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Whether
good or bad, a lot of times the title of President dehumanizes the person
behind it in a lot of people’s minds. In fact, Calvin Coolidge was an angling
crazed man who scoured fishing reports and game laws, had a different rod for
each occasion, and would use any method to catch fish if he thought it might
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<i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Our Father, Julian Hall, was a boyhood friend of Pres. Calvin Coolidge. Both were born and grew up in the little town of Plymouth, VT. Their friendship continued over the years, during his Presidency and after. Pres. Coolidge would always write to our Father, either from the White House or from his home in Northampton, Mass. to inform him of his forthcoming trips to Plymouth. Both being avid fishermen, Pres. Coolidge would arrange a fishing trip. Our Father was familiar with all of the trout streams in and around the Plymouth area, and Pres. Coolidge preferred to fish them. This incident occurred on one of their trips. Pres. Coolidge always would go ahead of our Father, trying his luck first. The Pres. wasn’t having any luck at all; the fish just weren’t taking his bait. He glanced around to see how our Father was doing and, to his amazement, saw him pulling them in, one after another. He turned to our Father and said, “Julian, how are you catching so many fish and I can’t even get a bite?” To this our Father replied, “Well, Cal, I always use a whole worm on my hook!”</span></i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A gift to the President from "The Bug House of America" Butte, Montana, 1927<br />To date the best name for a fly tying business that I have ever heard.</i></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974144956476327839noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315913950012043513.post-22597367524252458712015-05-12T10:31:00.000-07:002015-05-13T13:59:08.966-07:00The Line Behind the Fly: The Curious Case of Ernest Hemingway<div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;">Part of the great privilege of working for a museum is the
constant discovery, or re-discovery, of an exciting piece of history and the
access to learn more about it. This one, however, was hiding in plain sight in
our very own Leigh H. Perkins Gallery. In the gallery sits a lightly used
Hardy Fairy fly rod, with cork still in impeccable shape, that was owned by one
Ernest Miller Hemingway. The letter accompanying it paints perhaps the
perfect picture of one of the greatest writers of our generation. It is common
knowledge that Hemingway was an avid outdoorsman, but the literary man's man refused to fly-fish for trout. This is not because he was in pursuit of bigger gamefish,
such as the giant marlin he so eloquently depicted in The Old Man and the Sea.
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;">This rod, a Hardy Fairy, one of only two surviving items of
trout fishing tackle, owned by my father the late Ernest Hemingway, is the one
with which he fished on the lower Cottonwoods section of the Big Wood River on
the one occasion that he trout fished here in Idaho. It and another rod, a John
James Hardy in poor state of repair, were the only items of trout fishing
tackle he had with him when he first came to Sun Valley in the Fall of 1939
along with reel and lines and few flies. The other items have since been lost
and the balance of his tackle trunk full of flies and other tackle items were
lost the following year by the Railway Express Company. (This date is to the
best of my knowledge). He was very discouraged by the loss of his accumulation
of many years and never trout fished again except for the one occasion
mentioned above. The Hardy Fairy was always one of his favorites and with it he
fished wet with Hardy Corona lines and a St. George reel, tapered gut casts,
usually with two or three flies. His favorite three fly cast was a Woodcock
Yellow and Green, for a dropper, Shrimp fly in the middle and a worm fly or
Coch-y-bondhu for a tail fly. I hope that whoever bids on this rod successfully
will give serious consideration to giving it, or having his estate give it
eventually to the American Museum of Fly Fishing. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;">John H. N. Hemingway</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;">Hemingway was famous for using the "Iceberg" technique
where his words on the surface were only a front to the hidden world of real
hopes, fears, and feelings that his characters were experiencing. As with many
things in Hemingway's life and literature, this letter also leaves so many
questions to be asked. What made him change his mind agree to go trout fishing
one more time in Idaho? Where did his lost equipment end up? One thing is for
sure, however, the attendant that lost his luggage probably received one of the
most eloquent talking to's in the history of talking to's (our condolences).</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">Tom Brokaw Receives 2015 Heritage Award</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Apple Chancery'; font-size: 18pt;">A
Great Turnout</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Apple Chancery'; font-size: 18pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16pt;">On April 24th the American Museum of
Fly Fishing had the honor of presenting the 2015 Heritage Award to
angler, conservationist, and journalist Tom Brokaw. Thanks to the help of a lot
of amazing people we were able to put on one extremely successful fundraiser. A
majority </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">of the funds raised will go towards our upcoming exhibition <i>On Fly in
the Salt: American Saltwater Fly Fishing from the Surf to the Flats</i>. We will be
creating a museum exhibition as well as a traveling exhibition that will tour
the country. An online exhibition will launch at the same time connecting the
digital elements of the project and archiving the same equipment, flies, and
stories on physical display. With a relatively new but vibrant history, an
exhibition on saltwater fly fishing is a natural progression of the Museum’s
mandate to document the evolution of the fly-rod sport through art, craft,
industry, and conservation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Attendees take a look at the silent auction items</i></td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Apple Chancery"; font-size: 18.0pt;">I
am...Spiderman!</span></i><span style="font-family: "Apple Chancery"; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">We also had the privilege of
having a few of our previous Heritage Award winners and fly </span><span style="font-size: 21px;">fishing</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> legends such as Joan
Wulff and Lefty Kreh in attendance at the event. Our Honorary Event Chair Lefty Kreh
introduced Mr. Brokaw, talking about their experiences on the Outdoor Channel program <i>Buccaneers & Bones</i>. Since
meeting on the show the two have been inseparable and the admiration he has for
Brokaw was very clear from Lefty’s speech. Lefty began with a story (he is well known for them- i</span><span style="font-size: 21px;">n this regard he rivals even Brokaw with all he has seen in fly fishing)</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> and recounted how Tom McGuane asked how the first fishing trip with Brokaw, Lefty, and Michael Keaton
went, to which their Bahamian guide responded that it was great - "I
guided two guys with hearing aids and Spiderman". Brokaw then turned and
said to Keaton, "Well, at least they got me right". The rest of the
week the first actor to ever portray the caped crusader on the big screen was
known around the cast and crew as “Spiderman”. </span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16pt;">The bond
between the entire cast of <i>Buccaneers & Bones</i> has been tight but none
like Tom Brokaw and Lefty Kreh. In fact, in Tom Brokaw's acceptance speech
he mentioned that of all the people that he has had the privilege of
meeting as a result of his profession he was always trying to figure out how he
would get to know Lefty Kreh. Buccaneers & Bones provided that opportunity
and Brokaw jumped on it. The rest, as they say, is history and it is
apparent after only moments of seeing the two together in action that they share many
of the same qualities.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Tom Brokaw and Lefty Kreh embrace. Brokaw compared Lefty to Michael Jordan and Sandy Koufax as masters of their craft. He spoke with great admiration about how Lefty goes about his work with such precision and perfection, keeping a grounded personality and constantly eager to teach at 90 years young.</i></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16pt;">Mr. Brokaw was a gracious award
recipient and his speech was exactly what one would expect a speech from Tom
Brokaw to be- bringing a special blend of candidness and experience to every
topic that he touched upon. Just as Lefty did in his introduction, Brokaw
talked about the friends that he made on <i>Buccaneers & Bones</i>, Lefty in
particular, and also commented on the importance of the media's role in
advancing conservation through similar television programs. He also
recalled his very first fly fishing outfit, an Orvis 6 weight, two
sections of which currently reside at the bottom of the Snake River as a result
of him feeling confident enough to show off his improving casting skills to a
float trip that happened to be passing by. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 21px;">After his acceptance speech the tables were turned on Mr. Brokaw, as he became the interviewee for a change. His daughter Andie Brokaw Simon engaged him in a loose question and answer session, capping off the event with many thrilling fishing stories that spanned from his time at home with his grandchildren to close calls fishing abroad in Russia and other exotic places.</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 21pt;">"Part of the appeal to me is
the camaraderie, the common cause that brings us together, the great idea
that people can go out on the trout stream, the salmon river, the flats...or
go to the far corners of the world and there you are with a fly rod and some
kind of imitation fly and you are in a zone that is unlike anything else I've
ever been in my lifetime. Hours go by, and you are surrounded by the most
beautiful forms of life, not just in the water, but on top of the water
and all around you. And it is, I think, the greatest kind of therapy
that you can possibly imagine" - Tom Brokaw</span></blockquote>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">The American Museum of Fly Fishing would like to thank all of those who made this such a special night in support of Mr. Brokaw and the Museum. Special thanks to Andie Brokaw Simon, Lefty Kreh, Nick Dawes, our Event Committee, and our auction donors. We are working to add more
content from the event itself, including Mr. Brokaw's speech. In the meantime,
check out the video below (part of our increased presence on YouTube and Vimeo)
narrated by Andie Brokaw Simon and featuring tributes from Lester Holt, Tina Fey,
Yvon Chouinard, Michael Keaton, and others.</span></b></i></div>
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