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Vintage Fly Fishing - Fish Like an Egyptian Edition

Dr. Sam Snyder sent us this image and background on what is a very early example of fishing for fun.

Apparently, fish were kept in large stock tanks. The Egyptian nobles would come in, sit in comfy chairs, and catch the fish. This is one of the earliest examples of "fishing for fun." And it appears, that they might have been proto-fly fishing, as they used insects on hooks for bait.

This info and the pic are taken from (Pitcher, T.J and Hollingworth, C.E. Recreational Fisheries: Ecological, Economic, and Social Evaluation. Oxford: Blackwell Press. 2002).

Fly fishing the flats is the true test of a man's patience.....

.....and his Magnum P.I. signature cutoffs.

Vintage Fly Fishing - Dame Stoddard & Kendall Edition

Until the 1840's aristocratic fly tackle was advertised as sporting apparatus. Around 1850 the term subdivided into shooting tackle and fishing tackle and in 1850 Bradford and Anthony was listed in the Boston business directory under the category of fishing tackle. In 1883 the business was sold to partners Dame Stoddard and Kendall and operated under that name until the turn of the century when the company changed it's name to Dame Stoddard Company. In 1920 the partnership ended and the business became known as Stoddard's. (Via: Classic & Antique Fly-Fishing Tackle: A Guide for Collectors & Anglers)

Vintage Fly - The Masters on the Nymph Edition

Even the most sophisticated trout can be taken on a nymph sooner or later.

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