American Museum of Fly Fishing
Encyclopedia
The American Museum of Fly Fishing is a museum
in Manchester, Vermont, USA, that preserves and exhibits artifacts related to American angling
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history to include exhibits on the literature, people and tools of fly fishing over the years. The museum's collections are purportely "The world's largest collection of fly angling art and artifacts..." that contains more than 1,200 rods, 400 reels and 20,000 flies
, including the oldest documented flies in the world..
The museum is a Founding Sports Partner of the Sports Museum of America
, joining more than 50 other single-sport halls of fame, national governing bodies, museums, and other organizations across North America to celebrate the history, grandeur, and significance of sports in American culture. Set to open in New York City in May 2008, the Sports Museum of America will showcase the American Museum of Fly Fishing in its Hall of Halls Gallery (along with providing an annual donation) in return for sharing some of the museum's valuable fly-fishing artifacts and its support of the creation of the nation's first all-sports museum experience.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
in Manchester, Vermont, USA, that preserves and exhibits artifacts related to American angling
Angling
Angling is a method of fishing by means of an "angle" . The hook is usually attached to a fishing line and the line is often attached to a fishing rod. Fishing rods are usually fitted with a fishing reel that functions as a mechanism for storing, retrieving and paying out the line. The hook itself...
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Exhibits and collections
The museum contains extensive exhibits and collections of fly-fishingFly fishing
Fly fishing is an angling method in which an artificial 'fly' is used to catch fish. The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and specialized weighted line. Casting a nearly weightless fly or 'lure' requires casting techniques significantly different from other forms of casting...
history to include exhibits on the literature, people and tools of fly fishing over the years. The museum's collections are purportely "The world's largest collection of fly angling art and artifacts..." that contains more than 1,200 rods, 400 reels and 20,000 flies
Artificial fly
An artificial fly or fly lure is a type of fishing lure, usually used in the sport of fly fishing . In general, artificial flies are the bait which fly fishers present to their target species of fish while fly fishing...
, including the oldest documented flies in the world..
The museum is a Founding Sports Partner of the Sports Museum of America
Sports Museum of America
The Sports Museum of America was the United States' first national sports museum dedicated to the history and cultural significance of sports in America. It opened on May 7, 2008 and closed February 20, 2009.-History:...
, joining more than 50 other single-sport halls of fame, national governing bodies, museums, and other organizations across North America to celebrate the history, grandeur, and significance of sports in American culture. Set to open in New York City in May 2008, the Sports Museum of America will showcase the American Museum of Fly Fishing in its Hall of Halls Gallery (along with providing an annual donation) in return for sharing some of the museum's valuable fly-fishing artifacts and its support of the creation of the nation's first all-sports museum experience.
Publications
Since 1974 the American Museum of Fly Fishing has published the journal The American Fly Fisher.