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Volume 12. Number 1 a WINTER 1985 Volume 12. Number 1a WINTER 1985 How're We Doin'? No, we have not decided to run understanding of our angling heritage. tioned earlirr, we are particularly in ncaed for the office of mayor of New From our myopic and subjectively biased of articles on fly-tying and fish culture. York City, nor is Ed Koch con- perspective, we see some obvious ornis- Antl certainly .sonzeo~zrout there among tributing to this issue of the sions: namely, articles on the develop- our mrmbership must have .somrthi?z,qto American Fly Fisher. What we'd ment of fly patterns and fly-tying tech- contribute on the history of fly-fishing like to know is exactly what you niques, articles on western and midwest- wrst of the Mississipl~i.Wc look forwartl think of your publication, now ern angling, and articles relating to to hearing from that the new editors havea full year under American fish culture. Rut there must be you and wish you their belts. We've tried to keep things bal- others. Let us know. How're we doin' in the very best for anced by offering a full range of articles terms of content, direction, style, etc.? the new year. ".- dealing with the tackle, the publications, We also invite our readers lo submit the people, etc., that are pertinent to an manuscripts for publication. As we men- Americanme Fly Fisher WINTER 1985 Volume 12 Number 1 On the cozler (left to right): Strmatz Yamakawa, Shige Nagai, and Miss Sharp. Yamakawa and Nagai urere students at Vmsar College when this photograph was taken (circa 1880); Sharp was either a fellow student or a young in.rtructor. The two Japanese women, close friends of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lanman (see the American Fly Fisher, 7101. 11, no. 3), were part of a group of young women sent to this country by Japan-for the purpose of obtaining a western education-shortly after the United States established 'TRITSI'EES diplomatic relations with that country. Perhaps it was Charles Josrpli Spwt Rc( k EIlio~I.i\kjn Lanman who introduced them to the sport of angling. rirn Rrdford Nlr-k I.yonr Paul Rol~risr~ 1:tn D. M:N k;ry Photo by Vail (Poughkeepsie) St;ml~'vE. Ryql;rn 1.cnn I.. Marlu(11 Rr,brrl R. Burkrn:r\lrr W. Fl;trri\nn Mrhn. M.D Dan Ci~ll;tgh;tn Chrl A. Nav:~rtt. Jr. Roy D. Chapin Jr. Michacl 0wt.n The American Turf Register Christophrr Cook I.ci~1111. Prrkiri5 C:h;ll-lrs R. Eichrl R<~niiPrrki~ir & Sporting Magazine ............... 2 John Eustir-I, Willard F. Rnckwrll Jr. C;. D~rkFinl.ty .rhrmdorr Rog,w\ki 7.V. Mirhac,l F~trgcral<l Srlli Ro\~tihaurn Goose Trees and Burbots: Arllltnr 3: Ft.c,y Kritli Rur\rll I.awrcn<c. J. C;ilhdnt.f Ivati Schlnff, M.D. Richard Franck's Northern Memoirs ....... 6 C;ardr~crI.. C;r:st~~ Pal11 S<hullvry Su\ie Iraksvn Erncst Srhwivlwr~ Anne Im brie Rnhrrt Johnson Stq>h~.nSlo;~n Sarnurl C. Jrrhnwn Prl<.i W. Sln,ll Marlin J. Kcan,. I3c.nnt.11R. 1'p\on The Red Trout: Profile of a Rare Gamefish R ~CII;II~F. Krt.5~ R. 1'. Villi (:ytrtiIn.~.k Mvl Kric.gc~ ,Jtrn \'.xn I.<B;~I During the 1930s in Quebec ............ 11 Don I.ahhc S;tm \';tn NIV D;na S. I.amh I)it kson I.. 7.Vhi1nq Ed Davis n..nld : R. Ir.dlic E~lwatd(;. %rtn OFFICERS Side-Mount Fly Reels: American Classics ..... 14 CAairmatt oj thr Board Gardner 1.. Grant Jim Brown Prrstdcrrl Arthur T. Frry Louis Rhead's First Career ............ 18 l'irr Prr,sidrnl Lynn Scholz MI. Michael Fiugerald Trm.,urrr Leigh H. Prrkins Books ....................... 26 Srrrrlary Ian D. Mackay Notes and Comment ............... 26 A.s.sz.sla~~lSrrr~tnrylClrrk <:harlrs R. Eirhcl Museum News .................. 28 STAFF Exrculi~~rDirrrlor John Merwin Exrrulir,~Assi,stant Paula Wymart 'l'hr. Am~rrro,,Fly F~rhrr,Ihr journal of Thr i\mrri<;ln Museum ol Flr Fishrns. i, pohlishcd ~OLIIli811m it \WT Iw Ihr Mu*rurn at Man<hr\lcr. \'rrmonl 05294. Suhwrtptmn is frw with paymrnt rrl mmmlr.t\hil, clue\. journal Editor All Irtll.!,, m;tnurrriptr, pholnpal,hs, and rna1crial.i rhoold lx rml I,, chr Eriitot. Rn\ 46. Buckltrld. 3lninr 04?20. David B. Lrcllie 'The Murrtr~r~and journ;al an. no! rr\ponsiblr. Irr unrolir~rrdmanttrt zipts. dta\c~c~,p.~,l~~to,q;tph\. A.s.si.stnni Edilor ntal?!i;tl\ or rnclnr>rabtlla.'I'hr Mureurn rannol arrrpt rr~pon\th~li~rlot \la~rn~rnt\;and tnkrrptna~ions Ken Canlenm Ihal an. whnllr Ihr ;~o~hot's.llnv,iic itrd manosnipls cannot In. rr~ul-mdonlr*\ }x,sl.lgc is pnx.a<l~l. Ci,nltibulic,nr 11, Ihr Arn~rnnnFh Fehrr or? lu Ix ronr~dnrtl&~atct~~ot~\ :111d ~.COT~C IIIC ~I(I~~*.II\.ol lhc X~~~*CIIIII Art 1)zrrrtor ltnlrs, othrrwi*c rtq~,~<tc.dby I~C<~lltribulol. Publicallon <l:tlt..iate Frbxuar\. hlnv. ho~trrt.and h'ornntx~n. Martha Pool<. Mvrwin Copy Edilor Copyright 1985. The American Museum of Fly Fishing. Manchester, Vermont 05254. Diana M. Morlry Original material appearing may not be reprinted withoul prior permission. OjJsrt Prrparatlon and l'rintitr,~ Lane Prrss. Burlingron. Vrrnmonr The American Turf Register John Stuart Shinner, in his first issue of the American TurfRegis- ter and Sporting Magazine(rlo1. I. no. 1, September IR29), speaks eloquently to the reasons for e.stabli.s/r ing America's f irst sport- ing periodical. r. I Itr 7e~~111(11 (I ~r/~o.siloryill 1lti.s r.orc~rlry.lilit, tlrr El~glishSpol.tin~ M;tg;~~illc-.10 .sr171~ n.s (111 nrrlhr~~lic. rrc.orrl of llrr /~(~rfor~~rn?tcr.sn11(1 j)(~li,qr(,(,,sof 1 /I(,l~rctcl Ilor.~r, 711 111 11r (t(lt~ri~/(,(l1)y (111, ~c~lt~~llt~~rl~r(~e(ler.s, oze~~t(~r.s,or (IIII(I~(~II~.S of //lot atlr~~ir- cr11lc cori~~tnl.7'11~ lo~r,qr~rzcie ro~rcri~t zc~illrortl .srrc.lr n r~gi?;lor,lltc~ lliorc di~fic.~illzclill il br lo lrctcr lltr prrli- ,qroc.s of r~si.s!i~t~.sloc.k. 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It Augusta, Me. April 20, 1831 tumn,) as the better season for this sport. will of course be the aim of the Mr. Editor: It has been asserted, by some writers, that Editor to give to his journal an Among the multitude of diversions, this fish, after leaving their spawn, in the original Arnerican cast, conveyin,q invented by man to banish ennui and autumn, pass the winter in the deep at once, to rradrr.7 of all ages, engage the mind, the simple art of the waters, grow sick, lean, ancl oftentimes amusement and in.strziction, in fisherman disposes the soul to that quiet lousy. It is true they pass the winter regard to our orun country, its and serenity which gives him the fullest months in the deepest holes; but it is in animals, birds, fishes, &c. In the possession of himself and his enjoyments. those places that they receive that pecul- absence of domestic materials, the It gratifies the senses and delights the iar appearance and flavour which tle- magazine.^ receiued from abroad mind.
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