The American Fly Fisher A Many-Roomed Mansion ITH THIS WINTER 1992 ISSUE subiect index contained within these the newsletter of the Catskill Center for of The American Fly Fisher, we pages. You will instantly see just how Conservation and Development in present a long-overdue Collec- comprehensive and varied are the topics Arkville, New York, he lives within casting tivew Index that covers the last six years of covered in the pages of The American Fly distance of some of the best water on the publication, from 1984 to 1990. Those Fisher - everything from the recorded upper East Branch of the Delaware River. who look forward to reading the articles effects of acid rain and the use of figs as Jerry did the index and bibliography for in this journal may be momentarily dis- bait, to a unique formula for insect repel- Jim Brown's A Treasury of Reels. appointed, but let us reflect briefly upon lent and a reference to the wonderfully Jerry is also a master computer person, the purpose of an index. named, but short-lived (1880-i895), and anyone who has read this editorial An index is the reference source that Peekamoose Fishing Club, on the Ron- page over the last year will understand my scholars, writers, researchers, and the dout, in the Catskills. complete and grateful admiration for merely curious can turn to when seeking For those interested in obtaining back such a whiz. For this issue, Jerry helped information. In a way, this index is one of issues of The American Fly Fisher, most solve the maddening puzzle of how to the very reasons fly fishing is so multi- are available for purchase from the conduct a global computer search to code dimensional. As the Museum and this Museum. See the member box on cover 3 each numeral so that it will appear in old journal build upon accumulated re- for more information. style figures, in which a standard 7 dips search, layer upon layer is added to our For researchers' convenience, the index down gracefully below the line of type, body of knowledge about the history of is organized into three separate indexes: like so: 7. If you page through this Collec- this sport, industry, and art form. by author, by table of contents, and by tive Index, you will see just how many If you'll imagine our current world of subject. This detailed and complex task numbers Randall and I would have had to fly fishing - and the centuries stretching was undertaken with enormous capa- code manually. One by one by one. behind it - as a many-roomed mansion, bility and enthusiasm by Gerald Novesky, Need I say more? these careful, periodic indexes form an who has been a free-lance writer, editor, MARGOTPAGE integral part of the superstructure that and photographer for lo years. Currently EDITOR holds up the building. Just look at the the editor of the Catskill Center News, THEAMERICAN MUSEUM OF FLYFISHING Journal of (i The American Museum ofFly Fishing Preserving a Rich Heritage WINTER 1992 VOLUME 18 NUMBER 1 for Future Generations TRUSTEES E. M. Bakwin Mel Kreiger Foster Bam Richard F. Kress William Barrett David B. Ledlie Bruce H. Begin Ian D. Mackay The Collective Index 1985-1990: Paul Bofinger Malcolm MacKenzie Lewis M. Borden 111 Bob Mitchell Subject Index ....................... 2 Robert R. Buckmaster Wallace J. Murray 111 Donn H. Byrne, Sr. Wayne Nordberg Roy D. Chapin, Jr. Leigh H. Perkins Author Index .......................30 Calvin P. Cole Romi Perkins Peter Corbin Allan R. Phipps Thomas N. Davidson 0.Miles Pollard Table of Contents Index .................33 Charles R. Eichel Susan A. Popkin G. Dick F~nlay Dr. Ivan Schloff Gerald Novesky Audun Fredriksen Stephen Sloan Arthur T. Frey h'allace Stenhouse, Tr. Larry Gilsdorf Arthur Stern Gardner L. Grant John Swan Curtis Hill James Taylor lames Hunter R~chardG. Tisch o N T H E c o v E R : The photograph from the 1985 San Francisco exhibition Dr. Arthur Kaemmer James W. Van Loan Robert F. Kahn Sam Van Ness of "Anglers All: Man and His Environment Through500 Years ofFly Fishing" Woods KilleIII Dickson L. Whitnev illustrates our largest traveling exhibit. Now in its seventh venue at the Martin D. ~iine Earl S. Worsham Edward G. Zern Catawba Science Center in Hickory, North Carolina, "AnglersAllnwill travel in 1992 to the Wildlife Art Museum of the American West in Jackson, OFFICERS Wyoming, the Peabody Museum of Natural Hzstory, Yale University, New Chairman of the Board Foster Barn Haven, Connecticut, and the Rochester Museum and Sczence Center in President Rochester, New York. Three million people are estimated to have viewed Wallace J. Murray I11 'XnglersAll" since 1985. Vice President The artifacts from the American Museum of Fly Fishing's collection iden- Arthur Stern tified zn the photograph (clockwise from pzpe in foreground) are: Bing Treasurer Crosby's pipe; Atlantic-salmon pies circa 1835; early nineteenth-centuuy William M. Barrett leather fly book; fly rod that belonged to Zane Grey; rubber-bodied, mayfly Secretary Charles R. Eichel imitation circa 1935; seventh edition (1759) of Walton's Compleat Angler; engraving of noted statesman and angler Daniel Webster; brass fly reel as STAFF commonly used circa 1820; small Hardy fly reel belonging to Herbert Hoover; Executive Director Donald S. Johnson original 1874patent-model Orvis reel; early twentieth-century text on angling ExecutiveAssistant entomology with modern imitative dry fly; and a handwritten poem dis- Virginia Hulett covered in the contents of an early nineteenth-century tackle container. Curator/DevelopmentAssistant Photograph by William Cheney. Alanna D. Fisher Research/Publtcity Joe A. Pisarro The American Fly Fisher The American Fly Fisher is published Editor four times a year by the Museum at P.O. Box 42, Manchester, Vermont 05254. Margot Page Publication dates are winter, spring, summer, and fall. Membership dues include the cost of a one-year Art Director subscription ($7.0) and are tax deductible as provided for by law. Membership rates are listed in the back of each Randall R. Perkins issue. All letters, manuscripts, photographs, and materials intended for publication in the journal should be sent to the Museum. The Museum and journal are not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, drawings,photographs, Consulting Editor materials, or memorabilia. The Museum cannot accept responsibility for statements and interpretations that are Donald S. Johnson wholly the author's. Unsolicited manuscripts cannot be returned unless postage is provided. Contributions to The Copy Editor American Fly F~sherare to be considered gratuitous and the property of the Museum unless otherwise requested Sarah May Clarkson by the contributor. Articles appearing in this journal are abstracted and indexed in HistoriwlAbstracts and America: History and Life. Copyright 0 1992, the American Museum of Fly Fishing, Manchester, Vermont 05254. Original Contributing Writer material appearing may not be reprinted without prior permission. Second Class Permit postage paid at Joe A. Pisarro Mancheste~Vermont05254 and additional offices (USPS 0574io)TheAmerican Fly Fisher (ISSN 0884-3562) Offset Printing POSTMASTER:Send address changes to TheAmericanFly Fisher, P.O. Box@, Lane Press, Burlington, Vermont Manchester, Vermont 05254. SUBJECT INDEX Illustration or caption information is in italics. Aelianus, Claudius, i5(2):24; De Natura Animalium, Articles, art, poems, or short stories are in quotation marks. 15(2):23-24 Books, magazines, and foreign language words are in italics. agate line guide (reel), 12(1):17 Ainge & Aldred, 13(3):9 [Bracketed information] is not included in source. air drag, effect on rod frequency, 14(1):5 For flies by name, see fly. Aitken, Nancy, 15(1):13,16(2):4 References are by volume(number):page. a1 andar (dead drift fishing), 11(3):10,12,13,12(3):27 "n" indicates the reference is to a note on the page. a la tendida (tight line fishing), 11(3):10,12,13,12(3):27 "cl" indicates front cover. Alder Lake Club, 11(2):12 Aldred, Thomas, made three-strip bamboo rod, 13(3):8 "~2"indicates inside front cover. Aldrich, Ralph, dory patent, 13(1):2; fishing float patent, "cj" indicates inside back cover. 13(1):2,2 Companies are listed by proper name first. Alexander Lake (Colorado), 13(1):23,24,25 Alexander, Lawrence D., 13(3):10,11;American Angler, 13(3):12 Alexander, William, 13(1):23,24 Alfred & Sons, 13(3):9 algae, as bait, 11(3):8,10,12 Abbey & Imbrie, ~(3):24,25;catalogue, 12(1):17n,q(1):c3 Allcock and Company, S., 12(1):13 Acevedo, Alexander, 11(2):18 Allen, George, 16(1):22 acid rain, effect on trout waters, 11(4):c2; in Adirondacks, Allen, Gordon, 15(1):~,15(2):25-26~6 12(2):c2 Allen, Jeremiah, 12(4):3 Ackerman, H. M., n(2):23 Allen, W. H. ("Harry"), leased Cain River, 14(2):6,12 Acorn (pseud. James Oakes), 12(4):23,13(4):26 aluminum, used in automatic fly reels, 13(1):3,4 Adams Pond (Maine), 13(4):12 Alvord, Peter, 12(4):5,6 Adams, [President] John Quincy, cousin of C. J. Lanman, Amato, Frank, i4(2):20,21 11(3):16 American Angler (magazine), 11(3):3,12(4):10,13(1):8,ii,ii, Addison Gallery, 11(4):12,16 13(2):9;Keene's articles, 12(3):3; sought by Museum, Adirondack guide boat, i2(4):15 v(3):c3 Adirondack Mountains, i2(4):4; fisheries decline, 12(2):c2 American Angler's Book (T.Norris), 11(2):19,11(4):19,12(1):26, "Adirondack" Murray, 12(2):c2 12(4):8,13(2):10 Admirable and Indefatigable Adventures of the Nine Pious American Angler's Guide, 1845 (J.