Vintage Fly Fishing Gear
Vintage Fly Fishing rods, reels, creels and flies on sale. From beautiful Orvis Battenkill bamboo flyrods to rare Pflueger hard rubber fly reels, old English reels, collectible trout flies and antique creels, you can find plenty of bits of flyfishing history here every day!Fly fishing is an ancient sport, with records of Romans in 200 AD using flies to catch trout and the more complete history of fly fishing in England and Scotland beginning in the 17th century. The Japanese form of line casting, Tenkara, is traced to the 19th century, but Japanese anglers have been tying flies for hundreds of years. American flyfishing tackle production in the 19th century evolved from primitive rods with horsehair line made by hand through early line winches and spools to Kentucky reels with plaited silk line and on into manufacturing of more modern fly rods and reels like the Hardy Perfect by the dawn of the 20th century.
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Collectible fly fishing gear afficionados who wish to learn more about the roots of the sport should check out A FlyFishing History by Dr. Andrew N. Herd.