I'm sitting in my den on a cold snowy Sunday morning watching football. My wife is out of town, the dog is sleeping and i'm bored to tears. So, I've been looking at and fondling my reels, rods and dreaming of warmer days. Most fisherman I know have a go to hobby to get them through those cold winter days and nights. I tie flies, but only at night. I've got a nice collection of books that I have read 3 or 4 times and I've got a nice collection of fishing art and nic knacks that I display and gaze at. I also collect postage stamps that have to do with fishing, fish and flies. I would like to share some of my collection.


What fishing related stuff do you guys and gals collect?

Awesome collection! I could fill a bedroom with all my misc. fishing stuff. So I would say that is my collection, not really one particular thing. Fiberglass Rods!

One thing about stamps; they take up a lot less room than Springfield 1873 musket length 45/70 rifles, or flyrods! I went back and looked at the stamps/post cards again cause I like them so much.

Dennis

I definitely have one of Mark's pieces of work on my walls as you know. Fine art.

I'm with you gearboy. Before I started collecting Wright & Mcgill glass rods I had to educate myself. (and still do) I never get tired of browsing the old catalogs because I learn something new every time. Can you show us a few?

I've been picking up fly fishing books on my travels for the last thirty years or so. I thought it might be interesting to photo the shelves - not a great library certainly, but some of the books I've enjoyed reading over the years - not that I've read them all.. (That little girl standing behind the three striped bass with her grandfather is my wife.)

A few more interesting stamps ...

Duff, that's a really nice library you have there. I see many of my favorites while scanning the shelves. My wife just recently got me Trout Magic and I loved it. Thanks for posting.

Duff, that's very interesting bookshelf. I still read "Tactics on Trout" now and then ...

Cofisher asked me to post some of my favorite catalogs. Here are a few of mine that I like. Some of my favorites that I didn't post are my mid 90's Powell catalogs when they were in Chico. The photo of the Pleissner paintings are from the back of a small Orvis Christmas catalog. I can't find a date anywhere in it or on it. There are no glass rods listed in it.

Very cool Corey. It's funny that you picked some of the catalogs you did. I just recently purchased Bulldog's Orvis Fullflex and the Bean 110 rod looks similar to a Bean rod I've been fishing for several years now. Can you tell me what year that Bean catalog is?

Besides the historical value of these catalogs, the cover artwork is priceless. Thanks for posting your catalogs.

Great, thanks gearboy. That's the year Bean guessed it was from.

Well they aren't as valuable as stamps or books, but this is one thing I have been collecting for awhile,

I have not thrown away a fly fishing mag since 1996. I can't bring myself to do it. I have 243 of them.
And yes that is a fridge in the background and yes it has venison, elk, beef and fish in it.

Later, Thom