Rodmakers Library

A selection of legendary rodmakers fill our video showcase with 26 different videos of tutorials, historical recollections, international rod & reel history, tying Catskill flies & all things bamboo rodmaking. Click below to purchase access to our digital showcase. $75

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Mac Francis In Conversation

A conversation with renowned author Austin 'Mac' Francis, filmed for the museum's Third Annual Emerging Anglers Dinner.

Mac is one of a very small number of writers to truly encapsulate the history of fly fishing in the Catskills. His writing is eloquent, and Mac’s ability to breathe life and palpable detail into these histories sets his prose apart. From his work with Harry Darbee on ‘Catskill Flytier’, to his quintessential ‘Catskill Rivers’, and the photographic chronicle ‘Land of Little Rivers’, Francis’s work is a necessary anchor to any angling library.

A History of Cane Rods

Join Board President Peter Crosby in a discussion with the highly knowledgeable and entertaining John Shaner. John has fly fished all his life, and his encyclopedic understanding of the history of bamboo rods, along with his ongoing work with Hardy Rods, makes him one of the pre-eminent members of our community.

Dave Brandt Ties Riffle Dun

Dave Brandt ties Walt's Riffle Dun for the Catskill Fly Tyers Guild at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum in Livingston Manor, NY, on Dec. 19, 2019.

CFFCM First Cast 2020

We met at a safe distance with legendary bamboo rod maker Mike Canazon at the museum to have a unique commemoration for the 2020 opening weekend and first cast in a time when we can't all be together.