Author: DON ZAHNER, JOHN RANDOLPH, AND ROSS PURNELL, EDITORS.
Title: Fifty Years of Fly Fisherman Magazine. Volume 1 Number 1 Through Volume 50 Number 3. A Complete Fifty Year Run of America’s Premier Magazine Devoted Solely to Fly Fishing (268 Issues).
Description: The culture, customs, heritage, lore and language of fly fishing is carefully examined, explored and described in the pages Fly Fisherman Magazine. Contemporary fly fishing in America on display semi-monthly, beginning with the Premier Issue in May 1969 through the June-July 2019 issue. A total of 268 magazines covering the full 50 years of publication. A complete run. This is an excellent opportunity to follow the evolution of fly fishing over the past half century with articles, stories and essays by the preeminent fly fishing writers of the time; including, in no particular order, Robert Traver, Nick Lyons, Don Zahner, John Randolph, Ernest Schwiebert, Michael Fong, Art Lee, Lefty Kreh, Roderick Haig-Brown, Lani Waller, Gary Borger, Charles Waterman, Charles Ritz, Dave Engerbretson, Ted Niemeyer. Dick Finlay, Carl Richards, Doug Swisher, Craig Woods, Gary LaFontaine, Charles Fox, Ken Iwamasa, John Merwin, Dick Finlay, Lee Wulff, John Betts, Ed Engle, Ed Jaworowski, Cathy and Berry Beck, Ed Shenk, Deke Meyer, President Jimmy Carter, and many, many more. This run of Fly Fisherman came primarily from the collection Ed Francis, one of the founding members of the Flyfishers’ Club of Oregon and its long-time librarian. The first seven volumes (years if you prefer) are in Fly Fisherman cloth binders (the binders can be removed easily without damage to the magazines, if you wish). Most of the magazines are with Mr. Francis’s name and address shipping label. Included is the 70 page "An Index to Fly Fisherman Magazine. Volume 1. No. 1 to Volume II, No. 6, 1969-1980. Subject, Author & Book Review," compiled and published by Mark A. Kuipers. A nice collection. The magazines are in very good to fine condition. Shipping at cost. The magazines weigh in the neighborhood of 145 pounds.

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