FFing milestones

[afishinado]

List of millstones in FFing since the 40's. Some are underwhelming, but interesting.

50 Greatest Fly Fishing Milestones of the Modern Era - Fly Fisherman

This article from 2018 highlights some of the most significant moments in our beloved sport, art, and pastime, since the 1940s.

www.flyfisherman.com

 

[mellowluke]

Nice article, but they missed a key milestone. The invention of the palomino trout. I think that's the clear #1.

 

[redietz]

I'm not even sure it's all that accurate. They listed St Croix Imperial as the longest running line of fly rods, but the Leonard 50 was in production for most of the 20th century.

 

[Tigereye]

I thought the squirmy wormy would make the list. HAHAHAHA "Sarcasm on"

 

[mellowluke]

Mop fly was revolutionary to me.

 

[Peyton]

I think they also missed pegged beads for catching redds