Museum on the Fly

A virtual access to the exhibits of the Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians and satellite exhibits in the region.

  • Exhibits that replicate and share a small element of the Museum in numerous public places in the region. More to come.

  • Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians - 210 Main Street, Bryson City, NC 28713 - flyfishingmuseum.org

  • Stream Blazer Joe Miller Messinger, Sr., West Virginia, 1892-1966

  • Stream Blazer Don Ray Howell - Brevard, North Carolina - 1943-1998

  • Stream Blazer "Uncle Mark" Cathey (right) - Bryson City, North Carolina - 1871-1944

  • 2017 Museum Hall of Fame Inductees

  • Snippet of recent Museum Hall of Fame ‘Conservation’ Category Inductees

  • Snippet of recent Museum Hall of Fame ‘Crafts’ Category Inductees

  • Museum Satellite Exhibits information, as with that at Caldwell Heritage Museum - Lenoir, NC

  • COMING IN THE FUTURE! Numerous historical fly exhibits, as with this Poppers collection

  • COMING IN THE FUTURE! Reels exhibits, examples as (clockwise): Unmarked Brass, Ted Williams, Kalamazoo Emperor, Nottingham Wooden, Bakelite, Hardy Bros Ainwick

  • COMING IN THE FUTURE! Rods exhibits: Approximately one half the rods and reels on display. Many others in storage awaiting space.

The Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians: Capturing & preserving the history of fly fishing in the region.

The museum provides a center for learning both the history of fly fishing as well as the arts, the sciences, the crafts and the skills of fly fishing.