Summary

According to the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum website, the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum is a nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to preserving America's fly fishing heritage; teaching its future generations of fly fishers; and protecting its fly fishing environment. The mission is carried out by operating a museum, an education center and, in the near future, an environmental research center. The Center and Museum collects, cares for, initerprets, and displays angling equipment, art, and artifacts in a way that explains the traditions and techniques of fly fishing. It conducts educational programs in river ecology, angling history and streamcraft, including fishing etiquette, fly tying, fly casting, aquatic entomology, and stream improvement.