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Old 21-04-2011, 10:27 PM
 
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Ok so as my love for Fly fishing grows and more so for the water i fish and especially the history of the water i would, if at all possible like to start looking and buying the odd bit of history of the water Loch Leven.

but i do not have a clue in where to start looking for such items , i can start with pictures of my Di when he was pier master. but i would be on the look out for any items really for the Loch.
traditional leven flies , pictures of back in the days...
a bit like the little collection they have down at the pier but i would want more of it eventually. even the odd stuffed fish from the Loch would be a bonus lol.
even items like the traditional rod that they used back in the days would be great.
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Keep your eye on the specialist auction houses, I expect that is where stuffed fish from Leven etc will pop up
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Ok so as my love for Fly fishing grows and more so for the water i fish and especially the history of the water i would, if at all possible like to start looking and buying the odd bit of history of the water Loch Leven.

but i do not have a clue in where to start looking for such items , i can start with pictures of my Di when he was pier master. but i would be on the look out for any items really for the Loch.
traditional leven flies , pictures of back in the days...
a bit like the little collection they have down at the pier but i would want more of it eventually. even the odd stuffed fish from the Loch would be a bonus lol.
even items like the traditional rod that they used back in the days would be great.
hello as chis mentioned try the auction houses local to Loch Leven or google for info, small ad in local paper can bring interesting items maybe. good luck
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i contacted my local auction house to see if they have ever had fishing items for auction and i was laughed at and told were an auction house not a tackle store.
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I'm sure they get antique sofas too, it doesn't mean they're DFS.

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cheers chris , book marked that site.
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