Nine influential women in Early Fly Fishing
Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby
Cornelia Thurza Crosby (1854-1946) b. Phillips, ME
Predominately worked in Maine (Rangeley Lakes region) and traveled throughout New England
1800′s Fly Fishing Celebrity – Journalist – Maine’s First Licensed Guide
Elsie Darbee
Elsie Belle (Bivins) Darbee (1912-1980) b. Willowemoc, NY
Early Catskills Style Fly Tyer — First President of the Catskill Fly Fishing Museum
Winnie Dette
Winifred “Winnie” Evelyn (Ferdon) Dette (1909-1998) b. Roscoe, NY
Lived and worked in Roscoe, NY
Early Catskills Style Fly Tyer
Carrie Frost
Carrie Frost (1868-1938) b. La Crosse, WI
Lived and worked in Stevens Point, WI
Owner of the first commercial fly tying company in America
Elizabeth Greig
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Elizabeth Greig
Elizabeth Greig (1902-1996) b. Peebles Scotland
Predominately worked in New York, NY and Lakeland, FL
Founder of the Angler’s Roost Fly Fishing Shop – Non-conventional Fly Tyer
Mary Orvis Marbury
Mary Orvis Marbury (1856-1914) b
Lived and Worked in Vermont
Early Author who Helped Record and Standardize Fly Patterns
Sarah Jane McBride
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Sara Jane McBride
Sara Jane McBride c.1845 – c.1880
Most of her research was done on Spring Brook in Caledonia, NY
Early Amateur Entomologist
Helen Shaw
Helen Elizabeth Shaw Kessler (1910-2007) b. Madison, WI
Worked primarily in Sheboygan, WI and New York, NY
Early Independent Fly Tyer — Author
Carrie Stevens
Carrie Gertrude (Wills) Stevens (1882-1970) b. Madison, ME
Worked in Maine throughout her career, primarily Upper Dam, ME
