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Collection 2594, MtBC, us
Jacklin, Bob,
1945-
Bob Jacklin Papers
1997-2014
.2 linear feet
The Bob Jacklin Papers includes catalogs, clippings,
poetry, article manuscripts, as well as published articles. Topics include fly
fishing, fly tying, fly rods, and fisheries conservation. Locations discussed
include West Yellowstone, Montana; Big Sky, Montana; Livingston, Montana;
Yellowstone National Park, the Yellowstone River, Madison River, Henry’s Fork, the
Missouri River, and the Gallatin River. Names of interest include Lee Wulff, Bud
Lilly, Dan Bailey, and Sylvester Nemes.
Collection materials are in English
Biographical Note
Bob Jacklin was born in1945 in New Jersey. Jacklin arrived in West Yellowstone in
1967. A self-taught fly fisherman, his skills and knowledge of fly fishing were
enhanced through employment at Bud Lilly’s Trout Shop and Jim Danskin’s Tackle Shop;
he opened Jacklin’s Fly Shop in 1974. Jacklin is a member of the St. Croix Rod
Company Advisory Team, the Ross Reel Pro Staff, the Whiting Farms Pro Staff, and is
a contract fly tier for the Umpqua Feather Merchants. He is a member of the
Federation of Fly Fishers, Central Jersey Chapter of Trout Unlimited, a member of
Anglers Club of New York, and of the Theodore Gordon Fly Fishers. Jacklin is active
in fisheries conservation and preserving the fly fishing heritage of the Greater
Yellowstone region. In 2004, he was inducted into the Fly Fishing Hall of Fame.
Jacklin is a certified casting instructor with the American Casting Association and a
master certified fly casting instructor with the Federation of Fly Fishers. Jacklin
authored articles in the
Big Sky Journal, Flyfisher, and Fly Tyer
magazine; he is also co-author of Fly Fishing in
the Yellowstone in the Park. Producer of several videos, his titles
include Yellowstone Patterns, Introduction to Fly-tying with Bob Jacklin, Fly
Casting, and Classic Flies and Their
Stories.
The Bob Jacklin Papers includes catalogs, clippings, poetry, article manuscripts, as
well as published articles. Topics include fly fishing, fly tying, fly rods, and
fisheries conservation. Locations discussed include West Yellowstone, Montana; Big
Sky, Montana; Livingston, Montana; Yellowstone National Park, the Yellowstone River,
Madison River, Henry’s Fork, the Missouri River, and the Gallatin River. Names of
interest include Lee Wulff, Bud Lilly, Dan Bailey, and Sylvester Nemes.
Series 1 Catalogs and Clippings, 2003-2012
Series 2 Literary Productions, 1997-2014
This collection is open for research.
The papers of Bob Jacklin were donated by Bob Jacklin on December 11, 2014. Selected
DVDs and a text accompanying the donation were cataloged separately.
This collection was processed 2014 December 15
Fishing and
Canning
Literature
National
Parks
Publishers and
Publishing
Sports and
Recreation
Montana
Series 1
Catalogs and Clippings
2003-2012
Items included in this series consist of catalogs and newspaper clippings
pertaining to, or collected by Jacklin.
1/1
Jacklin’s Fly Shop. Outfitter’s for the
World of Fly Fishing.
1/2
Jim Vincent’s Rio
2003
1/3
Newspaper Clippings
2008
2012
Series 2
Literary Productions
1997-2014
Materials in this series comprise a published article and an article
manuscript pertaining to Bob Jacklin. Also included in this series is
poetry, article manuscripts, and published articles authored by Jacklin.
Folder 7 in Box 1 contains a certificate from The National Library of Poetry
for the publication of ‘A Fisherman Reflects. (A Tribute to Lee Wulff.)’
1/4
‘Celebrity Interview. Bob Jacklin: a
Western Legend.’ By Chris Marshall.
1/5
‘Jacklin’s Chagrin. One big, big fish
changes the course of a career-angler’s life for better or worse.’ By
Greg Thomas. Big Sky Journal
–
2007
1/6
Tie One On, Giant Salmon Fly. Montana Sporting Journal –
Spring 2010
1/7
A Fisherman Reflects. (A Tribute to Lee
Wulff.)
1997
1/8
‘The Story of a Fenwick Fiberglass Fly
Rod.’
1/9
‘A Conclave Fly-Fishing Sampler.’ Yellowstone Fly Fishing: Traditions, Legends,
Future –
August 2004
1/10
‘A Fly Fishing Sampler.’ The National Fly Fishing Fair and Conclave
–
2011
1/11
‘A Fly Fishing Sampler… Fall Fishing the
Yellowstone Area.’ International Fly Fishing
Fair –
2013
1/12
‘Homewaters. Reflections of a Charter
Member: FFF Conclave and Fly Fishing Show, August 8, 2001, Livingston,
Montana.’ Flyfisher –
Fall 2001
1/13
‘A Proven Pattern for the Late Summer in
the West.’ Flyfisher –
Spring-Summer
2014
1/14
‘The Widow’s Pool. Pay-and-fish in brook
trout heaven.’ Big Sky Journal
-
2009