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Lady Mount Stephen twice visited Estevan as a guest of Elsie Reford. She was Lord Mount Stephen’s second wife and 35 years his junior. She had heard so […]
One of the features of Estevan Lodge that has disappeared since the days the building was used as a fishing lodge is the rack for the salmon fishing […]
Robert Wilson Reford loved to fish – and he also smoked. Combining his two passions, his old cigarette boxes were the perfect size to organize and store his […]
The Refords bought most of their fishing gear from a handful of suppliers in Scotland and England. Buying directly from manufacturers or from retailers in Montreal, their fishing […]
The most important item in any fishing club are the scales. Coming off the river, a fisherman will immediately measure and weigh his catch and often be photographed […]
Elsie Reford was one of a handful of women in the early 1900s who could be found sporting a rod and reel. She donned apparel for her sport, […]
A priest is a special instrument that was designed specifically to help a fisherman or his guide end the salmon’s life. Administering the last rites to a salmon […]
A fishing rod is to a fisherman what an instrument is to a musician. The two are inseparable. This bamboo rod made by Hardy Bros. is a thing […]
This wooden panel is an outline of the largest fish ever caught on the Metis River. At 45 lbs and more than 45 inches in length, this exceptional […]
Robert W. Reford was a book collector and salmon enthusiast. He loved books and had a library full of rare and interesting volumes. He had many dealers looking […]
A fishing fly is as beautiful as a jewel. They are made from the plumage of birds and prepared and tied with the utmost precision. Flies have intrigued fishermen […]
By the 1850s, travellers and sportsmen had completed an inventory of the rivers of Québec and evaluated the salmon populations. These early books, like this 1857 publication, The […]
