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John Sterling was one of America’s preeminent corporate lawyers – which made him one of the richest men in the world. He founded one of best known legal […]
Percy Rockefeller (1878-1934) was a member of one of America’s greatest families, known for their great success in business and their extraordinary wealth. He was the nephew of […]
One of the rituals at Estevan Lodge was to entertain Canada’s governor general for fishing for a week or more every summer. Elsie Reford entertained a succession of […]
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 […]
