About this episode

Harrison Idol discusses his passion for fly fishing and collecting antique sporting books, inspired by his upbringing on a tobacco farm.

Harrison Idol is a sportsman, fly fisherman, Army Officer and budding antiquarian currently building up his collection of antique sporting books in Maryland. After a reading from The Compleat Angler written in 1653 about fly tying & trout, Harrison opens on growing up on his family's generational tobacco farm in North Carolina. While inspired by vintage sporting aesthetics, Harrison boldly embarked on a collector's shopping spree of antique fishing & hunting books dating back to the 1...

People in this episode

Host: Philippe G. Willis

Guest: Harrison Idol

Topics covered

• fly fishing
• antique books
• sportsmanship
• historical literature
• collecting

Keywords

• fly fishing
• antique books
• Harrison Idol
• The Compleat Angler
• sportsman
• North Carolina
• Maryland

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Compleat Angler

Places: Maryland, North Carolina

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