EVOLUTION OF A FLY FISHERMAN

I was seven or eight years old the first time I saw a picture of a fly rod. It was in a magazine and while I can?t be certain it was probably ?Fur, Fish & Game?, a magazine my family or I have subscribed to for over 60 years. I remember being quite taken with those pictures of gentlemen wearing chest waders, a fishing vest and a narrow brimmed hat full of flies