[brandon simmons]

I am in the middle of the book and am enjoying every page.  It is truly amazing how many sources he sites. If you enjoy reading (or should I say learning) about the history of fly fishing you will surely enjoy the American Fly Fisher- the Journal of the American Museum of Fly Fishing. It is worth the price of membership.

[brandon simmons]

Don’t miss:
Polebridge- a throw-back Mercantile located on the Western boundary selling homemade goodies.

Going-to-the-Sun Road- the highlight of every car-tourist’s visit here, this narrow road winds its way between cliffs across the park.

Grizzly bear hide & seek, especially around Kintla Lake, on the N.W. corner of the park.

Moosedrool

[brandon simmons]

Ah-ha.

[brandon simmons]

I am looking for infomation.  
How did such a reputable publisher simply fade into the 80s?  Where did they come from?  etc.

Good find, Scott.  Funny how pac-man-like the publishing industry is.  Seems Winchester lost independence in 1982.
I also recall a Nick Lyons connection, but have been unable to prove it. Globe Pequet Press purchased Lyons Press in 2001.  I asked them but they are unfamiliar with Winchester Press.

Nick has a library collection at Montana State University: http://www.lib.montana.edu/collect/spcoll/findaid/2475.html
The intro is a testimonial to how often publishers change their identity.  Interestingly, there is an entire box dedicated to communications between Nick Lyons and Winchester Press.  I am having the contents of Box 34 #6 photocopied by their kind librarian.

The librarian at the American Museum of Fly Fishing was unable to provide any answers.
Not sure where to look next.

Any ideas?

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