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The Australian Fly Fishing Museum opens 4 May 2013 at Clarendon House
Tasmania Inland Fisheries Service 29 April 2013

The Australian Fly Fishing Museum opens 4 May 2013 with a grand opening dinner 3 May and a cocktail party and auction on 4 May.

If you have suggestions on exhibits, people, places or events that you think warrant inclusion sometime in the future, please forward them to Mike Stevens mike@tasfish.com or the Curator, Rhonda Hamilton Rhonda.Hamilton@nationaltrusttas.org.au

Background

Clarendon House is one of the most important properties of the National Trust (Tasmania). It was built by James Cox in the 1830s and is an architectural and heritage icon with many unique features. Situated in Tasmania’s northern Midlands, the western side of the property is flanked by the South Esk River and across the river can be seen Symmons Plains. What has this got to do with a fly fishing museum? Fly fishing in Australia is predominately fly fishing for trout and it was James Arndell Youl* from across the river at Symmons Plains who was primarily responsible for the successful acclimatisation of trout in the southern hemisphere.

Whilst Clarendon seemed like a perfect fit for somewhere to house a fly fishing museum there was much more. A strong acquisitions policy was important, as were charitable donations, grants, insurance, liabilities, curating, conservation, financial controls and more. Starting a museum from scratch and trying to ensure all necessary things were covered seemed impossible, but it was realised that the National Trust do all these things, and have successfully done so for many years. Most of the challenges were the same. After some soul searching it was realised that being part of the National Trust brought huge benefits and reinventing the wheel was not necessary. The museum was proposed to operate in a similar way to other ‘Friends of the National Trust’ groups. This gave control to the Australian Fly Fishing Museum committee, but with all the guidance, knowledge and benefits of the National Trust. The Trust covers all the on ground property costs, plus the committee’s costs for insurance, financial auditing, stationery, etc. and will provide the committee with its systems and protocols to run the museum. And that’s how the Australian Fly Fishing Museum will operate.


A committee was formed and includes: David Grisold, Tony Wright, Jennie Chapman, Michael Youl, Rex Hunt, Chris Tassell, Mike Stevens, Todd Lambert, Janet Lambert, Ron Dennis, Hugh Maltby, Greg Peart, Peter Boag and Stuart Cottrell.
The committee has developed a Strategic Plan, Action Plan and a Business Plan, brochures and more.


The Museum through the National Trust has been successful with a $25,000 grant and more than $240,000 of private money donated and pledged.
Acquisitions, restoration and display of museum pieces has also begun. The Museum Cottage is currently being painted and glass display cases have arrived.
An initial chronology of fly fishing’s important dates, events and people has been developed and from this an acquisitions and displays plan has been developed.
The museum is starting with a clean slate and this will allow something really special to take place where every display will be planned from the start, rather than put together from a haphazard collection of existing material.


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