Fly reels by Pate, Fin-nor, and others are being purchased and are expensive. Fishing accessories are being sought, creels, fly vices, unusual tools and gadgets, split shot tins, hook containers, fishing knives, and just too many others to count. There are collectors for just about anything to do with fishing. From photographs, postcards, sporting goods letterhead, paper memorabilia, to taxidermy of fish, liquor bottles shaped like fish, fish plates from Europe. Some of the items that fit this category are still inexpensive and readily found, others are expensive and quickly disappearing.
Books dealing with fishing are very collectible.
Popular trends tend toward fishing story books, rather than how too books, Early how too books are sought as well. They range from outrageously expensive, such as early copies of Izaak Walton's Complet Angler to more modern, and inexpensive Ed Zern's A Fine Kettle of Fish Stories Book collectors, and we have to group angling book collectors here, are among the most sensative to condition. Any damage will significantly reduce the value of a book. Many fishing collectors have a few hunting or fishing license badges to add variety to their collections. Dedicated license badge collectors are a small group, but are growing.