Wednesday, May 30, 2007

The 589 Pound Musky from 1878

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I guess THAT got your attention! A funny blurb from the journal The Chicago Field from 1878 entitled "A String of Fish" referenc...
Monday, May 28, 2007

Maine State Museum & Bamboo Fly Rods

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Speaking of museums, I remembered after the fact that the Maine State Museum has a display of bamboo fishing rods. Maine, of course, was hom...
Sunday, May 27, 2007

Fishing & Fishing Tackle Museums Part II

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There appear to be a number of other fishing history museums and displays. I think there is a display in South Bend, IN of South Bend fishin...
Saturday, May 26, 2007

Fishing & Fishing Tackle Museums

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The Minnesota Fishing Museum got me thinking about other museums out there. Here is a partial list, that I hope to add to if anyone can aler...
Thursday, May 24, 2007

Minnesota Fishing Museum

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Being a native Minnesotan, I was pleased to hear of the success of the Minnesota Fishing Museum . I am excited about hitting this museum ove...
Wednesday, May 23, 2007

ORCA Makes Headlines

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The National Convention of the Old Reel Collector's Association (ORCA) is only a week away, and it is already generating news. Taking ...
Monday, May 21, 2007

Kansas City Show Report & Pics

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The Kansas City show ended a week ago and was apparently a great hit. Casey Jones was kind enough to report in on the show, and Jack Looney ...
Sunday, May 20, 2007

Spring Fever ca. 1912

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My fishing vacation is just a couple of weeks away and I can't wait. While everyone else I know seems to have already hit their fishing ...
Saturday, May 19, 2007

More On Losing Your Favorite Lure...

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Apparently, I am not the only one to lose my favorite lure before! I posted the question of whether anyone else had a similar experience, an...
Friday, May 18, 2007

Fred Kerr and the Era of the Tackle List

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Two things happened this week, almost simultaneously, that caused me to think about the subject of mailed Tackle Lists. First, Fred Kerr, fo...
Thursday, May 17, 2007

More on the Smelt...

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Yesterday's post elicited some interesting reactions. Apparently, few people were aware that something such as a smelt run actually exis...
Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Lake Superior's Declining Smelt Run

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Why do so many articles begin with the words "When I was young"? Maybe its just an updated version of the famous phrase "Once...
Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Centennial of John Harrington Keene's Death

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John Harrington Keene is one of the most overlooked fishing writers in Victorian American history. While his name is known to those knowledg...
Monday, May 14, 2007

Ladies With Rods ca. 1933

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Keeping with the theme this week of women and fishing (in honor of mother's day) I reprint an interesting article from 1933 on women ang...