Fishing for History: The History of Fishing and Fishing Tackle

This blog deals with our outdoor heritage. It concentrates in particular on the history of fishing and fishing tackle, and seeks to provide interesting, informative, and important materials for anyone who wants to help preserve our nation's (and the world's) fishing. ©2007-2018 Dr. Todd Larson.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

A Review of Phil Kiefer's L & S Web Site

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A Review of Phil Kiefer's L & S Web Site When I was a kid, my father's favorite walleye lure was a yellow shore L&S bassmast...
Wednesday, March 19, 2008

An Epistle on Experts

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An Epistle on Experts An interesting thread on Joe's Board on what and who is an expert on fishing tackle got me thinking. As I am some...
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Voices from the Past: Isaac McLelan

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Isaac McLelan was a popular poet in the 1880s who wrote many fishing-themed poems. Here is one from an 1882 The American Angler that I part...
Monday, March 17, 2008

The News of the Week: 17 March 2008

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The state of Georgia has declared war on the mom-and-pop bait shop...custom bamboo rod makers won't bamboozle you...rapala's annual ...
Friday, March 14, 2008

Friday Funhouse

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The Friday Funhouse Video of the Week This video absolutely cracks me up. God, I know what this feels like, even without the video evidence....
Thursday, March 13, 2008

BREAKING NEWS: A VIntage Bait Tackle Shop in Milwaukee

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A Vintage Bait Tackle Shop in Milwaukee Dan Basore emailed me and said that they had recreated an old tackle shop at the Milwaukee Sports Sh...

Review of Spring 2008 NFLCC Gazette

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The March issue of The NFLCC Gazette is out (Vol. 31, No. 115) and is chock full of articles and information on fishing history. There were...
Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Voices from the Past: Ozark Ripley

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Ozark Ripley was one of the best outdoor writers from the golden age of sportswriting: the 1910s and 1920s. A dedicated angler, he penned nu...
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Memories of R. Palmer Baker, by Richard K. Lodge

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Memories of R. Palmer Baker by Richard K. Lodge R. Palmer Baker, a great old guy and an incredible philanthropist - and an avid fly fisher -...
Monday, March 10, 2008

News of the Week, 10 March 2008

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Jackie Chan's father is buried with his favorite fishing rod...stories of fishing in Iraq abound...the man behind Shimano speaks...how t...
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Friday, March 7, 2008

The Friday Funhouse

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The Friday Funhouse Video of the Week Why you shouldn't let a northern in your trout pond Things I Would Buy If I Could Afford Them This...
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My name is Dr. Todd Larson, and I am a college history professor who writes on the history of fishing in America. I started this blog to help people better understand their outdoor heritage. I am originally from Duluth, Minnesota and live in Southwestern Ohio with my wife, daughter, three fish, two cats, and a dog.
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