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, June 18, 2009

Thursday Review: ABU & Garcia--What Happened? By Len Borgstrom

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Thursday Review: Abu and Garcia: What Happened? By Len Borgstrom As the newest inductees to the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame have recentl...
Wednesday, June 17, 2009

A Visit to the Adirondack Museum by Peter Nilsen

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Peter Nilsen just sent these nice photos and commentary about his trip to the Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake. It looks like a terri...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Voices from the Past: Collecting & Displaying Tackle, ca. 1891

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There's been a lot of talk and photos recently of some awesome man caves, a.k.a. dens, decorated to the ceilings (and some on the ceilin...
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Monday, June 15, 2009

News of the Week: 15 June 2009

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A new Ohio state record caught 10 miles from my house...the disturbing Hatchet Fish...what's a Skeet?...east-coast/west-coast feud over ...
Sunday, June 14, 2009

Streater's Thought of the Week

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Every weekend Dick Streater gives us his thought of the week, culled from his voluminous files on fishing and tackle history. Streater's...
Saturday, June 13, 2009

Deconstructing Old Ads with Bill Sonnett

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Deconstructing Old Ads with Bill Sonnett The First Spinnerbait? A lot of modern day fisherman think the the single bladed "Spinnerbait...
Friday, June 12, 2009

Friday Funhouse

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The Friday Funhouse The Video of the Week I was talking to some of the more intrepid ORCAns at the IGFA Nationals. Some of them had been fis...
Thursday, June 11, 2009

Thursday Review: The Summer 2009 NFLCC Gazette

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Thursday Review: The Summer 2009 NFLCC Gazette June brings many a bride to the alter, the coming of bass season in Northern Wisconsin, and t...
Wednesday, June 10, 2009

ORCA Nationals 2009 at the IGFA

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As I was unable to go to ORCA Nationals in Colorado last year, I was particularly excited about this year's nationals, held June 04-06 a...
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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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