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, October 22, 2009

Thursday Review: Lang's Fall 2009 Catalog

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Thursday Review: Lang's Fall 2009 Catalog This week's mail brought a very welcome present: the Fall 2009 multi-session Lang's Ca...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

The Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force: A Debate

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The Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force: A Debate I guess one of the perks of running your own fishing blog is you get to meet some intellig...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Voices from the Past: Joseph Heely (1787)

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The following poem was found by T. Westwood in the pages of a copy of Art of Angling , an 1806 publication by Bowlker. It is a charming poem...
Monday, October 19, 2009

News of the Week: 19 October 2009

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Crocodile attacks angler as he reels in record fish...Great Whites are show offs...cod in danger...IGFA's new hall-of-fame class...huge ...
Sunday, October 18, 2009

Dealer Display Cards, Part 14

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Dealer Display Cards, Part 14: Allcock! Joe Stagnitti sent this in this week and I have to say when it comes to Dealer Display items, this o...

A Thousand Words

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A Thousand Words The same old timer from last week, this time with a real rarity--a creel. You don't see too many vintage photos of cree...
Saturday, October 17, 2009

Deconstructing Old Ads with Bill Sonnett

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Deconstructing Old Ads with Bill Sonnett The Holzapfel Mushroom Bait From the the May 1912 issue of National Sportsman comes this seldom se...
Friday, October 16, 2009

Friday Funhouse

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Video of the Week The Ballad of Little Miss Cutthroat. Things I Would Buy If I Only Could Afford Them Another McHarg shield bait from the s...
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Thursday Review: Klaus Geschwinder's A Reel Life: Ari'T Hart Design (2009)

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A Review of Klaus Geschwinder's A Reel Life: Ari'T Hart Design (2009) Other then having featured them occasionally on the Friday Fu...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

E.R. Hewitt's Line Grease by John Etchieson

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My friend John Etchieson posted this fabulous piece on Joe's Board, and since I liked it so much I asked him whether I could run this on...
Tuesday, October 13, 2009

History of Samuel Allcock & Co. (1888)

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The following history of the venerable British firm of Samuel Allcock was published in the 1888 edition of Wyman's commercial encyclopæd...
Monday, October 12, 2009

News of the Week: 11 October 2009

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A celebration of Adirondack legend Fran Betters...10 year old better angler than you...bamboo enthusiast Pete Jorgensen passes...Big Macks 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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