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, July 22, 2010

Thursday Review: Arlan Carter's The American Rowboat Motor

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Thursday Review: Arlan Carter's The American Rowboat Motor Many people who went to NFLCC Nationals had a priority "to do" list...
Wednesday, July 21, 2010

The Day Fishing Tackle Saved a Man's Life

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The Day Fishing Tackle Saved a Man's Life I found an interesting ad in the 1947 Hunting & Fishing magazine that related a story of ...
Tuesday, July 20, 2010

UPDATE: More Royer Photos...

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UPDATE: More Royer Photos... Joe Stagnitti sends in some photos which serve nicely as an update to the earlier article about H.C. Royer. Thi...
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Voices from the Past: Henry Clay Royer (1909)

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It's sometimes hard to realize that the advent of multi-treble wooden minnows for sport fishing was a very controversial development. He...
Monday, July 19, 2010

News of the Week: 19 July 2010

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Don't have time to read 50+ fishing and tackle collecting blogs and web sites? Well, let us do it for you! Follow all of the latest news...
Sunday, July 18, 2010

1000 Words

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1000 Words In this week's 1000 words we get an 1890s photo from the Jim Schottenham collection. Awesome piece! By the way, several peopl...
Saturday, July 17, 2010

Deconstructing Old Ads with Bill Sonnett

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When I first saw this June 1932 advertisement in Outdoor Life , it wasn't the Pikie Minnow that caught my eye it was the two giant Bass ...
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Friday, July 16, 2010

Friday Funhouse

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Video of the Week The fusion of jazz and fly tying: Things I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford Them This a rare, rare, rare Wood's Musky ...
Thursday, July 15, 2010

NFLCC Nationals, Part II

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NFLCC Nationals, Part II The Nationals is as much about the displays as it is about anything else. I truly admire those who haul their fishi...
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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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