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.

Friday, December 17, 2010

The Friday Funhouse

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The Friday Funhouse Video of the Week Chris Rea sings gone fishin'. Things I Would Buy if Only O Could Afford Them Rodmaking l...
Thursday, December 16, 2010

Thursday Review: The Reels of Julius vom Hofe, 1885-1937 by Don Champion

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Thursday Review: The Reels of Julius vom Hofe, 1885-1937 by Don Champion Today we review a rather unique new offering, The Reels of Julius...
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

More on Samuel Phillippe

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Really fascinated by Samuel Phillippe, inventor of the split-cane fly rod, so I added this to the mix. It's from Forest & Stream, 13...
Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Voices from the Past: Albert M. Rung (1947)

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If you haven't been following the epic Samuel Phillippe thread over on the Classic Fly Rod Forum, you've missed some real gems. H...
Monday, December 13, 2010

News of the Week: 13 December 2010

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33 Year Old Tuna Record Falls...rent an ice house...or go to the community ice shanty...but ice fishing is all about more the merrier...tack...
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Sunday, December 12, 2010

1000 Words

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1000 Words Last week we offered up a beautiful South Bend display window from 1930. This week we should a Shakespeare window. This one is ...
Saturday, December 11, 2010

Deconstructing Old Ads: Make Your Own Plugs

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"Make your own Plugs"   It seems that on a regular basis one sees lures on Joe's Board and at lure shows that someone is as...
Friday, December 10, 2010

The Friday Funhouse

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The Friday Funhouse Video of the Week Korean bamboo fly rods? Things I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford Them This is a neat antiqu...
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Thursday, December 9, 2010

A Review of Classic Angling (Nov-Dec 2010)

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A Review of the Latest Issue of CLASSIC ANGLING Today, we get a review of the latest issue of the British magazine Classic Angling . It is...
Wednesday, December 8, 2010

A Little NFLCC History

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A Little NFLCC History Dick Streater recently shared with me a few pieces of early NFLCC history. The following letter dated June 27, 1976...
Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Voices from the Past: Larry Koller (1934)

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We've written a lot lately about noted outdoor writer Larry Koller (to read the original posts Click Here and for the update Click He...
Monday, December 6, 2010

News of the Week: 06 December 2010

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Largest vintage tackle collector in New Zealand heads to auction...New Jersey saltwater anglers may face a license...Aussie Sheila is a tack...
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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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