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, November 17, 2011

My Feeling Exactly Summed Up By Little Girl

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Presented without comment: -- Dr. Todd

Field & Stream's Weekly Vintage Tackle Contest

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Many of you know I've been helping Joe Cermele every week on the Field & Stream fishing blog. Well, this week we get a really cool ...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011

52 Trade Houses Part 33: Jack Dickerson Supply Co. of Camdenton, MO

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Over the course of the next year, we'll be detailing the history of 52 companies that sold branded fishing tackle. 52 trade houses in ...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Voices from the Past: The Devil Fish of the Gulf (1906)

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This is a great story about the "devil fish," a saltwater ray, which was accidentally hooked by a mackerel fisherman. It was run ...
Monday, November 14, 2011

News of the Week: 14 November 2011

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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 n...
Sunday, November 13, 2011

1000 Words

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1000 Words This week in 1000 words we continue our series of "Hollywood Goes Fishing." Today our subject is Robert Taylor. Taylo...
Saturday, November 12, 2011

Deconstructing Old Ads: Al Foss (1928)

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Latest Al Foss Creations for 1929 The Sporting Goods Journal was a publication that went out to the industry to keep dealers and jobber...
Friday, November 11, 2011

The Friday Funhouse

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The Video of the Week For those who haven't heard, Frank O'Brien--the inventor of the Tycoon Rod used by Zane Grey, Hemingway, and...
Thursday, November 10, 2011

Thursday Review: Nov. 2011 ORCA Reel News

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Thursday Review: Nov. 2011 ORCA Reel News One of my favorite days is when the new issue of The Reel News arrives. This issue was especi...
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

52 Trade Houses Part 32: Tommy Bronson Sporting Goods of Memphis, TN

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Over the course of the next year, we'll be detailing the history of 52 companies that sold branded fishing tackle. 52 trade houses in ...
Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Voices from the Past: Fly Fishing for Shad (1890)

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The following article from the August 05, 1890 issue of Forest & Stream details one of the early accounts of fly fishing for shad. As ...
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Monday, November 7, 2011

News of the Week: 07 November 2011

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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 n...
Sunday, November 6, 2011

1000 Words

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1000 Words This week in 1000 Words' series Hollywood Goes Fishing we feature veteran character actor Wallace Beery. Beery (1885-1949) ...
Saturday, November 5, 2011

Deconstructing Old Ads: Fred Arbogast--In The Beginning (1926)

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Fred Arbogast: In The Beginning It is always a pleasure to present the the earliest ad for a major fishing tackle manufacturer. The Fre...
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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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