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.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

1000 Words

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This is one of my favorite 1920s fishing photos -- two anglers and their gear. Doesn't get much better than this! -- Dr. Todd
Saturday, June 16, 2012

Deconstructing Old Ads: What's in a Patent? Paul Junod (1902)

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What's in a Patent? Paul Junod How often do we see a Heddon Lure which is obviously from the teens or the twenties offered for sale i...
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Friday, June 15, 2012

The Friday Funhouse

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The Video of the Week Watch a blue shark devour a massive dead squid. 12 Things I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford Them Wow. This is...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012

The Worst Fishing Scene in Cinematic History, Part II

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The Worst Fishing Scene in Cinematic History, Part II When I posted "The Worst Fishing Scene in Cinematic History" last week, I ...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Voices from the Past: James Henry Corballis (1891)

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I was recently going through a box of flies dating from the turn of the last century. I was a little surprised that these flies -- some of ...
Monday, June 11, 2012

News of the Week: 11 June 2012

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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...
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Sunday, June 10, 2012

1000 Words

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1000 Words Walter Mathau was no stranger to fishing films--his brace of ice fishing movies in the Grumpy Old Men franchise were about the...
Saturday, June 9, 2012

Deconstructing Old Ads: My Affair with the Muskegon Handle Rod (1951)

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My Affair with the Muskegon Handle Rod   Fairly regularly a Champion Products “Handle Rod” shows up on Joe's Board with questions as t...
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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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