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, August 11, 2016

Fishing Lures I Have Known, Vol. II: Riding the Devil's Horse: Smithwick's Legendary Lure

Today we launch the second edition of the new series Fishing Lures I Have Known, and it is available to read, download, and distribute for...

Friday, June 24, 2016

Voices from the Past: The Death of Ed. K. Tryon Jr. (1894)

The following obituary for Edward K. Tryon, Jr. comes from the September 29, 1904 issue of Iron Age magazine. It gives a brief overview of ...

Sunday, May 29, 2016

The Ben Wright Memorial Spinning Reel Report for May 2016

As many of you know, our dear friend Ben Wright passed away two weeks ago. I have no doubt he was hard at work on the Spinning Reel Report u...

Monday, May 16, 2016

Fishing Lures I Have Known, Vol. I: The Palsa -- The Unoriginal Finnish Minnow

Today we are excited to launch a new regular series on Fishing for History. I am calling it Fishing Lures I Have Known, and it is availabl...

Friday, May 13, 2016

Lang's ORCA Reel Auction Catalog is Now Live!

Cool news for you reel hounds out there! Lang's is running a special time auction of 57 lots of nothing but reels, with a portion of the...

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

A Short History of the Rubber Worm

While doing some research on a project dealing with Texas history, I ran across this really great article on Nick Creme , inventor of the mo...

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

The Mystery of Toledo's Buddy Reel Company

Researching tackle companies is tricky under the best of circumstances. Mostly, it’s an exercise in futility. This is especially true when o...

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Ben Wright's Spinning Reel Report for April 2016

APRIL 2016 IF YOU THINK THERE WERE SOME HIGH PRICES PAID LAST MONTH WAIT TILL YOU SEE THIS MONTH !!!! Featured Reels: Abu Garcia (444) pea...

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Review of Victor R. Johnson's Fiberglass Fly Rods, 20th Anniversary Edition

Last week I received a copy of a highly anticipated book in the mail from my friend Vic Johnson, the fiberglass fly rod guru. It was his 20t...

Friday, April 22, 2016

Review: West Coast Vintage Salmon Lures, Volume 3 by Russell Christianson

NFLCC member and fishing and tackle historian Russell R. Christianson is back at it again, this time with the third and final volume in his ...

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

The Alonzo Fowler Mechanical Spring Snap Hook

I get a lot of emails about old tackle, but usually it’s neat stuff handed down by a father to a son or daughter, and isn’t particularly rar...

Monday, April 18, 2016

Ben Wright's Spinning Reel Report for March 2016

MARCH 2016 MAYHEM ON THE BAY !!!!! ARE REELS WITH THEIR ORIGINAL BOX WORTH THAT MUCH MORE ???? FEATURED REELS: Abu--- Royal plus 4 some...

Friday, April 15, 2016

The One That Got Away: The Heddon River Runt Spook in Grey Mouse

First of all, my plan going forward is to blog occasionally (once a week or so) and then slowly move up from there. For those who didn’t kno...

Monday, February 29, 2016

Happy 45th Birthday, Dr. James Henshall!

180 years ago — on February 29, 1836 — the legendary Dr. James Alexander Henshall was born. Yes, the “Father of Bass Fishing in America” w...

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Teal: 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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