Creek Chub Big Creek Bug Wiggler Lure The Creek Chub Big Creek Bug Wiggler Lure was the largest in the Bug Wiggler antique Lure line up. Very rare and hard to find now by collectors it was only made for 8 years between 1924-32. The antique lure was given a model 1400 by the Creek […]
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Days off Fishing with flies for trout Louis Read Days off Fishing with flies for trout Louis Read; Louis John Rhead (1857-1926) was one of the most important illustrators of his era and an outdoor writer and tackle maker of note. Best remembered today for his children’s book illustrations, he wrote a number of fishing […]
Angling Echoes November 2018 November is an interesting month in that, at least where I grew up, it brought the first icy fingers of winter as well as Thanksgiving — my favorite holiday. I love that we as a nation come together one day a year to count our blessings. And Matt and myself at […]
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Dr Todds Friday Fun House September 21 2018
The Video of the Week 12 things I would buy if I could only afford them. 1. This Brainard Gold Cap Dodger is a cool Misc bait. 2. This Bud Stewart Lure Box would make a good home if you have the lure for it. 3. Theres a neat history with these scarce Ball […]
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Angling Echoes September 2018
Angling Echoes September 2018 About This Issue Angling Echoes September 2018; I love fall. The gorgeous autumnal colors, the excitement of the new school year, the crisp cold of the first frost. It also makes for the best fishing where I grew up in the northland. “Summer fishing is for weekend hacks; September and October […]
Heddon King Zig Wag Antique Lure The Heddon King Zig Wag Antique Lure was first introduced in 1938 and manufactured all the way to 1953. The 1930’s through the 1950’s was considered a boom time for Salmon targeted fishing lure. Many of the top lure companies would be integrating Salmon rigged or type lures into […]
Heddon Bubbling Bug Fly The Heddon Bubbling Bug fly rod minnow lure is Heddon’s Series number 90. The fly rod fishing lure is not your A Typical small trout Fly one thinks of, as you can see in the gallery against a ruler this fly measures 1 3/4″ in length. This antique Heddon fly rod […]
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THE ART & HISTORY OF SALMON EGG BAIT
THE ART & HISTORY OF SALMON EGG BAIT THE ART & HISTORY OF SALMON EGG BAIT: Salmon egg bait has a long tradition and history, but has been largely overlooked by fishing historians. With this meticulously researched book, noted collector and fishing historian Philip Beguhl illuminates for the first time the long and colorful history […]
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THE HISTORY OF THE FISH HOOK IN AMERICA
THE HISTORY OF THE FISH HOOK IN AMERICA The first of a three-volume series on the history of the American fish hook traces the origins of the hook industry from its humble beginnings in Brooklyn to its position as a major competitor both in foreign and domestic markets by 1900. The product of more than […]
Cool Ripple Casting Frog Fishing Lure This Cool Ripple Casting Frog Fishing Lure is a really neat early fly eater. This specific lure is the Intro Model, and is Circa 1946 a very Tough Version to come by. The Cool Ripple will also become known as the little beast. Made by the Associated Specialties Corporation, […]
Fishing for History Volume 2 No 3 May June 2013 To Subscribe visit the Fishing for History Store: Fishing for History Volume 2 No 3 May / June 2018 Jim Dorr on Fly Rod Baits • Bill Sonnett on True Temper Steel Rods • Dr. Todd Larson on Heddon After Heddon • Brian Taylor on […]
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Antique Fishing Reels 2nd Edition by Steve Vernon
Antique Fishing Reels 2nd Edition by Steve Vernon Do you have any reels made by William Rodgers? Edwin Judge? Paul Berner? Do you have any Alt reels (not something concocted by politicians in Washington, D.C.) Any reels made by the Anchor Fishing Reel Company? Yankee Fishing Reel Company? Spring Reel Company? All of the above […]
Tight Lines Tuesday Vee Bee by John Etchieson Vee Bee – The Voedisch Brothers Company (circa 1904 – 1974) was a Chicago based wholesale and retail distributor of fishing tackle including both lures and lines sold under the “Vee – Bee” brand name. The DAISY silk casting line was offered for sale from the early […]
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Radical Rodmaking: Innovative Bamboo Fly Rods & Their Makers
Radical Rodmaking: Innovative Bamboo Fly Rods & Their Makers Book Details 6” x 9” Softcover * Color Images * 188 Pages To Purchase this book please visit our sister site Whitefish Press; Radical Rodmaking: Innovative Bamboo Fly Rods & Their Makers ABOUT THE BOOK The tradition of the split bamboo fly rod goes back over 150 […]
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John Betts Synthetic Flies- Flies with an Edited Hackle – Catch the Hatch
Book Overview 118 pages • handwritten and illustrated • 11″ x 8.5″ • softcover • printed in the USA To Purchase this book visit our sister site Whitefish Press: John Betts Synthetic Flies- Flies with an Edited Hackle – Catch the Hatch BOOK DESCRIPTION This is a wonderful book from the great John Betts containing three […]
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Fishing For History April – May 2018
Dr Todd and Authors have out done themselves again with this months Fishing for History. Setting the bar high with this Jam Packed 126 Page Colossal Angling Time Capsule. A Detailed Interview with Jan Cummings • Jim Dorr on Fly Rod Baits • Bill Sonnett on the Ashaway Slip Cast• Dr. Todd Larson on Heddon […]
The Video of the Week This is an awesome video of Kentucky Reels on display in Frankfort, Kentucky. 12 Thing I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford Them I’m liking this Metalized Pflueger Catalina.. This gold presentation Heddon 3-35 is great. A Shakespeare 3-Hook Underwater Minnow is a beautiful lure. An […]
The Video of the Week Growing up I was a huge Stan Laurel fan It’s cool to see him fishing here in this ca. 1930 home movie. 12 Thing I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford Them I absolutely LOVE these green splatter Paw Paw Platypus This Agal Ambidex makes me miss […]
Saltwater Fishing Near New York Charles Bradford Saltwater Fishing Near New York Charles Bradford; Charles B. Bradford was a newspaperman involved with the sporting trade for many years. An editor of such long-forgotten journals as Boz and Nature, he was a New Yorker at heart and wrote of fishing in the city often. He penned […]
Tight Lines Tuesday Seminole by John Etchieson Tight Lines Tuesday Seminole; This “SEMINOLE” brand silk fishing line manufactured in 1929 by the G H Mansfield company (1866 – 933) honors both the Seminole tribe of Florida and the memory of Chief Tiger Tail aka Thlocklo Tustenuggee (1790 – 1882) a native American Indian who was […]
Black Bass Cited as Meanest Fish George Currie Black Bass Cited as Meanest Fish George Currie; This is a strange and fascinating article. It was written by George Currie, who was a longtime columnist for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. His “George Currie’s Brooklyn” was a staple for decades in this popular paper, and in it […]
Letters from Mary “Letters from Mary” will be a monthly column featuring the correspondence of pioneering fishing and tackle historian Mary Kefover Kelly. Mary began researching the history of fishing in the mid-1960s and dedicated most of the next four decades of her life to the subject. She corresponded with most of the notable anglers […]
CORPORATE HISTORY FRED ARBOGAST COMPANY 1925-47 The CORPORATE HISTORY FRED ARBOGAST COMPANY 1925-47; Part I is so eloquently written by author Kevin Virden who knowledge and expertise on the subject matter is quite evident in his first piece about the industry and collector favorite company, The Fred Arbogast Company. Below is a small excerpt from […]
Tale of the Trout Stream William Hulbert Tale of the Trout Stream William Hulbert; Technically, this is not strictly a fishing article. It’s a piece of fiction about a trout’s life in which fishermen and fishing play a tangential role. The author, William Davenport Hulbert (1868-1913), was a noted environmental writer best known for his […]
Angling Echoes This Fly and That Fly Angling Echoes This Fly and That Fly; Thad Norris was affectionately known as “Uncle Thad” to his legion of fans and readers. The author of one of the most important books on angling in American history — The American Angler’s Book (1864) — he was also a rod […]
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Friday Funhouse Feburary 16 2018
Friday Funhouse Feburary 16 2018 The Video of the Week If you don’t know Andy Foster — former president of ORCA — watch this video as he gives a great overview of antique fishing reels. 12 Thing I Would Buy If Only I Could Afford Them Holy moly are these two Tuna Jigs blowing up! […]
Sunday Reads Trout Fishing in the Rangeley Lakes Sunday Reads Trout Fishing in the Rangeley Lakes; Edward Seymour was a classic Eastern “sport” — one of the those wealthy New Englanders who were among the first to frequent the nearly pristine wilderness of the northeast. His article reproduced here is widely considered one of the […]
Big Fish that got us at Sombrero Light Key Big Fish that got us at Sombrero Light Key; Bill DeWitt was a major figure in the fishing tackle trade from the 1930s through the 1950s. As owner of the Shoe Form Company in Auburn, New York, he opened Bill DeWitt Baits as a division of […]
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Sneak Peek Angling Echoes February Cover
Sneak Peek Angling Echoes February Cover Sneak Peek Angling Echoes February Cover; Wont be long and our 2nd issue will be out. Here is a Sneak Peek at February’s cover and a few of the story titles. Come take a look, and view a free high quality copy in flip-book form inside the page. Or […]
Angling Echoes Season of Ice Fishing Angling Echoes Season of Ice Fishing; Emerson Hough (1857-1923) was one of the finest American outdoor writers of his era. Best known for his historical novels like The Mississippi Bubble and 54-40 or Fight, he penned the “Chicago and the West” column for Forest & Stream for many years, introducing […]
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Tight Lines Tuesday Kingfisher Introduces Color
Tight Lines Tuesday Kingfisher Introduces Color by John Etchieson Tight Lines Tuesday Kingfisher Introduces Color; Kingfisher Introduces Color – 108 years ago in 1910 the E J Martin’s Sons company of Rockville Connecticut introduced color into the bird image and labels of their famous Kingfisher brand of silk fishing lines for the first time sine […]
THE FROSTFISH AND THE DRY FLY THE FROSTFISH AND THE DRY FLY; Edward T. Whiffen is one of the great forgotten outdoor writers of the early part of the twentieth century. A playwright and poet of note, he penned a number of eclectic outdoor articles on odd subjects such as this one on the Adirondack […]
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Angling Echoes Salmo Fontinalis
Angling Echoes Salmo Fontinalis Angling Echoes Salmo Fontinalis; The fish here reproduced, be it understood, is a genuine specimen of the speckled brook trout, or, to put it scientifically, of the Salmo-fontinalis, and weighed eight and a half pounds when taken from the water by its captor, R. G. Allerton, of New York City. It […]
2018 Great Milwaukee Classic Please find a 2018 Great Milwaukee Classic Show update……..I’ve posted elsewhere, but appreciate spreading the word! The 2018 Great Milwaukee Classic – Show Update Well, the fun begins next week….and, we’re all looking forward to it! 2018 Show Update….. For those attending this year….Please note that the main room block has […]
OKC Marathon Ethan Lollman I know your asking yourself what this has to do with lures, fishing or fly fishing? Well today nothing, Ive always said #itsmystorytotell. Lures, Fishing and Fly Fishing are but things to fill in the void between the times and things that are really of importance, Family & Friends and Faith […]
Creek Chub Fly Rod Mouse Lure The Creek Chub Fly Rod mouse lure was first introduced in 1931. Creek Chub recommended using a 9ft 5-6 weight fly rod to fish these new pan fish fly rod lures. The graphic photo shown at the bottom of the page is out of that catalog. The antique fly […]
Fly Fishing Feature Friday II Last week on the inaugural Fly Fishing Feature Friday we dove right in to water with Geofish, a great way to not only get your feet wet, but set your shoes on fire to do something you’ve always wanted, then we satisfied your refined palet and poured you a 3 […]
Catch Magazine Catch Magazine photographically speaking is at the top there’s no one out there better than Todd Moen and Catch Magazine. Issue 45 the Febuary and March issue continues down that path. The path to providing a thinnest veil or window pane between us the end user and the glass itself. Todd videos were […]
Fly Fishing Feature Friday In this Fly Fishing Feature Friday I would be remiss at taking you a step forward without first looking in the rear view mirror. What am I talking about, simply put, GeoBass and Motiv fishing. While most would agree lifes not the destination, its about the journey, the these guy have taken […]
Paul Puckettt F3T Poster Who’s to say fishing cant be done for a cause. While we as fisherman undeniably use the outdoors and our passion to often escape from life’s reality, sometimes, its where we turn to face it. Paul Puckett is an artist who takes his love for the shutter and turns it into […]