freshwater fishing hall of fame

• Muskie Records Depend On Who You Ask

Records are made to be broken, as the old saying goes. In muskie fishing, the question is, "Which record? Two groups, The National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame and the International Game Fish Association, each keep fish records. Each lists a different fish as the official record.

• The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
• December 03, 2009

• Freshwater Hall Is Hard to Miss

HAYWARD, Wis. - When it comes to big fish, Emmett Brown has the best seat on the planet. There had to be a reason to get people to come here," said the executive director of the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame. "We needed a landmark.

• Augusta Chronicle, The
• September 30, 2009

• It's a Shame Olympics Don't Have a Hall of Fame

Seems there are halls of fame for just about everything. There's an Inventors Hall of Fame (Akron, Ohio), Cowgirl Hall of Fame (Fort Worth, Texas); the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame (Hayward, Wis.) and even a Ukelele Hall of Fame ( Duxburg, Mass.)

• Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo.
• June 30, 2004

• New Chapters Written in Pair of Record-Fish Tales

Every angler not only dreams of catching the big one, they want the biggest one.But getting a potential record in the net is one thing. Documenting a record so it stands up to scrutiny over the long run is another.Take the current controversies over two fishing records, one concerning smallmouth bass and the other concerning muskies. Officials at the International Game Fish Association announced recently they were re-establishing an 11-pound, 15-ounce smallmouth bass that David Hayes of Litchfield, Ky., caught at Dale Hollow Lake on the Tennessee-Kentucky border in 1955 as the world record for that species. The fish measured 27 inches long with a 21 2/3-inch girth.Hayes had registered the fish with Field & Stream magazine, which was the sole record-keeper at that time. The magazine acce...

• The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
• April 10, 2006

• Tight Lines: Large Species Provide Great Sport for Fly-Rodders

Taylor Streit has spent the last 40 years catching trout in the Southern Rockies. When it comes to fishing, my father has just about seen it all. He rarely gets excited over fish anymore and, in fact, if you happen to see him at the grocery store you may not want to ask him questions like "How's the fishing?" or "Been catching any?" These questions will likely be answered with a half-hearted smile and an even less enthusiastic response. To really annoy a fishing guide, try saying something like "Oh, you're the guy who gets paid to fish." In fact the fishing business can be quite laborious and requires the same amount of tiring office work and errands that any small business does.

... Fly Fishing; a Legendary Guide in the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, he has also authored several...

• Taos News, The
• May 29, 2010

• Outdoor Show Season Is Here

Tis the season for outdoor shows. You can spend any leftover cash from Christmas (if you have any), check out the 2012 boats and chat with friends you haven't seen since you both launched your boats last spring. And Hook, Line & Sinker has word that a long-time favorite show in the Chicago area is canceled.

... sell gear and accessories for boating, fishing, RVs and more. Lodges and resorts are also represe..., who is being inducted into the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame; Steve Heiting of Musky Hunte...

• The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
• January 12, 2012

• Iowa/Wisconsin Briefs

Texas businessman dies in plane crash MILFORD, Iowa - A Texas businessman has died after crashing a kit airplane near Milford in northwestern Iowa.

...RACINE, Wis. - The National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame has officially declared a bro...

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• November 12, 2010

• Lured to Icefor Illinois Fishing Lovers, Winter Is No Reason to Quit

MAPLETON - Jim Modglin has been the main spark behind the Lake Camelot Ice Fishing Derby for years. The tournament is one of the largest celebrations of the frigid style of fishing held in Illinois. Hundreds of people show up every January to dangle waxworms or flashy lures through holes in the hard surface of two small lakes at the housing division in Mapleton near Peoria.

... Ted Takasaki, a 2010 inductee to the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, loves fishing through the ic...

• The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
• January 21, 2011

• Policy angers anglers; State's rules on zebra mussel defenses protested.

... at the Pelham, New Salem and Hardwick fishing areas. . The reservoir had been off limits to priv... of Ludlow, a member of the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame and twice Massachusetts Angle...

• Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
• Nbr. 2009, January 2009

• Legendary Fisherman Gets His Due

It's funny how events we expect to be routine can turn out to change our lives. That was true about a fishing trip I took in March 1992. I was looking for stories for Hook, Line & Sinker, the fishing column that appears on Thursdays in the sports section.

... voted as a "legendary angler" into the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward, Wis. Just 121 ang...

• The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
• February 24, 2010