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Some new fishy hats and shirts

By Olaf April 18, 2014 October 24, 2017 art

There are still more in progress, but I did add a few designs to the zazzle shop. These are all based on woodcuts from 1833. All are available on just about any size and color of shirt, including baby onesies and men’s and women’s styles. Who can forget the iconic sturgeon logo of the famous (imaginary) Sturgeon Mfg. Co., makers of heavy equipment that built this country? Everyone loves bullheads. This one’s good to… Continue reading

Redhorses: Shorthead, Golden, and Silver, and other fish from 2012 so far (tons of photos)

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By Olaf August 28, 2012 October 24, 2017 bait fishing, bait vs. fly, carp, fly fishing, gar, lifers, redhorse, rough fish, suckers, trout

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Cowardly pike, sportless walleye, evil gar, holy trout & virtuous whitefish

By Olaf February 3, 2012 October 24, 2017 disrespect, Fish Library, fly fishing, old books

Looking for Insults I tend to get pretty angry when I find anti-sucker (and other roughfish) sentiment on the web or in current publications. By now, shouldn’t everyone know better? In older sources, however, I make a point of looking for insults, dismissals, diatribes and condemnations of the fish I like. It’s fun to read. While I wouldn’t expect old books aimed at a popular audience (how-to-fish manuals, fishing guidebooks, memoirs of fishermen) to cover… Continue reading