Article
Early fishing lures named for Maine lakes: Part I – The Rangeley Lakes Region.
The National Fishing Lure Collectors Club Gazette
(2021)
Abstract
Maine’s more than 6,000 lakes and ponds provided the early inventors of terminal fishing tackle with numerous water body names with which to designate their lures and spinners. Part I of this two-part series discusses those Maine-made spinners and lures named for lakes and ponds in the Pine Tree State. Specifically, Part I documents the seven spinners named for the Rangeley Lakes of western Maine. Two spinners two were named for the Rangeley Lake (i.e., Rangeley Spinner & Rangeley Lake Troll), two for Richardson Lake and one of it’s bays (i.e., Richardson Lake Spinner & South Arm Spinner), and two for one lake each (i.e., Cupsuptic Spinner & Umbagog Lake Spinner). The seventh spinner, the Mooselook Wobbler, was invented and made by J. A. Green of Maine and Massachusetts. Six of the seven spinners named for lakes in the Rangeley chain of lakes were invented and made by only two people, Henry O. Stanley (two spinners) and William "Bill" Burgess (four spinners).
Part II of this series discusses the 10 fishing spinners named for lakes in Maine’s central, southern, and northern regions.
Keywords
- Maine,
- outdoor heritage,
- Maine fishing lures,
- fishing spinners,
- Maine lakes
Disciplines
Publication Date
Winter December, 2021
Citation Information
William B. Krohn. "Early fishing lures named for Maine lakes: Part I – The Rangeley Lakes Region." The National Fishing Lure Collectors Club Gazette Vol. 43 Iss. 169 (2021) p. 33 - 37 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/william_krohn/102/