Fishing lures

This collection of images portrays various fishing lures frequently used in fly fishing. Pictured are bass flies, floaters, streamer flies, surface lures, and salmon flies. Specific names of the lures are: Red Ibis, Hair Minnow (Silver Doctor pattern), Zane Grey's Basser, Gov. Pinchot's Ideal, Babcock, Ferguson, Saddle Hackle (from China), Welsh Rarebit, Silver Doctor, Allen's First Choice, Sabaskong, Royal Coachman, Dyed Calf Tail, Hair Fly (with fox squirrel tail body), West Bay Coaster, Red and Yellow Surface Bass Lure, Yellow Sally, Hair Minnow (Black Prince), Golden Pheasant (tippet and crest from China), Dyed Hair of Polar Bear, Jock Scott, Durham Ranger, Dusty Miller, Black Dose, Nature Moth, Yellow Minnow, Imitation Frog with Hair Legs, Oriole Streamer Fly, Brown Snake Doctor, Green River Bucktail, and the Red and White Whisker Bug.

Publication date: 1938-06-19

Size: 39.5 x 37.2 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: color

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Fishhooks--1930-1940
• Fishing lures--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Illustrations

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (June 19, 1938), Graphic Section/Camera News Review, p. 1

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg