Dick Sternberg has been a die-hard angler since he was a kid, so it’s not surprising that his passion led him to […]
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You’ll find more than just fishing celebrities in this list. One can make a significant impact on the lives of many without ever being well known. It is important to honor all of those who had a great influence on the great sport of fishing, whether famous or not. Corporate advances tend to be much more visible to us. For it’s their products that shape the evolution of the sport of fishing.
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Doug Stange
Inducted 2017
Doug Stange is the Editor-‐in-‐Chief of many InterMedia Outdoors publications including In-‐Fisherman and Walleye In-‐Sider magazines; he also oversees the In-‐ Fisherman […]
Learn MoreSybil Smith
Inducted 2021
“Fishing sure beats housework…and most anything else you can think of,” says Sybil Smith, who has been publishing fishing guides and writing […]
Learn MoreFrank Schneider Jr.
Inducted 2003
Frank Schneider Jr. was an avid angler, hunter, conservationist and citizen-activist who, for more then 35 years, worked doggedly for Minnesota’s hunters […]
Learn MoreRon Schara
Inducted 2000
Ron Schara is a story teller. It’s a skill he learned as a boy sitting on the lap of his grandpa Clate […]
Learn MoreBruce ‘Doc’ Samson
Class of 2016
Bruce ‘Doc’ Samson, known universally in the walleye world as ‘Doctor Sonar’, is famous for his educational classes, seminars, DVDs and articles […]
Learn MoreGary Roach
Inducted 2000
Gary Roach, known deservedly as “Mr. Walleye,” was born and raised on the shores of Mission Lake, Minnesota. He started fishing off […]
Learn MoreLeRoy Ras
Inducted 2015
Talk fishing and guiding in the Alexandria lakes area, and one legendary name rates frequent mention: LeRoy Ras. LeRoy’s guiding career, from […]
Learn MoreJohn Peterson
Inducted 2000
John Peterson was born in Bemidji, Minnesota on February 6, 1949. He grew up on the banks of the Mississippi river and […]
Learn MoreDuane Peterson
Inducted 2015
Duane Peterson grew up in Bemidji, near the Mississippi River and Lake Bemidji. He kid-fished in boats and fish houses, and from […]
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