Over the years, Ron Lindner has become a world-famous sportfishing leader. He continues to fish avidly for all freshwater fish, averaging about […]
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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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Bob Lessard
Inducted 2000
Bob Lessard served in the Minnesota senate for 26 years. Known as “The Old Trapper,” DFLer Lessard was loved in the Legislature […]
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Tim Lesmeister
Inducted 2020
Tim Lesmeister has been a full-time freelance outdoor communicator since 1987. He has lived in Minnetonka, Minnesota since 1981, and began writing […]
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Chip Leer
Inducted 2020
2019 Inductee into the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, TV and stage host of the world’s most prestigious walleye tournament circuit, the […]
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Marv Koep
Inducted 2000
Marv Koep finally accepted what everybody else already knew — that he is a fishing legend. “I finally acknowledged that I was […]
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Class of 2016
Royal Karels
Class of 2016
Through 70 plus year of heavy-duty angling, and with nearly 50 years of formal guiding experience, Royal Karels is a renowned and […]
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Ron Hunter
Inducted 2019
Ron Hunter has been a fixture on Lake Winnibigoshish over the years. He is not only a fishing guide on this beautiful […]
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Gil Hamm
Inducted 2000
Gil Hamm, a 62-year-old building contractor from St Paul, Minnesota, founded Muskies, Inc. in December 1966. Gil and thirteen others made up […]
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Dick Grzywinski
Inducted 2007
Dick “Griz” Grzywinski has a face you’ll remember and a personality you can’t forget. “Griz”, as he’s affectionately known, isn’t nearly as […]
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Perry Good
Inducted 2017
“Professional angling hasn’t always been about the competition.” “It provided me a platform to share my passion with other people who might […]
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