Fishermen are inducted into the Fishing Hall of Fame of Minnesota as guides, promoters, tournament anglers, manufacturers, educators or legislators. Under which […]
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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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Class of 2023
Class of 2023
Hank was born and raised in Minneapolis, MN and had an adventurous childhood growing up fishing and hunting rabbits in the metro […]
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William “Billy” Dougherty
Inducted 2018
Billy Dougherty’s career as a legendary guide on Rainy Lake includes his youthful 1965- 1975 stint at his grandparents’ Kettle Falls Hotel, […]
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Dave Csanda
Inducted 2012
Dave Csanda is a fishing educator who spent 28 years as editor of In-Fisherman publications and co-host of In-Fisherman Television. While closely […]
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J. R. Cooper
Inducted 2019
J. R. “COOP” COOPER When nominating J. R. Cooper, Jim Kalkofen said the following about Coop: “In my opinion he is one […]
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Class of 2023
Tom Carlson
Class of 2023
For over 50 years, Tom Carlson has been an integral part of the Minnesota fishing industry. In 1965, Tom, along with his […]
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Ted Capra
Inducted 2000
“My passion all my life has been fishing,” Ted Capra says. “It started when my dad would take my older brother fishing […]
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Burger Brothers
Inducted 2017
Ted and Bud Burger Submitted for nomination to the Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame Class of 2017 Ted and Bud Burger were […]
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Larry Bollig
Inducted 2002
Larry Bollig grew up in Pierz and was introduced to fishing by his grandfather. After serving in the Marine Corps, he married […]
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Steve Baumann
Inducted 2004
Steve Baumann was born in 1952. He was one of four kids living near a little farming community called Westbrook in southwestern […]
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