Ron Schara is a story teller. It’s a skill he learned as a boy sitting on the lap of his grandpa Clate […]
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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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Frank 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 […]
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Sybil 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 […]
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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 […]
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Dick Sternberg
Inducted 2000
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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Mark Strand
Inducted 2018
Mark Strand has been an outdoor writer, photographer, and filmmaker for more than 40 years, starting in the summer of 1977. He […]
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Class of 2023
Class of 2023
Serving as a professional angler and guide for nearly 40 years, Jeff Sundin knows the fishing waters of Northern Minnesota. Hosting customers […]
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Dan Sura
Inducted 2012
Dan Sura’s passion for the fishing industry has spanned more than 40 years where he has distinguished himself as a knowledgeable and […]
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Class of 2022
Gregg Thorne
Class of 2022
Fishing was never a leisurely past time for Gregg Thorne. Realistically…it would be described as an obsession. Like so many kids in […]
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Paul Thorne
Inducted 2021
From a young age, Paul Thorne pursued his passion for fishing with an intense focus. As a child, he was often seen […]
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