Our Mission

The Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame is the international headquarters for education, recognition and promotion of fresh water sportfishing. Our mission is to develop and maintain the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and its museum for the preservation and display of historical artifacts of fresh water sportfishing. We strive to conduct and maintain a program for the recognition of persons, organizations and institutions who have made significant and lasting contributions to the sport and heritage of fresh water fishing. We conduct and maintain a program for qualifying, compiling and publishing all fresh water sportfishing records. The Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame maintains a library that disseminates information and acts as the clearing house for historical and contemporary publications for the fresh water sportfishing industry. The Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame institutes programs to foster, maintain and improve our environment for future generations through promotion and education.

Featured Hall-of-Famer

Forrest and Nina Wood were enshrined into the Fishing Hall of Fame in 2009. The highest honor bestowed on an individual, in this case a couple, enshrinement recognizes someone who is a pioneer in an essential aspect of freshwater sportfishin ... More >

Articles and Tips

This month’s articles and tips are provided by Babe Winkelman who was inducted into the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in 1988 as a Legendary Angler.
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Members Only

Download the current SPLASH publication or back issues. Get discounts on merchandise sold through the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame museum store. Download passes to attend the museum. Get additional tips available only to members. Click Here >

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Latest News & Events

AIM Fishing Tournaments Have Unique

At the new AIM walleye tournaments Pro Anglers and Co-Anglers record the length of each legal walleye, take a digital photograph of the fish, and then immediately release the live fish. NO fish will be required physically brought to the “weigh-in” stage. More Info >

Mepps Spinner Blade Sounds

When French engineer Andre Meulnart invented the Mepps spinner in 1938, he knew he was inventing a lure completely different than any other fishing lure. More Info >

Those

People come through the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame museum and often comment how those old lures might still work. Of course they would, and many are still around. Take the... More Info >

From the Director's Desk

By Emmett Brown
Read the latest article from the Executive Directior.
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