Louis Rhead to Horace Kephart, January 14, 1916

Louis Rhead to Horace Kephart, January 14, 1916

Fishing lures

Flies, Artificial

Fly fishing

Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931

Lure fishing

Rhead, Louis, 1857-1926

In a letter to Horace Kephart, on January 14, 1916, avid fisherman and entomologist Louis Rhead discusses his brand of fishing tackle and lures, modeled after the insects Rhead examined in the Catskills. Rhead offers to send Kephart a sample of his work at a discounted price for use in his work. Later Rhead mentions switching from the monthly magazine "Field and Stream" to "Forest and Stream" to feature his lures, as the former had lost his only set of samples he calls his "shiny devils." In his closing statements, Rhead informs Kephart that his work will be featured in April issue, and that he is hoping to visit South Carolina or Georgia to test some lines on shad, a species of sport fish. Attached to the back of the letter is a fishing chart, detailing what bait to use at what time to catch certain varieties of fish, published in "Field and Stream" in July of 1915.

Rhead, Louis, 1857-1926

Horace Kephart Collection

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This transcription has been provided by WCU student Alex Foote (MA English), whose annotated version is available at http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/wcu/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=19079

2018-07-06

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