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VINTAGE ONTARIO MADE LURE RESOURCE SITE
ONTARIO LURE COMPANIES
The province of Ontario is well known for it's vast amount of lakes,streams and creeks.Fisherman from worldwide have travelled to this beautiful province to test their luck fishing.With the many varieties of fish available.Be it fly fishing or in the early years travelling to remote outposts via trains to test the virgin lakes for huge fish.Many a fishermans tale and memory live today of these fishing adventures.Ontario also had some early pioneers in the fishing tackle business and listed below are many of the commercial companies and backyard inventors .Men who made tackle for themselves or friends and with the popularity they found their tackle inventions sold worldwide.Ontario lure makers had many distinctive inventions and basic tackle.This section will educate the public on their history and fishing tackle.
Please note that some of the Ontario Tackle companies below have some history enclosed.Others have no history other than a location and some pictures.As historical information becomes available I will update each Ontario Tackle Company page to enhance the tackle makers history.Thanks
Select one of the highlighted Ontario Companies from the list below to view history and pictures
Allcock Laight & Westwood ** Toronto.... (1854 -1960's)
Colmer Baits Peterborough...(1930's)
AWS (Saarima Tackle Co.) ** Lansing/Willowdale....(1940's-1960's)
Sudbury Tackle Co. Gatchell/Sudbury...1940-1950's
Livingstone,John Gananoque(1871-1900's)
Delany Cobourg....(1800's)
Selco Baits Kingston....(1940's?)
W J Paul Kingston....(Unknown)
Tiede Baits Windsor....1950's
J.P. Moore Toronto.....Late 1800's-1900's
Hardisty Mfg. Co Ottawa.....(1940's?)
S.W.Ellis & Sons** Havelock.... (1930's)
M.Sutton
Ideal Fishing Tackle Co.
Lucky Strike Bait Works ** Peterborough....(1920's-2008)
Better-Luck Baits Peterborough....(1930's)
Croft & Sons Toronto..........(1855-1900's)
James Brothers
Henry James Lewis&Co.** Ottawa....(1930's)
Northern Tackle Co. ** Sudbury....(1940's-1950's)
Hex Baits ** Brockville....(1930's-1960)
Busty Baits** Parry Sound ....(1940's-1960's)
Bobs Baits ** Whitevale ....(1950's-1960's)
Dominion Tackle Oro Station....(1927-1988)
John Inglis Company Toronto.......(1940-60's)
South Bend Canada
Mayer Tackle Windsor....(1950's)
Hotti Tackle Windsor....(1940's-1950's)
Luminous Art Products Lakefield..(1940's-1950's)
Twin Fish Bait Co. Riverside.(1950's-60's)
Ideal Fish Bait Co. Toronto....(1930'-1940's)
W.N Bulloch & Co. Gananoque..(1800's-1920)
Don Gapens Nipigon....(1930's)
LaFrance Tackle
Canada Needle & Fishing Co.
The Williams Baits Co.** Peterborough(1930's-1960's)
Fredericks Fishing Tackle Works Campbellford 1930's Gardiner Mills Skinner Gananoque....1874-1879
Bakers Baits Napanee......1940'-80's