Harold F. Blaisdell fans?

The Philosophical Fisherman (1969) and Tricks that Take Fish (1954) are two of the finest books on angling I’ve read.

Anyone have information on Mr. Blaisdell? I’ve searched Google with little success other than identifying his books. I’ve ordered his Trout Fishing in New England and am awaiting its arrival.

I’m certainly a fan of Harold F. Blaisdell, but I can’t give you any more info. IIRC, he retired from being a school superintendant many years ago. I wish that he was more popular today.

Ed

[QUOTE=EdD;205316]he retired from being a school superintendant many years ago.

Ed–thanks for the reply. I was under the impression that he was a full time writer and didn’t know he had been a school administrator.

He also wrote The Art of Fishing with Worms and other live bait. It has a chapter on snelling and one on wire forming lures and trolling gangs. I’ll see what’s on the dust jacket for him

Fatman

Thanks, Fatman. Blaisdell’s style is so enjoyable and his insights about fish behavior and angler success so profound, I’ll read anything by him.

Here is everything I could find that has been printed by him. There are two links to on-line book stores that are very handy to search for any printed material, especially the out of print items.

Larry :smiley: – sagefisher—

Harold F. Blaisdell

From Alibris Books: http://www.alibris.com/

The Philosophical Fisherman

The Art of Worm Fishing

Trout Fishing in New England

From AddAll: http://used.addall.com/

The Art of Fishing with Worms and Other Live Bait

The Philosophical Fisherman: Wet and Dry Fly Fishing

Tricks That Take Fish

Trout Fishing In New England

  1. FIELD and STREAM - Volume 81, number 4 - August Aug 1976: Fast Trolling for Muskies; Pre-season Scouting for Doves; A Month Among the Woodcock; Woodchucks Are Table Fare Too; Primes Times for Lunker Bass; Tricks for Trophy Elk; Slow Down for Pronghorn
    Jack (editor) (Richard P. Smith; Daniel Alber; Chuck Garrison; Harold F. Blaisdell; Sylvia Bashline; ~ CBS Publications 1976 ~ ISBN: B000NXQRXS ~ Paperback

thanks Sagefisher–didn’t know of that website for out of print books.

I also have “The Philosophical Fisherman”. I clipped and saved some old articles of his, too. I really miss the outdoor writers of his generation: Ed Zern, Ted Trueblood, Byron Dalrymple, etc.

Alibris is GREAT!