smerchly Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Maybe I'm too young to remember , but does anyone know the name of a lure maker factory in fort Erie ?. It was mentioned in the paper in this article about a fire at a gold plating plant ........... http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2016/03/20/fire-at-former-gold-plating-factory-in-fort-erie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Fish_Dawg Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Wasn't it Williams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 Wasn't it Williams? I kind of thought that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cplummer Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 Yes it was Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooked Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 started in 1923 Williams wabbler lure manufacting closed up in 1978 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted March 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 Thanks guys ....I should have known William Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisb Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 I used to use the Williams wabler for pike. I did not know they were from Fort Erie. I think I still have at least one in my tackle box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamG14 Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 Williams lures are still sold in stores today. Maybe being made by a different company and using the name ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogaloo Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 A school chum of my Wife worked at Williams gold for quite some time. She brought me dozens of lures in various states of completion over the years. I still have a great number of them after giving dozens away. My favorites were called the "Nipigon Cockatouche", a double bladed lure with a bait keeper type of hook. Designed for the big Brookies in (where else) Lake Nipigon. ...............Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisb Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 They are made by Brecks in Sherbrooke Que. The whole company story can found here. http://www.williams.ca/#xl_xr_page_about Interesting story about two brothers who went the Dawson during the gold rush, started a gold plating company and make lures on the side.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted March 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 A school chum of my Wife worked at Williams gold for quite some time. She brought me dozens of lures in various states of completion over the years. I still have a great number of them after giving dozens away. My favorites were called the "Nipigon Cockatouche", a double bladed lure with a bait keeper type of hook. Designed for the big Brookies in (where else) Lake Nipigon. ...............Daniel I Googled Nipigon Cockatouche" to find a picture on it but it led to to the Cockatouche fly which may have been used to land the world record brookie . For the brook trout fishermen Nipigon was (is) a paradise for big brookies ......very interesting read with super nice photos .....and some interesting info on handling c& r trout . Chris ....those William Wablers have been used for a variety of fish ....saw a guy catch a big bow at the pool on a gold-silver 3" Wabler . http://members.shaw.ca/amuir/flyfishing.html I have a few old Williams lures but there's no way of knowing where they were made ..... Sad to see these little factories close their doors . We used to buy rods directly at the Fenwick plant on Allen Ave , in the Falls . Lucky Strike seems to be doing great since 1923 in Peterborough .....I believe their products are all Canadian made .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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