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Felmlee Lures-
a Local Advantage
by Alex Zidock Jr.

photos by the author

other anglers. I travel a lot, and I fish wherever I travel.
That helps me know what products work where."
Spinners for Pennsylvania trout and bass were the
first lures Felmlee made. Then, Felmlee bought a soft
lure company in Chicago. "He wanted to make the most
popular and least labor-intensive lures that worked, so he
focused on soft lures. That is what we are producing today,"
said Flanagan.
Felmlee Lures continues to make the Redfin Minnow still
popular for trout and bass. "Anglers around Lewistown used

"Under God" was added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954,
Sports Illustrated magazine appeared on the newsstand for the
first time and Elvis Presley's first single, "That's All Right" was
on the airwaves. Stirring up the waters near Lewistown, that
year an avid angler, John Felmlee, began making fishing lures
in his garage. With faith and writing a new story for an old
company, the new owner of Felmlee Lures sees a bright future.
"John Felmlee had a passion for
fishing, and he was an innovative
and successful guy," said Michael
Flanagan, C.E.O. and President
of Felmlee Lures. "Felmlee made
the machinery himself. We are
still making lures originated
and designed by him, and 65
years later, the machines are still
running, and the lures are still
catching fish."
Flanagan is not new to
fishing but has only owned the
company for about a year. "I
sold an investment company I
started when I was 28-years-old
and was looking to get involved
in something I was passionate
about. Now, I have the greatest
job in America. We get to make
Michael Flanagan, C.E.O. and President of Felmlee Lures
lures, and I get to hang out with

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