The following table lists all known early fishing reel patents (including rod/reel combos) registered in Canada. Research and organization of this publicly accessible data was conducted by Paul Manuel and Alan Baracco. Most of the Claims, Descriptions, Drawings and Bibliography files for Canadian patents after 1873 are accessible at no charge online at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO).
For more information about early Canadian fishing tackle patents contact Paul Manuel pmanuel@sympatico.ca
Hint: Click on the patent number link that leads to the patent summary posted online at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. Then click on the DOCUMENTS tab to see the list of available documents.
| CAN Pat Num | INVENTOR | TITLE | YYYY-MM-DD | INVENTOR NATIONALITY |
| 12190 | LOOMIS, FRANCIS A. | CA 12190 IMPROVEMENTS ON FISHERMEN’S REELS | 1881-01-08 | USA |
| 14521 | SMITH, FRANKLIN R. & BARNUM, WILLIS R. | CA 14521 IMPROVEMENTS ON FISHERMEN’S REELS | 1882-03-31 | USA |
| 15874 | BOULTON, B.D. | CA 15874 IMPROVEMENTS ON FISHING REELS | 1883-11-27 | USA |
| 22521 | CALDER, JAMES | CA 22521 FISHING REEL | 1885-09-23 | Scotland |
| 31336 | BRADFORD, CHARLES K. | CA 31336 FISHING REEL | 1889-05-11 | USA |
| 33602 | COSTIGAN, JOSEPH P. | CA 33602 FISHING REEL | 1890-02-06 | USA |
| 33818 | FOLLETT, EDWARD P. | CA 33818 FISHING ROD AND REEL | 1890-02-28 | USA |
| 36202 | HERMINIGILE CROTEAU, CANDIDE & WESTBROOK, ERNEST JOSEPH | CA 36202 REEL FOR FISHING RODS | 1891-03-21 | Canada |
| 38858 | ROSS, OLIVER PERRY | CA 38858 FISHING ROD AND REEL | 1892-05-05 | USA |
| 46672 | MCGREGOR, NELSON H. & WHEELER, CORNELIUS | CA 46672 FISH LINE REEL | 1894-07-27 | USA |
| 48695 | MEDLEY, GRANVILLE EUSTACE | CA 48695 FISHING REEL | 1895-04-20 | USA |
| 51118 | SUTTON, THOMAS JAMES | CA 51118 FISHING REEL | 1896-10-14 | USA |
| 59907 | MARTIN, HERMAN W. | CA 59907 FISHING REEL | 1898-05-06 | USA |
| 62105 | HAZEBRIGG, ALBERT W. | CA 62105 FISHING REEL | 1898-12-19 | USA |
| 64603 | QUARLES, DUNCAN MCLOCHLAND JR. | CA 64603 FISHING ROD REEL | 1899-10-27 | USA |
| 65621 | BROSNAHAM, GEORGE O. JR. | CA 65621 FISHING ROD REEL | 1900-01-03 | USA |
| 66345 | CHAPIN, ANDREW VERD | CA 66345 FISHING REEL TENSION DEVICE | 1900-02-23 | USA |
| 66379 | ROSS, TAYLOR | CA 66379 FISHING ROD REEL | 1900-02-24 | USA |
| 67881 | HOWE, BEN & BINGHAM, ROBERT W. & TRABUE, WILLIAM | CA 67881 FISHING REEL | 1900-04-26 | USA |
| 73410 | SETCHELL, HORACE E. & SETCHELL, GEORGE C. | CA 73410 FISH POLE | 1901-10-15 | USA |
| 74199 | MEDLEY, GRANVILLE E. & WATKINS, GIPP | CA 74199 FISHING REEL | 1901-12-24 | USA |
| 80348 | BOOTH, WILLIAM H. | CA 80348 FISHING ROD | 1903-04-14 | USA |
| 80802 | SAYRE SUTTON, WILLIAM | CA 80802 FISH REEL | 1903-05-05 | USA |
| 83977 | FUNK, EDGAR M. | CA 83977 FISHING REAL (REEL) | 1903-11-17 | USA |
| 86139 | BISHOP, ABNER W. | CA 86139 FISHING REEL | 1904-03-22 | USA |
| 88029 | ARNOLD, ALBERT J. | CA 88029 FISHING REEL | 1904-06-26 | USA |
| 90708 | CASE, HENRY & HARRIS, WILLIAM J. | CA 90708 REEL FOR RISHING RODS | 1904-12-27 | USA |
| 92964 | HOLT, LEMUEL J. | CA 92964 FISH LINE BOB | 1905-05-02 | USA |
| 93182 | DICKSON, FREDERICK L. | CA 93182 FISHING REEL | 1905-05-16 | USA |
| 104910 | ATWOOD, LEONARD | CA 104910 FISHING REEL | 1907-04-23 | USA |
| 106532 | GRIGNON, JOSEPH JEROME | CA 106532 REEL FOR FISHING LINES | 1907-07-23 | Canada |
| 110751 | LINDQUIST, ALBERT V. | CA 110751 REEL | 1908-03-10 | USA |
| 123208 | SIMONS, WILLIAM FARR | CA 123208 FISHING LINE REEL AND HOLDER | 1910-01-11 | USA |
| 130995 | WRIGHT, ISAAC DAVID | CA 130995 FISHING REEL | 1911-02-07 | USA |
| 138061 | SCOTT, OLIVER M. | CA 138061 FISHING ROD AND REEL | 1912-01-23 | USA |
| 144738 | CAVILIER, WILLIAM N. | CA 144738 FISHING REEL | 1912-12-17 | USA |
| 160401 | DUTCHER, LEWIS | CA 160401 FISHING REEL | 1915-02-02 | USA |
| 160406 | FITCH, MATHIAS | CA 160406 FISHING LINE REEL | 1915-02-02 | USA |
| 160429 | LAVERTINE, ALFONSO GEORGE | CA 160429 FISHING REEL | 1915-02-02 | England |
| 161700 | STRONG, PITT WILLIAM | CA 161700 FISHING REEL | 1915-03-30 | Canada |
| 175185 | FROM, HARRIS | CA 175185 FISHING REEL | 1917-02-20 | USA |
| 181763 | YINGLING, GEORGE S. | CA 181763 FISHING REEL | 1918-01-22 | USA |
| 182505 | HUNT, ALBERT HENRY | CA 182505 FISHING REEL | 1918-02-26 | New Zealand |
| 187914 | BURT, JAMES H. | CA 187914 FISHING REEL | 1918-12-17 | USA |
| 194023 | SANFORD, ARTHUR NOEL | CA 194023 FISHING REEL | 1919-11-18 | USA |
| 199167 | PURNELL, LEW E. | CA 199167 FISHING REEL | 1920-04-13 | USA |
| 204738 | WATSON, WALLACE | CA 204738 FISHING REEL | 1920-10-12 | England |
| 208853 | VASSELLI, ANTHONY | CA 208853 REEL | 1921-02-22 | USA |
| 210110 | MALLOW, LEWIS P. | CA 210110 FISHING REEL | 1921-04-05 | USA |
| 219289 | KIEST, HENRY A. | CA 219289 FISHING REEL | 1922-06-06 | USA |
| 224939 | GILLETTE, EDWARD E. & AUCOTT, ALFRED C. | CA 224939 FISHING APPLIANCE | 1922-10-17 | USA |
| 226424 | POREMBA, THOMAS | CA 226424 COMBINED CANE AND FISH RODS | 1922-11-21 | USA |
| 226781 | PETERS, ROBERT D. | CA 226781 FISHING REEL | 1922-12-05 | USA |
| 230649 | LEE, FREDERICK CHARLES | CA 230649 FISHING ROD HANDLE | 1923-05-01 | Canada |
| 233211 | BUKOSKE, AUGUST JOHN | CA 233211 FISHING REEL | 1923-08-07 | Canada |
| 238133 | MAURY, ALFRED D. | CA 238133 FISHING REEL | 1924-02-26 | USA |
| 239520 | STOFT, PETER | CA 239520 FISHING REEL GUIDE | 1924-04-22 | USA |
| 245696 | HANSEN, HANS P. | CA 245696 FISHING DEVICE | 1924-12-30 | USA |
| 248253 | SWAZEY, GEORGE A. | CA 248253 FISHING REEL | 1925-03-31 | USA |
| 251344 | BAKER, CHARLES ALMA & KINTA, BATY GAJAH | CA 251344 FISHING REEL | 1925-07-07 | Fed Malay States |
| 253174 | FOSS, WILLIAM A. | CA 253174 FISHING REEL | 1925-09-01 | USA |
| 255613 | ABERSON, CHARLES E. | CA 255613 FISHING REEL | 1925-11-24 | USA |
| 280678 | RIFE, WILLIAM C. | CA 280678 FISHING REEL | 1928-06-05 | USA |
| 313470 | HOLDEN, JOSEPH B. | CA 313470 FISHING LINE REEL | 1931-07-21 | USA |
| 326595 | PERRINE, EMMETT B. | CA 326595 FISHING REEL | 1932-10-04 | USA |
| 338620 | KENNEDY, GEORGE WILLIAM | CA 338620 FISHING REEL | 1934-01-16 | Canada |
| 341612 | NORTON, JOHN S. | CA 341612 FISHING REEL | 1934-05-15 | USA |
| 348228 | MAYNES, HYLA F. | CA 348228 FISHING REEL | 1935-02-12 | USA |
| 354055 | SELLERS, ELMER J. | CA 354055 FLY CASTING REEL | 1935-11-12 | USA |
| 359363 | STUBBLEFIELD, WALTER | CA 359363 FISHING REEL DRIVE | 1936-07-21 | USA |
| 360007 | SMITH, SKARDON T. | CA 360007 FISHING REEL SPOOL CONTROL | 1936-08-25 | USA |
| 365083 | MAYNES, HYLA FREDERICK | CA 365083 FISHING REEL | 1937-03-30 | USA |
| 369264 | BERRY, JOSEPH C. | CA 369264 FISHING REEL | 1937-10-12 | USA |
| 376506 | MITCHELL-HENRY, LORENZO | CA 376506 FISHING LINE REEL | 1938-09-13 | England |
| 385811 | GRISWOLD, FREDERICK CLARK | CA 385811 FISH LINE REEL | 1939-12-26 | USA |
| 385812 | GRISWOLD, FREDERICK CLARK | CA 385812 FISH LINE REEL | 1939-12-26 | USA |
| 398978 | WEST, ROSCOE DENIS | CA 398978 FISHING REEL | 1941-09-02 | USA |
| 404474 | NELSON, NOBLE A. | CA 404474 FISHING REEL | 1942-05-05 | USA |
| 405195 | MAYNES, HYLA F. | CA 405195 FISHING REEL | 1942-06-02 | USA |
| 410480 | MARR, WALTER D. | CA 410480 DEEP SEA FISHING REEL | 1943-02-09 | USA |
| 413777 | HAYES, JAMES H. | CA 413777 FISHING REEL | 1943-07-13 | USA |
| 415249 | BABCOCK, VERNER E. | CA 415249 FISHING REEL DEVICE | 1943-09-21 | USA |
| 419636 | POUPORE, JOSEPH GUY & WORSLEY, ROBERT JAMES | CA 419636 FISHING ROD AND REEL | 1944-04-18 | Canada |
| 432076 | KING, JAMES T. | CA 432076 FISHING REEL | 1945-12-25 | USA |