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Quality, Canadian made fishing tackle. Family owned and operated since 1929. Len Thompson® Northern King® (NK Lures®) Hot Spot® Apex®
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10/30/2026

Some things come back to haunt you… 👻🎃 Happy Halloween!

10/14/2026

Happy Birthday Len!

Len Thompson was born on October 14, 1894 to to William and Rosanna Thompson. In a family of five children, he lived in Abernethy Saskatchewan helping out on his parent’s farm raising Clysdale Horses and seed.

On March 30, 1917, Len enlisted in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in Regina Saskachewan. Len was wounded at Vimy on an unknown date suffering shrapnel wounds to his leg and family documents report he had also contracted malaria. He returned home to Abernethy in June 1919 and continued farming on the family farm.

An avid sportsman, he enjoyed hunting, baseball, tennis, hockey, curling, trapshooting and, most of all, fishing. In 1929 he invented the first Len Thompson fishing lure and began producing the spoons out of the farm. By 1945, Len had built a full-time manufacturing business. His first factory was located in the village of Abernethy.

Len married Myra Garratt in 1950. A widow, Myra had been married to Sydney Bearden. Syndey and Myra had one daughter together named Myrtle. Myrtle married Cecil Pallister the same year Len and Myra exchanged vows.

In 1958 Len, Myra, Cecil and Myrtle relocated their families and business to Lacombe, Alberta. Myrtle and Cecil had two children at the time of their move, Sydney and Richard. They grew up fishing, watching baseball and hockey, shooting pellet guns and eating Gingersnaps with Granddad.

Leonard began suffering from Alzheimer’s at the age of 80. He passed away on January 13, 1979 at the age of 85 years.

Len was known for being soft spoken and generous. He had a love of both poetry and the outdoors. Here are few photos from the archives to help remember him today.

09/21/2026

When the BASE (bass) coat drops. See what we did there?

09/15/2026

Punch and polish “ASMR” edition because we are trendy like that.

08/31/2026

🎙️🚨‼️New episode alert… We promise we didn’t pay The Saskatchewan Angler to say this. 😜 It’s always very humbling to know that many anglers got their start on Len Thompson spoons. Thanks for continuing to support our Canadian made fishing tackle. Listen to the latest podcast on Apple, Spotify or at lenthompson.com/podcast

08/28/2026

When the staff are away on break, you bring in backup!

Address

5860 Len Thompson Drive
Lacombe, AB
T4L1E7

Telephone

+14037823528

Website

https://www.lenthompson.com/products.html, https://www.hotspotapexlures.com/, https://www.lenthompson.com/podcast.html,

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