Charles Barker Bradford

Charles Barker Bradford was an American outdoor writer and publisher born in Michigan on February 7, 1862, and he died in New York on November 12, 1917. Records connected with his death identify him as a publisher as well as an author.

He is best remembered for books on fishing and field sports, including The Brook Trout and the Determined Angler (1900), The Wild Fowlers (1901), and The Angler's Guide (1908). His writing focused on game fish, tackle, bait, fishing places, and sporting life, giving readers a mix of practical instruction and the atmosphere of time spent outdoors.

Bradford's books still appeal to readers interested in classic American sporting writing. They offer a window into the habits, language, and leisure culture of anglers and hunters in the years before World War I.