Abstract: A fishing lure retriever wherein the lure includes a leader connecting the lure to a fishing line. The retriever comprises a base member and a cap member fixed to the base member, the cap and base member defining a slot for receiving the fishing line and sliding on the fishing line when the line is taut. One end of the retriever has means being engaged by a retrieval cord, the other end of the retriever being open and including a latch pivotally mounted against a spring in the base. The latch is adapted to be depressed inwardly of the retriever in order to receive the fishing line, and the latch is further depressed against the spring when it engages the leader of the lure.