Feed Picky Fish with RIO’s New Technical Trout Fly Line Family
From RIO: RIO continues to develop award-winning fly lines, and the new Technical Trout series is no different. It recently…
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REMOVAL OF BRISTOL BAY PROTECTIONS ENDANGERS JOBS, SPORTSMEN’S PARADISE
From TU: Just weeks after the U.S. EPA released comments critical of Pebble’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement, the agency today…
Mine Tailings facility announced closer to Boundary Waters Watershed
From Sportsmen For the Boundary Waters: Twin Metals Minnesota has announced new plans to dry stack it’s acid-generating mine tailings…
New BLM Leader Is Advocate for Sale of Public Lands
From BHA: William Perry Pendley, an outspoken proponent of selling off public lands and waters, has been appointed BLM policy…
Costa Sunglasses® Adds Eleventh “Best Eyewear” Title from ICAST
From Costa: Costa’s WaterWoman frame won the title of Best of Category – Eyewear during the International Convention of Allied…
AFFTA: A Day for Bristol Bay
From AFFTA: As an industry and fly fishing community, we have been fighting for over a decade to keep Pebble…
Pretty Fly For An ICAST Guy
By Joe Cermele I cannot tell a lie: I really missed IFTD in Orlando this year. I know I’m not…
National Fish Habitat Partnership Releases 2019 Waters to Watch, Highlighting Conservation Priorities
From www.fishhabitat.org The National Fish Habitat Partnership (www.fishhabitat.org) has unveiled its list of “Waters to Watch” for 2019. This annual…
AFFTA hits milestone, eclipses the 1000-member mark.
From AFFTA: Research over the last handful of years has shown that the number of participants in fly fishing has…
Abel releases VAYA Series
From Abel: AYA: Spanish for ‘Go!’, as in go outside, go explore, go fishing! Crafted by avid Colorado anglers, the…
AFFTA welcomes Rep. Huffman’s listening tour, encourages focus on securing abundant fisheries
From AFFTA: On July 11, 2019, U.S. House Water, Oceans & Wildlife Subcommittee Chairman Jared Huffman announced a nation-wide listening tour…
Coalition for Sustainable Fisheries Trying to Ban Gillnets in Belize
Gillnets are seriously damaging Belize’s marine environment, and with it, the country’s tourism industry and commercial fishery. Gillnets—some up to…