Rochester, NH – April, 28, 2010
Great Bay Rod Company (www.greatbayrods.com), a New Hampshire-based fly rod company, has significantly expanded their wholesale and direct-to-consumer businesses.
According to Great Bay Rod Company President Dave Gibson, “there is an increasing awareness, and therefore demand, for innovative American-made products.  My business partner Darrin Maggy and I have

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Rob Kolanda is a Colorado native who has made a living guiding, instructing, and managing in the fly-fishing industry for the past sixteen years. He has been a member of Fly Fishing Team USA and part of several management teams for prominent shops in the  Rocky Mountain region, including Front Range Anglers and Taylor Creek [...]

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(April 22, 2010, Anchorage, Alaska) – Trout Unlimited and the Sportsman’s Alliance for Alaska, along with nearly 300 hunting and fishing groups, today welcomed news that the current and former chairmen of the House Interior Appropriations Committee have urged the Bureau of Land Management to protect federal lands near Bristol Bay, Alaska, from hard rock [...]

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Washington, D.C. (April 16, 2010) – Protecting and promoting great urban parks and treasured landscapes, and reconnecting Americans to the land through outdoor recreation drew strong support from leaders in the outdoor industry attending the White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors Friday.  The Obama administration organized the event to tout a national conservation and [...]

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Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the award of more than $12 million in competitive grants to ten states ranging from Oregon to Florida for 13 boating infrastructure projects. The grants, which will help fund construction of docks, boat slips and other facilities to support recreational boating, are made available through the U.S. [...]

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April 14, 2010 (Bainbridge Island, WA) – Fly-fishing industry leader, Far Bank Enterprises, is pleased to announce the addition of Ryan Cade as the new Hard Goods Planner. Bringing years of prior product planning experience, Ryan will be working with Sage, Redington and RIO to further develop the planning process and help attain marketing goals.
“The [...]

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The International Fly Tackle Dealer show pre-registration is now available on the new show website.
Sign up now for your show badges which provide entry into the 2010 industry trade show. All AFFTA members are eligible for a limited number of FREE badges. Please find your personal username and password to obtain your badges.

Go to www.afftaiftd.com [...]

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Angling Trade is already producing its June issue, and some exciting new features are in store.
Most importantly, we’re going to launch an “AT 30: New Product Guide” listing of 30 hot items from various manufacturers which retailers need to know about.  These products will range from big ticket to small accessory.  But they’ll have one [...]

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Vail, Colo. – Apr. 9, 2010 – Think your fly skills are better than the rest?  Registration for the Teva Mountain Games Costa 2-Fly X-Stream fishing competition to be held on Sat., Jun. 5 – Sun., Jun. 6, in Vail is now open to the first 80 anglers interested in vying for the $1,000 grand [...]

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Charlotte, NC, USA – April 9, 2010 – Flymen Fishing Company today announced the launch of the Fish-Skull™ range of weighted heads for streamer flies.
Quick-and-simple to tie, this latest innovation in fly tying offers fly fishermen an exciting alternative to using old-style dumbbells or cones to weight their flies. The Fish-Skull’s unique design features, sizes [...]

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