Monthly Archives: April 2010

Great Bay Rod Company expands distribution channels

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 … Continue reading

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Hardy North America Hires Rob Kolanda as its Sales Representative for Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming.

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 … Continue reading

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Trout Unlimited, Together With Hundreds of Fishing and Hunting Groups, Applauds Call for Federal Protection of Bristol Bay Watershed

(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 … Continue reading

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Recreation Industry Backs President’s America’s Great Outdoors

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 … Continue reading

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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Announces Major Boating Grants for Nine States

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, … Continue reading

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