AFFTA Updates on COVID-19
The trade association is rallying to support its members through this. From AFFTA: Dear AFFTA member, As the industry trade…
Author Angling Trade
SHIFT to Host webinar on Nature and COVID-19 March 18th at 4 ET, 2 MT
From Shift: Wednesday March 18, from 2-3 p.m. MST, we’re hosting a special episode of our Health & Nature Webinar…
Seven positive things we can do during this challenge
1. Amp up the media. In winter, when people cannot fish as easily or as comfortably, they devour videos, magazines,…
Orvis Cancels 2020 Guide Rendezvous amid Corona Virus Outbreak
From Orvis: Dear Orvis Endorsed Partners and Friends, Like businesses across the country, here at Orvis we have been monitoring…
2020 BlueSky Furled Leaders Updated Leader Selection
From Blue Sky Furled Leaders: 1. Captian Kwick Loop. This one has been getting better every trip to Florida. In…
The Power of “Embrace a Stream”
With great support from Orvis, and by leveraging matching funds, volunteer hours, and other corporate partnerships, Trout Unlimited’s “Embrace a…
Product Review: Patagonia Swiftcurrent Expedition Zip-Front Waders
By Kirk Deeter ($749; Patagonia.com) I said last year at IFTD that the most hotly-contested new product category was waders.…
Help Protect the Boundary Waters
BWCA Bill in Congress H.R. 5598 was introduced by a bipartisan group in the U.S. House of Representatives in January.…
RIO launches a new floating line specifically designed for the lake angler
(And DO please make a point to send some guide trips to lakes this year… its good for your customers,…
AFFTA Fisheries Fund Artist Auction Closes February 29th.
For the love of the salt Click here to view artwork and bid on pieces. The AFFTA Fisheries Fund was…
There WILL be air service to Kamchatka, Russia, from Anchorage, Alaska, this Summer.
Repeat, there will be air service from Alaska to Kamchatka this summer. We’ve gotten wind that bookings to one of…