Pure Fishing’s Debt Ratings Downgraded
Pure Fishing, whose brand portfolio includes Hardy, is facing stiff headwinds. Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the debt ratings of SP PF Buyer LLC, doing business …
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Umpqua Announces 10th Anniversary BBB Summer Road Trip
From Umpqua: Louisville, CO – For a decade now, Umpqua has hosted the fly fishing industry’s biggest and best party—Beer, Bugs, and Brats. This industry-exclusive …
To Celebrate Earth Day Cheeky Announces 3% Tip the Waters Program
From Cheeky: Cheeky Fishing, the maker of performance fly fishing equipment, is putting its money where its mouth is this Earth Day. Cheeky is committing …
IFTD Has Evolved: Confluence is a one-stop shop approach to trade gatherings
There are a number of things that make for a cohesive community of thriving independent specialty retailers and brands. One of those is an inclusive …
Live the Dream! The Beaverkill Angler Fly Shop Is for Sale
FIll in the blank…How do you make a small fortune in the fly fishing industry? The Beaverkill Angler fly shop and Outfitter in the Catskills …
AFFTA Year in Review
The team at AFFTA gathered some of their favorite moments from 2022.
Mike Dawes nets Westbank Anglers
Mike Dawes, formerly president of World Cast Anglers, has purchased the 37-year-old guiding service Westbank Anglers. Westbank has been owned and operated by Baker Salsbury …
The Event Formerly Known As IFTD
Announcement: The renaming of the AFFTA industry event: The first step towards a new way of bringing the fly industry together. Next year, running from …
Yellow Dog Acquires Bozeman-Based “Fins & Feathers”
Didn’t see this one coming. Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures – a Bozeman-based travel company specializing in fly-fishing vacation packages and worldwide travel, has announced the …
Waterside Chat With AFFTA ED Lucas Bissett
n this Waterside Chat episode, Capt. Lucas Bissett joined host Tom Sadler on September 28, 2022. Lucas is the executive director of the American Fly …