New Spey Line from RIO
News from AFFTA member RIO: IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO (March 1, 2015) – RIO Products, industry-leading manufacturer of fly lines, leaders, tippet, and accessories brings the InTouch Long Head Spey line to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cheeky’s March Madness Tournament benefits TU and Casting for Recovery
Cheeky March Madness is Back for 2016! Your chance to win $5,000+ in fishing equipment prizes while supporting two great causes: 100% of proceeds go to Trout Unlimited and Casting for Recovery! What...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Keepemwet Movement
We asked Bryan Huskey with Keepemwet, to explain the process behind the entire Keepemwet ideology. Here’s what he had to say: The Keepemwet Questions- Are smart phones and social media impacting our...
View ArticleClik here to view.
AFFTA Member of the Month: Ben Freeman, Trident Fly Fishing
We’re starting a new series here at AFFTA: the Member of the Month. Each month we’ll talk with a new manufacturer, dealer, rep, guide, fly shop owner, or AFFTA general member. We’re kicking off with...
View ArticleInternational Fly Tackle Dealer Show Sold Out
Booth space for the International Fly Tackle Dealer Show – the largest international gathering of fly fishing manufacturers, retailers, sales reps, media and fly fishing organizations in the world — is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
White House Drought Actions Announced
NEWS RELEASE For immediate release March 22, 2016 Contact Benjamin Bulis AFFTA President Cell Phone 406-580-6887 AFFTA Phone 406-522-1556 Email – ben@affta.org Fly Fishing Businesses Support White...
View ArticleRIO’s InTouch Salmo/Steelhead Line Meets Anglers Demands
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO (April 4, 2016) – RIO Products, manufacturer of fly lines, leaders and tippet material, announces the new InTouch Salmo/Steelhead line – designed and built to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
AFFTA April Member of the Month
Our April Member of the Month is Cheeky Fishing CEO Ted Upton. Send Jess an email (jess@affta.org) if you’d like to be featured in the coming months! Explain your business — the who, what, why. Cheeky...
View ArticleSmith Mine Outfitter Op-Ed in The Missoulian
A fantastic op-ed, written by Montana outfitters, ran in The Missoulian yesterday. Mike Geary, John Herzer, Terri Raugland, Brandon Bodecker, and Joe Sowerby discussed how the prosed Smith River mine...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Orvis Guide Rendezvous: Missoula
We just got back from the Orvis Guide Rendezvous in Missoula — several days of intense industry discussion, networking, and a bit of fun. Fantastic to see many of you there, and hope to see even more...
View ArticleClik here to view.
#AFFTAsalt Photo Contest
Like many of you, the salt has been on our brains lately. AFFTA President Ben has been tarpon fishing in Florida, and Communications Director Jess just got back from a commercial photo shoot in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Proposed Regulations for Off-Shore Oil Drilling
April 14, 2016 The American Fly Fishing Trade Association, the voice of America’s recreational anglers and the businesses that serve them, applauds the administration’s announcement of proposed new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Able Women
Our friends over at Abel Reels shared this information on their Able Women campaign: It’s not easy being a woman. Modern society imposes values and expectations on women that are rarely more than skin...
View ArticleSage Announces “On the Water” Tour
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. (April 18, 2016) –Sage, the performance fly fishing products manufacturer, launches its inaugural On The Water tour with ten stops around the Western U.S. Anglers in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Talking Conservation and Media in Texas
We’re in Galveston, Texas, well into day one of the AFFTA, Trout Unlimited, and Ocean Conservancy Media Summit. A team of national-level outdoor writers have gathered for several days of intensive...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Media Summit Round-Up
The AFFTA, Trout Unlimited, The Boat Company, and Ocean Conservancy Media Summit is finished — thanks to the talented writers who took the time to come to Galveston, Texas, for two days of intensive...
View ArticleClik here to view.
AFFTA May Member of the Month: Chris Fleck, Stillwater Anglers
Our May Member of the Month is Chris Fleck, owner / outfitter of Stillwater Anglers Fly Shop and Outfitters in Columbus, Montana. The byline on Chris’s website reads “Creating Experiences and Helping...
View ArticleClik here to view.
AFFTA Fisheries Fund Announces New Grant Recipients
The AFFTA Fisheries Fund is pleased to announce two new grant recipients — the Utah Stream Access Coalition and the Public Land / Water Access Association. The Utah Stream Access Coalition works to...
View ArticlePortland Press Herald Editorial on Potential National Monument in Maine
AFFTA is watching this issue as a national monument in Maine would help preserve fishing habitat and sporting opportunities. Below is an editorial from the Portland Herald: Our View: For Maine,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Simms Recognized with Presidential-Level Export Award
Recognized by Commerce Secretary Pritzker as the first Montana firm ever to receive “E” Award BOZEMAN, Mont. (for immediate release) – Simms Fishing Products, preeminent manufacturer of waders,...
View Article