The Angling Trades Association (ATA), the official voice of the UK tackle trade, is set to launch a major initiative at The Game Fairs in England, Scotland and Wales to get more people fishing.
Fin Rage Tackle, which bought Al’s Goldfish Lures in July 2023 has officially moved the iconic fishing tackle maker to the Green Bay, Wisconsin area of the USA.
Kenyan fly-tying company Gone Fishing, like many in the industry, has gone through some major challenges in 2020 thanks to Covid-19 but it has now seen orders pick up and has just re-employed the staff it had to lay off at the start of the crisis.
The historic and bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act has become law after being signed by President Trump.
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American Sportfishing Association (ASA) President Glenn Hughes attended a ceremony at the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) headquarters, hosted by Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt celebrating the bill’s enactment. The ceremony also included the signing of a new proclamation establishing August 5, as Great American Outdoors Day, when all DOI fees will be waived.
The private company behind Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s and White River Marine Group has grown its retail portfolio further with the purchase of Sportsman’s Warehouse.
It means the Great American Outdoors Group will add the retail giant’s 112 stores to its 169 outlets under the Bass Pro and Cabela’s brands.
Scandinavian fly-fishing brand Guideline is growing fast and is now on the hunt for a truly dedicated “fly fishing nerd” with an excellent eye and touch for developing the tackle of tomorrow.
Scandinavian fly tackle brand Guideline has added major experience to its product and development teams by taking on two well-known industry specialists.
Tellis Katsogiannos and Paul Richardson will be working alongside head of tackle development Leif Stävmo to help the brand with its goal “to inspire and give people the best possible fly fishing experience.”
Organisers of EFTTEX 2023 have hailed the trade event in Budapest as a huge success – but they want to build on it for next year and have unveiled a survey for businesses to respond to.
Buyers, media, exhibitors and other representatives from the global sportfishing industry brought ICAST 2020 Online to life from July 13th to 17th, during the sport’s first-ever virtual trade show. For the first time, with the online venue, the angling public also had the opportunity to participate in the event.
The International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades, the premier trade event for the global recreational fishing industry better known as ICAST, launched today with Super Tuesday.
The organisers of the largest sportfishing industry show, ICAST, deemed the 2023 edition a success and said the sport’s future looks bright as the 13,346 attendees headed home.
With the advent of social media, anglers around the globe now know about the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades – better known as ICAST – the world’s largest recreational fishing industry trade show.
Even though it’s still an industry only trade show, this August, anglers everywhere are invited to join in the excitement that defines ICAST and pick their favourite new product for the ICAST 2022 Anglers’ Choice Best of Show Award.
The American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA)’s Board of Directors has announced that the 2021 International Fly Tackle Dealer (IFTD) show, scheduled for October 20th to 22nd in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been postponed until 2022.
