Backed by some of the most experienced professionals in the business, Catch Fly Fishing Partners has been launched as a European fly-fishing distributor to challenge the status quo.
After 27 years of working together, Russian tackle distributor Lotta-Olt and US-based eyewear manufacturer, Flying Fisherman, have signed an exclusive distribution agreement expanding Lotta-Olt’s territory to all of Russia.
Pierre Bronsgeest, former editor-in-chief of Beet magazine in the Benelux, has passed away at the age of 69, writes Rudy van Duijnhoven, who said the shockwaves of his sudden death have been rolling across social media.
Shimano’s chairman emeritus, Mr Yoshizo Shimano – who led the company as president and then chairman from 1995 until 2012 – has passed away from chronic heart failure at the age of 85.
Foundation Outdoor Group, the world’s largest supplier of rod building components, supplies, equipment and instruction, has promoted Hunter McKamey to the role of vice president as it seeks further growth.
frogg toggs — an industry leader of lightweight, breathable, affordable rainwear — has acquired Alabama, US-based hunting and fishing gear company Insight Outdoors.
Ray Scott, the man who founded Fishing Tackle Retailer magazine and the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (BASS) and blazed a trail for the US sportfishing industry, has died in Alabama, aged 88.
Rod maker G Loomis has enhanced its commitment to get its customers back on the water fast, with an improved warranty program and an easy-to-use Xpeditor Service for rods replacement.
Edwin “Bruce” Holt, 73, who enjoyed a stellar 34-year career with Woodland, Washington-based fishing rod manufacturer G. Loomis, passed away on October 6th, 2021 after a short battle with cancer.
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.
