Entries in fly fishing business (137)
Skate The Fly expands into retail land
Dylan Rose has twisted a bunch of knobs and pulled a few handles behind the curtain at Skate the Fly and transformed the site from pure blog and video into a full service on-line fly retailer.
The Skate the Fly Blog and TV are still live and well on the site but now you can peel out to shop for some of your favorite fly brands. The site also does a great job breaking down the basics for those new to the sport by offering a comprehensive 17 chapter Learn About Fly Fishing section. Topics range from what fly fishing is, to tutorials on selecting the right gear, apparel and flies.
The site is super easy to navigate and you'll see an even greater breadth of products, videos, blog posts and podcasts load up as we head into 2011.
Little Lehigh Fly Shop to close
As of Dec. 20, the shop that became synonymous with the fly fishing only stretch of the Little Lehigh Creek for the last 17 years will be closed forever.
LINK (Via: The Morning Call)
Korkers ready to move beyond its fly fishing roots
Motoya Nakamura/The Oregonian
A nice update on the latest from Korkers along with a look back at how they got where they are today.
LINK (Via: Oregon Live)
You're Acquired!
Continuing consolidation.......
ST. PAUL, Minn. – September 30, 2010 – 3M announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ross Reels, a Colorado-based manufacturer of fly fishing equipment and accessories. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
LINK (Via: Angling Trade)
Wicked Outdoorsy weighs in on the Big Easy
Drewbo at Wicked Outdoorsy sums up the latest IFTD show and what the move to New Orleans means for the future of the show.
The kicker, of course, has nothing to do with the exhibitors, and everything to do with the retailers. In moving the show away from the Rocky Mountains, the gathering is now a couple flights further away from a huge chunk of fly shops and guides who used to load up their pickup trucks and drive to Denver for the show.
If the retailers don't come to New Orleans next year, the honeymoon will officially be over.
Read it! LINK