Category Archives: Industry
Arkansas Record Bass Recalled
I love this big bass game and all the shenanigans that go along with it. Records? I don’t really give a damn about records in angling, other than to know the top end of any given species. But, for chest … Continue reading
Orvis Podcasts Hit 2 Million Views
I’ve been throwing out the love to Orvis a bit lately, ranging from the most recent post on Tom Rosenbauer’s book, Guide to the Essential American Flies, to the Orvis online knot guide, and now to a major milestone—Orvis’ online … Continue reading
Tom Rosenbauer’s Essential American Flies
At first I wasn’t too excited when I received Tom Rosenbauer’s Orvis Guide to The Essential American Flies, and that was a little hard to admit because I consider Rosenbauer one of the great people in fly fishing as well … Continue reading
Guide’s “Recon” Trip—Bitterroot River
I used to do a lot of fishing with friends, but that’s because I was younger and hung out with dudes in ski towns who had less than demanding jobs and were afforded lots of time off in exchange for … Continue reading
Blogout: Alaska’s Tongass 77
As many of you know, southeast Alaska is one of my favorite places in the world, a lot of that sentiment coming from the fact that I lived there when I was young and have continued to visit the area … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Conservation, Industry, Northwest
Tagged Tongass National Forest, Trout Unlimited
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New Sponsor—welcome aboard Outcast
You’ve probably already noticed the new ad to the right, but I wanted to make a formal welcome to Outcast Sporting Gear as Angler’s Tonic’s newest sponsor. If you’re a hard-core angler I’m sure you’re already aware of Outcast because … Continue reading
Kirk Deeter takes the helm at Trout magazine
One of the bigger news items of the last week is that a good friend of mine, Kirk Deeter, was just named as the new editor of Trout magazine, which is Trout Unlimited’s glossy, four-color print publication. That’s great news … Continue reading
Top Angling Brands Survey Results
Ran across this news item in my e-mail and thought you might find it to be interesting, too. The following survey results are based only on 30,000 responses, so I don’t know if this is truly accurate, but it demonstrates … Continue reading
Posted in Gear, Industry
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Alaska Gets a New Editor. Facelift Next?
When growing up in southeast Alaska and Seattle, magazines were a staple diet in our house and one of those was the Alaska Sportsman, which printed wonderful stories of adventure, ranging from hunting Dall sheep, moose, brown bears and caribou, … Continue reading
Book Alaska. Save Bristol Bay
Caught wind of this sweet deal from the Whitefish, Montana-based AlaskaFlyOut.com, which promotes fishing trips in the Great Land, and is heavily opposed to a massive mine in the Bristol Bay drainage. Through March 10, five percent of revenue from … Continue reading
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