Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler Podcast I interview Emerald Water Anglers Founder Dave McCoy and we discuss everything from how Dave founded Emerald Water Anglers; to environmental threats to our fisheries; how sustainable business practices increase customer loyalty; how Emerald Water Anglers is going Carbon Neutral, and to my knowledge, will…
Mending the Line Blog
Rep Your Water Releases 2019 Sustainability Report & Announces Carbon Neutral Goal
Rick Crawford I am very proud of my clients, Rep Your Water, for their hard work to improve the social and environmental performance of their operations and products. Rep Your Water truly cares about protecting our fisheries because they love to fish. Below is a press release and hope you appreciate the dedication Rep Your…
Catching a Redfish + Wave in the Same Day?
Rick Crawford Over the last several years, I have been trying to catch a redfish and a wave in the same day for no other reason than it would be a guaranteed good day, but lately it has become a bit of an obsession. Luckily, catching waves and redfish is at least an option here…
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: republicEn Executive Director Bob Inglis
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler, I interview former U.S. Congressman and Executive Director of republicEn Bob Inglis. We cover a lot of ground, but we focus on how a Republican Congressman became concerned about climate change; the hidden costs of fossil fuels; the conflict of faith and science when it comes…
My Daughter’s First Fishing Adventure
Rick Crawford As I write this, it is unusually cool for June in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. Naturally, with this small break from the heat my thoughts have turned to trout fishing, cool mountain air and reminiscing about my daughter’s first trip to Wyoming last July. Jodie and I decided to take our then…
New Climate Film: The Last Cast
Rick Crawford The science on anthropogenic climate change is overwhelmingly clear and the future of fishing depends on our ability to solve the climate crisis while restoring habitats for all species. The good news is that tools and strategies to solve climate change exist today, but one thing that all anglers should be doing is…