Rick Crawford I have been a long-time reader of The Venturing Angler and had a blast interviewing its founder, Tim Harden. I first met Tim at Abaco Lodge when I was there conducting a sustainability assessment for the lodge and had the opportunity to fish a few days together. Now, here we are about a…
Mending the Line Blog
RepYourWater Nears Goal of Donating $250K to Conservation Partners
Rick Crawford RepYourWater made giving back to conservation part of its DNA since their inception in 2011 and currently donate a minimum of 3% of all sales to their 19 nonprofit conservation partners such as local chapters of Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Bonefish & Tarpon Trust and Wild Steelhead Coalition. In 2019 alone…
Sustainability 101: What is a Lifecycle Assessment?
Rick Crawford Every product ever made has an environmental impact because they all take resources to create. And rest assured, much of the negative environmental impacts of products directly affect our fisheries, not to mention human health., and more times than not, the true environmental cost is not reflected on the price tag, so a…
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: American Saltwater Guides Association’s John McMurray & Tony Friedrich
Rick Crawford I learned a lot during this episode of The Sustainable Angler talking with American Saltwater Guides Association’s Capt. John McMurray and Tony Friedrich. We discuss everything from Magnusson Stevens Act and overfishing to how the American Saltwater Guides Association is moving the needle by affecting fisheries policy by representing anglers who understand that…
How We Went Carbon Neutral
Rick Crawford Climate change is the single greatest threat to fisheries, not to mention our entire planet, and the 2020’s will prove to be a critical decade in solving the climate crisis and I want to be part of the solution by working with my clients to also achieve carbon neutrality, zero waste and other…
(Barely) DIY Fly Fishing in the Seychelles
Rick Crawford Before my wife, Jodie, and I decided that we would try to start a family, we decided we would each take a “bucket list” trip. I chose the South Pacific and we went to Tahiti, Moorea and Rangiroa. The following year, Jodie chose the Seychelles and South Africa. At the time, all I…