By: Rick Crawford Beach communities around South Carolina are pushing for plastic bag bans. In 2015, Isle of Palms was the first city in the state of South Carolina “to ban the distribution of single-use plastic bags by retailers to consumers.” The City of Folly Beach quickly followed suit and banned plastic bags, foam containers and…
Category: Conservation
RepYourWater Aims to Donate $50K to Conservation Partners in 2017!
By: Rick Crawford Did you know that RepYourWater has kicked over $70,000 to its conservation partners since its inception six years ago? And now, they are raising the bar by setting an ambitious goal to donate $50,000 in 2017 towards their nonprofit partners! If you are not familiar with RepYourWater, they are a premiere fly…
My Top 4 Favorite Fly Fishing Books
By: Rick Crawford I love a good book, especially one’s that incorporate fly fishing into them, so I decided I would put together a list of top 4 favorite fly fishing books (in no particular order):
Flood Tide Company: Why We Joined 1% for the Planet
Flood Tide Company is a fly fishing lifestyle apparel brand based in Charleston, SC and much of their apparel is inspired by the sporting art of Paul Puckett. In addition to original designs and great quality, Flood Tide Company is also minimizing the environmental impact of their operations, and enhancing the local fishery and waterways…
Tails of the South Pacific: Part 2
By: Rick Crawford Tails of the South Pacific: Part 1 left off with my wife and I leaving the beautiful island of Moorea and taking the ferry back to Tahiti. While there were no “tails” in Part 1, Rangiroa is an entirely different story. They have plenty of exotic species and monster bonefish, so come…
AFFTA Board Candidate: Rick Crawford
Rick Crawford I am proud to announce that I am a candidate for the American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) Board of Directors. Ever since I read Let My People Go Surfing, which happened to be around the time I discovered and fell and in love with fly fishing, I have been looking for a…
