Rick Crawford We know climate change is the greatest threat our fisheries face today. Warmer water temperatures, less snowpack and wildfires threaten cold water species like trout and salmon. Ocean acidification is making it difficult for shelled animals (oysters, mussels, etc.) & crustaceans (shrimps, crabs, etc.) to build their shells and survive, which threatens flats…
Category: Fly fishing
The Sustainable Angler: Oliver White
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler Podcast, I interview Abaco Lodge and Bair’s Lodge owner and world-renowned angler, Oliver White. We discuss everything from the history of Abaco Lodge to some of the awesome sustainability initiatives at Abaco and Bair’s Lodge, climate change and even “the one” fly Oliver would bring to…
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Author Stephen Sautner
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler Podcast I interview Stephen Sautner who is a New York Times Contributor and author of two fly fishing books: Fish On, Fish OFF: The Misadventures of a Self-Taught Angler and A Cast in the Woods: A Story of Fly Fishing, Fracking and Floods in the Heart…
The Sustainable Angler Podcast Wins the Outdoor Media Climate Challenge
Rick Crawford I am truly humbled and grateful to announce that The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard won the Grand Prize of the Outdoor Climate Media Challenge that was put on by Conservation Hawks, and “was facilitated by the Outdoor Writers Association of America. The contest was designed to recognize and reward media…
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Midcurrent Founder Marshall Cutchin
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler I interview Midcurrent Founder Marshall Cutchin. We discuss the history of Midcurrent, environmental threats and solutions to our fisheries, ecosystem thinking and some recommended reads from Marshall. Hope you enjoy!
Sustainability 101: What is Zero Waste?
Rick Crawford Since the Industrial Revolution, we have lived in what is called a “take, make, waste” society. We take a resource, make a good or product, and discard it once we are done. We see the results of this linear model everyday in the forms of plastic pollution in our oceans, fast-fashion and even…