Rick Crawford As Benjy and I cracked open a couple of cold beers next to our car in Yellowstone National Park as the sun was about to disappear for the day, we realized just how lucky we were to have made it back to the car at all. It was June 2011 and my fishing…
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The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Fly Fishing Climate Alliance
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler Podcast, I interview Fly Fishing Climate Alliance Members, Corinne & Garrison Doctor from Rep Your Water, Tom Fernandez from Tailwater Lodge, Dave McCoy from Emerald Water Anglers and Kyle Schaefer from Soul Fly Outfitters. In the summer of 2019, I first started pitching the idea of…
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Emerald Water Anglers Founder Dave McCoy
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…
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…