Rick Crawford There are three significant threats that the fly fishing industry faces today: Policy, Population and Pollution (GHG emissions, plastics, etc). I call these threats the “3 P’s” and the recent events surrounding federal fisheries policy and management are a perfect demonstration of how the “3 P’s” are negatively impacting the fly fishing industry…
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RepYourWater Surpasses Goal of Donating $50K to Conservation!
Rick Crawford We are extremely proud of our clients, RepYourWater, for crushing their goal of donating $50K to conservation in 2017! Stay tuned for some very exciting sustainability news as RepYourWater tackles climate change in 2018! The article below was originally published by Angling Trade Media, which can be found HERE.

The Sustainable Angler: Hilary Hutcheson
Rick Crawford As this is the first installment of The Sustainable Angler, I thought I would provide a bit of background. I am an angler, want-to-be writer and conservationist who founded a sustainability and marketing consultant agency so that I can protect what I love. In other words, I help business minimize their environmental impact…

Emerger Strategies Presents: The Sustainable Angler
Rick Crawford We are thrilled to announce our new blog series “The Sustainable Angler!” Our intent is educate and create more awareness about the impact things like climate change, plastic pollution, over-population and policy have on our fisheries. So, we are interviewing the biggest names in fly fishing to discuss what they are seeing…

2017 Christmas Gifts that Make an Impact
By: Rick Crawford As the Holiday’s are fast-approaching, you might be wondering what to give that special someone who is a conservation-minded angler, so why not give a gift that makes an impact? We have compiled the 2017 Christmas Gifts that Make an Impact list to make it easy for you to support brands that…

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…