A project to create the world’s largest gold and copper mine in Alaska but which would have destroyed important salmon breeding grounds looks set to fail.
The Pebble Mine plan, in Alaska’s famed Bristol Bay, has been denied a permit from the US’ Army Corps of Engineers after a decade of wrangling, with officials saying it would be “contrary to the public interest.”
The 19th Word Youth Championships will again be sponsored by the world-renowned fly line company Cortland Line.
The championships will be held in Trentino, Italy and will take place from July 18th to 24th.
Industry veteran John Acosta is bringing his 20-plus years of experience outdoors and fishing trades to US-based sunglasses manufacturer Costa.
John will oversee Costa’s global marketing efforts creating a consistent brand experience in every channel of its business.
Top-quality, on-water eyewear brand Costa Sunglasses has unveiled a special line of frames – the Freedom Series – designed to highlight its partnership with US veteran outdoor experience initiative, Freedom Fighter Outdoors.
Alongside talking through products and programs for the coming year with almost 100 sales reps and staff, Daiwa USA honoured key reps with its Summit and Key Objectives awards.
Evert Oostdam, the owner of Dutch wholesaler Pike Master lures and the founder of the PredatorTour competition, is joining fellow ex-marines to raised money for a charity close to his heart.
The European Fishing Tackle Trade Association and its exhibition arm, EFTTEX, are to shut down in the UK and relocate to Belgium as a not-for-profit organisation.
The European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA), which works with the industry to promote and support the sport and its businesses, has now moved into new offices in Brussels, unveiling an updated logo at the same time.
The European Fishing Tackle Trade Association board has unanimously deemed it necessary to cancel EFTTEX 2021 because of current circumstances surrounding the continuing Covid-19 pandemic.
The organisers of the EFTTEX tackle trade show, which was postponed back in June because of Covid-19, have been heartened by news that the venue in Prague has reopened and staged its first event in months.
The European Fishing Tackle Trade Exhibition (EFTTEX) – which had only just been scheduled for September in Budapest – is to be postponed now until 2023.
The European Fishing Tackle Trade Exhibition, EFTTEX, is returning in 2022 and will be staged at the HungExpo Congress & Exhibition Centre in Budapest, Hungary, from September 14th to 16th.
With no European trade shows this year and online ordering becoming more common, Hungarian tackle supplier Energofish has come up with an innovative solution to help distributors and dealers buy its baits more easily.
Tackle dealers in England, currently unable to open their doors to customers because of a third national lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19 can offer Click & Collect services instead.
