Rick Crawford | Emerger Strategies
Emerger Strategies is a sustainable business consultancy whose mission is to measure and improve our clients sustainability performance, all while boosting profits. We offer a variety of services, including: Sustainability Assessment, Sustainability Reporting, Greenhouse Gas GHG Accounting (Carbon Footprint), Sustainable Packaging and we help our clients obtain certifications like Climate Neutral Certified and Zero Waste Operations.
Oakpool
Oakpool is a marketing agency born about 7 years ago in the outdoor industry. We build and manage outsourced marketing solutions for companies & organizations ranging from GORE-TEX to Caesar’s Entertainment, and venture-backed FinTech startups to boutique fishing lodges in Latin America and The Bahamas.
In this Member Spotlight, Alex Ford of oakpool shares his thoughts on the fly fishing industry’s relationship with technology, what sets oakpool apart from other similar companies in the outdoor industry, and more!
Zen Tenkara
Zen Tenkara/Zen Fly Fishing Gear is 100% women owned company that designs, manufactures, and sells a broad range of tenkara fly fishing rods, propriety lines and accessories. Since its start in 2012, Zen is known for being innovative, cutting edge and pushing boundaries with their high-performance fixed line fly rods. The company, based in Colorado, has a reputation for revolutionizing this method and creating a “fusion” of traditional fly fishing with tenkara to target not only small species, but also large, powerful fish not typically associated with the Japanese method. As a leader in the industry, Zen Tenkara is responsible for many “firsts” in the industry and has set the standard for high quality paired with exemplar customer service. Zen Tenkara is the oldest independently owned tenkara company in the United States and is the only 100% women-owned rod company in the world.
Brian O’Keefe
Brian O’Keefe has travelled all over the world as a fly fishing photographer and angler. In recent years he co-founded Catch Magazine along with Todd Moen and is now working with Eleven Angling. Brian currently lives in between the Henry’s Fork River and the South Fork of the Snake River in Idaho. In his words, “I’m 69 years old and have a serious fishing problem.”
Linehan Outfitting
Since 1992 Linehan Outfitting has been offering lodge based fly fishing, wing shooting and big game hunting adventures in far northwest Montana. Linehan Outfitting is owned and operated by Tim and Joanne Linehan who still run day to day operations. Tim guides full time while Joanne runs the office, reservations and is the lodge chef.
The Guide Network
In today’s Member Spotlight, we’ll hear from Ethan Whitson of the Guide Network to learn more about how they’re working to resolve the issue of finding it difficult to locate a guide or fly shop in a particular area.
Electronic Monitoring and Reporting (EMR) Grant Program offered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
In this Member Spotlight we’ll hear from Willy Goldsmith, PhD, of Pelagic Strategies, about the Electronic Monitoring and Reporting (EMR) Grant Program offered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF).
Shyanne Orvis
Tucked away in the snowy mountains surrounding Denver is a fly-fishing guide who needs no introduction. Her reputation as a driven, strong, and courageous guide in the industry has earned her a spot at the table: meet Shyanne Orvis. Shyanne and I had the chance to sit down recently to discuss her career as a fly-fishing guide and the series of events that got her to where she is today.
Sawyer Oars
“Sawyer Oars” is a name within the fly fishing industry that has become synonymous with quality, craftsmanship, and well, oars. Sawyer Oars does however have a bit of a unique and purpose-driven story behind their origin. Having recently celebrated 55 years of handcrafting oars in the beautiful Rogue River Valley, USA, we thought it only fitting to sit down with some of their crew and see what they are up to now.
Wesley Locke
This is not a story about a girl, this is not a story about a guide, and this definitely is not about you. This is a story about family, heritage, and the recognition that everything we do is interconnected. This is a story about Wesley Locke and her path to where she is today…