AFFTA has announce that Steven Rinella, noted conservationist, sportsman and host of the popular MeatEater Netflix series, will be the keynote speaker at the 2019 IFTD Industry Breakfast in Denver, CO on October 16th. Like Steven, the fly fishing industry has long been a champion of protecting our nation’s public lands and natural resources, especially […]
For the second year running, electronics giant Garmin took the ultimate prize at the ICAST New Product Showcase. The US manufacturer won the Best in Show prize for the Force Trolling Motor. The award was presented to David Dunn, Director of Marine Sales, and Carly Hysell, PR Manager at Garmin, by Glenn Hughes, President of […]
After a full day of voting by media and buyers at the 2019 ICAST trade show in Orlando, the following winners were announced. The overall best of show will be announced later this week. • Best Eyewear – Costa Water Woman • Best Fly Fishing Accessory – SIMMS Dry Creek Z Sling Pack • Best […]
The “ocean tribute” award will be presented by Prince Albert II Foundation, the German Marine Foundation and boot Düsseldorf for the third time in 2020. The application phase for the international marine conservation prize runs until 31 July. Thanks to the commitment of the Monegasque Foundation and the boot, the prize money was increased to […]
Wiley X continues to leave its mark on the global fishing industry as it claims the coveted Best New Eyewear Award at EFTTEX for the third year running. Innovative eyewear brand Wiley X made it three for three in the Best New Product Awards at European Fishing Tackle Trade Show (EFTTEX,) when it picked up […]
Experience the 2019 Experience the World of Fly Fishing once more: a retrospective in pictures. Like in the past years the organisers have contracted professional photographers, to keep the EWF 2019 in good memory with the help of photo galleries, as well as to drum up interest for this extraordinary event. They are delighted that […]
During the gala evening on the Friday evening in the Le Plaza Hotel in Brussels, the winners and the runner ups for the Best New Product Awards of the trade show EFTTEX 2019 were announced in the different categories. Wiley X Europe picked up an award for their latest Compass sunglasses, which meant the firm […]
Last year was Temple Fork Outfitter’s first time to exhibit at the EFTTEX show in Amsterdam, and they had extremely good interest in their product line from new customers far and wide. TFO has built a strong position in the US market over the past 20 years by being one of the first manufacturers in […]
The European Fishing Tackle Trade Exhibition (EFTTEX) was initiated by EFTTA for the first time in 1982. This has developed over the years into the premier trade show for the industry. EFTTEX attracts some of the most well-known names in the industry and is also a place to meet new and emerging companies within the […]
The flyer for the 15th edition of the Experience the World of Fly Fishing (EWF), which will be held on the 28th and 29th of March, 2020, will be handed out at the trade show EFTTEX in Brussels this week for the first time. The flyer shows Theo van de Poll fly-fishing for […]