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Fishing
How a layoff became an opportunity for this Colorado fishing shop owner
by
Sarah Leeson
May 3, 2024
Dylan Demery is focusing on her woman-centric business, She's Fly, after losing her full-time job. "It just feels right," she says.
Fly fishing was her passion. Now it's her business.
by
Sarah Leeson
Aug 22, 2023
Dylan Demery opened Colorado-based She's Fly with two friends to provide outdoor clothing and gear that were comfortable for women.
Americans are spending less on hobbies. How's that affecting stores that rely on them?
May 18, 2023
Commerce Department data shows retail sales for sporting goods, hobby, instrument and book stores were down 5.4% in April compared to a year ago. Sales for garden equipment and supplies were down too.
In Ilulissat, Greenland, fast climate changes are altering a way of life — for better and worse
Nov 25, 2022
As icebergs melt, fishing with sled dogs on sturdy winter glaciers is no longer safe. But the retreating ice also means bigger catches of fish.
Why did the outdoor economy suffer in 2020 when more of us were outside?
Nov 11, 2021
Lockdowns, public lands closures, supply chain disruptions and travel restrictions took a toll. But many outdoor retailers still had a great year.
For this fly-fishing outfitter, demand is outpacing supply
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Sean McHenry
Feb 26, 2021
Has fly fishing become too popular during the pandemic? A Georgia outfitter shares his story about keeping up with demand.
Running a seafood business on the eve of Brexit
Nov 23, 2018
Brexit could make waves in the seafood industry. But for now, it's a waiting game.
For public good, not for profit.
For small commercial fishermen in Alaska, the business can be boom or bust
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Sean McHenry
Aug 22, 2018
Why one fisherman in Alaska won't leave the industry, despite the ups and downs.
A rise in foreign industrial trawlers off the coast of Senegal is causing local fishermen to lose their livelihoods
Apr 19, 2018
West Africa loses $1.3 billion a year as a result of illegal fishing from foreign trawlers. Senegal, the country hardest hit, loses $300 million a year, or 2 percent of its GDP.
New law could make California fishing licenses more user friendly
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Andy Uhler
Jun 20, 2017
For all its ocean docks, lakes, river and streams, the state has the fewest people who go fishing per capita.