10-13-2007, 04:30 PM
[size 1]Bozeman, Montana -Simms Fishing Products and The Drake Magazine recently presented the inaugural Flyfishing Photo Gallery at the 2007 FlyFishing Retailer World Trade Expo, raising nearly $5,000 for the Wild Steelhead Coalition. The effort was made possible through the generous donation of works from professional photographers from across the country.
The Simms Fishing Products/Drake Magazine Flyfishing Photo Gallery displayed some of the finest flyfishing photography throughout the three-day FlyFishing Retailer World Trade Expo at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado, September 16-18, 2007. The photos were auctioned off to individuals and companies through a silent auction with all proceeds going to the Wild Steelhead Coalition.
Over harvest, habitat degradation, poor hatchery practices, construction of impassable barriers to migration and misguided management strategies have contributed significantly to the decline, and in some cases extinction, of wild fish runs. The Wild Steelhead Coalition is an organization dedicated to increasing the return of wild steelhead to the waters and rivers of the Pacific Northwest.
Simms Fishing Products and The Drake Magazine would like to thank each of the twenty following photographers for their gracious gift that will help support the legacy of the wild steelhead: Andy Anderson, Dan Armstrong, R. Valentine Atkinson, Barry and Cathy Beck, Kevin Birznieks, Tosh Brown, Denver Bryan, Pat Ford, Brian Grossenbacher, Jason Jagger, Mark Lance, Paolo Marchesi, Tom Montgomery, Brian O'Keefe, Tim Pask, Tim Romano, Daniel Root, John Sherman, Liz Steketee and Ken Takata.
About Simms Fishing Products
Established in the early 1980s, Simms Fishing Products designs, manufactures and markets waders and technical fishing apparel. Simms' world-renowned line of waders are designed, tested and manufactured in Bozeman, MT, utilizing the highest quality materials and workforce.
Simms' products are sold nationally and internationally at specialty flyfishing stores.
For more information about Simms Fishing Products, please visit www.simmsfishing.com.
About The Drake Magazine<br />
The Drake magazine is a twice-a-year journal for flyfishing enthusiasts. It was founded in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in the summer of 1998, with the goal of using creativity and originality to highlight the personalities, trends and lifestyle of the sport.
The Drake is distributed throughout North America, primarily through Barnes & Noble and specialty flyfishing shops. For more information about The Drake magazine, please visit drakemag.com.
About the Wild Steelhead Coalition<br />
The Wild Steelhead Coalition (WSC) is an organization dedicated to increasing the return of wild steelhead to the waters and rivers of the Pacific Northwest.
For more information, please visit http://www.wildsteelheadcoalition.com/. [/size]
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The Simms Fishing Products/Drake Magazine Flyfishing Photo Gallery displayed some of the finest flyfishing photography throughout the three-day FlyFishing Retailer World Trade Expo at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado, September 16-18, 2007. The photos were auctioned off to individuals and companies through a silent auction with all proceeds going to the Wild Steelhead Coalition.
Over harvest, habitat degradation, poor hatchery practices, construction of impassable barriers to migration and misguided management strategies have contributed significantly to the decline, and in some cases extinction, of wild fish runs. The Wild Steelhead Coalition is an organization dedicated to increasing the return of wild steelhead to the waters and rivers of the Pacific Northwest.
Simms Fishing Products and The Drake Magazine would like to thank each of the twenty following photographers for their gracious gift that will help support the legacy of the wild steelhead: Andy Anderson, Dan Armstrong, R. Valentine Atkinson, Barry and Cathy Beck, Kevin Birznieks, Tosh Brown, Denver Bryan, Pat Ford, Brian Grossenbacher, Jason Jagger, Mark Lance, Paolo Marchesi, Tom Montgomery, Brian O'Keefe, Tim Pask, Tim Romano, Daniel Root, John Sherman, Liz Steketee and Ken Takata.
About Simms Fishing Products
Established in the early 1980s, Simms Fishing Products designs, manufactures and markets waders and technical fishing apparel. Simms' world-renowned line of waders are designed, tested and manufactured in Bozeman, MT, utilizing the highest quality materials and workforce.
Simms' products are sold nationally and internationally at specialty flyfishing stores.
For more information about Simms Fishing Products, please visit www.simmsfishing.com.
About The Drake Magazine<br />
The Drake magazine is a twice-a-year journal for flyfishing enthusiasts. It was founded in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in the summer of 1998, with the goal of using creativity and originality to highlight the personalities, trends and lifestyle of the sport.
The Drake is distributed throughout North America, primarily through Barnes & Noble and specialty flyfishing shops. For more information about The Drake magazine, please visit drakemag.com.
About the Wild Steelhead Coalition<br />
The Wild Steelhead Coalition (WSC) is an organization dedicated to increasing the return of wild steelhead to the waters and rivers of the Pacific Northwest.
For more information, please visit http://www.wildsteelheadcoalition.com/. [/size]
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