Is fly fishing skiing's latest off-season trend?
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 12:02AM 
Mikey Wier Indy to Backflip, split boarding in the Tahoe backcountry.
When not ripping ripping big lines in Tahoe, Alaska and beyond, Cody Townsend is just one of a handful of professional skiers who are turning to the streams and rivers for off-season fun.
LINK (via Freeskier)
It's not just skiers, Mikey Wier and John and Eric Jackson are professional snowboarders who are as passionate about their angling as they are their with snow driven pursuits.
Teton Gravity Research, which was founded by 4 friends with money they earned from commercial fishing in Alaska, and produce progressive, cutting edge films, has a very active fishing forum.
I'll say it one more time, the fly fishing trade should be actively developing strategies to partner with the broader outdoor community. Patagonia Alpine Climbing Ambassador Kelly Cordes sums it up brilliantly in this review of Eastern Rises.
Reader Comments (6)
Change for a nickel?
I am a skier. I have been since before I could walk. Then I discovered winter steelhead.
Well said. A collective voice, whose mission is to preserve the same area is much more influencial than the vioces of seperated individuals.
I understand the need for the fly fishing industry to expand and reach new markets. The industry's fingers are white from hanging off the edge an economic cliff and staring into an abyss of red ink below. But frankly who cares about skiers? What the fuck is so special about them verus anyone else who decides to pick up fly fishing? My measurement of worth for my passion isn't whether or not Cody Townsend likes to "sneak away in his spare time for tasty salmon" (Free Skier u needs some fucking interview skills). I say welcome to fly fishing, plankers and boarders. Now fuck off. Same as I say to everyone else.
Well said Nacho, couldn't have put it any better. The only people concerned about the lack of growth in fly fishing are people that make money off of it. I'm not concerned about less fly fisherman at all, the less the merrier.
but remember, more fishermen = more conservation in most cases