The Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF) is urging anglers throughout the country to get involved in National Gone Fishing Day on Sunday, October 18.
Regarded as the country’s biggest celebration of recreational fishing, this year’s event has been designed to ensure people can take part safely via a special app.
The Foundation is encouraging anglers to get out and explore their local waterways, but is also making a virtual format available to upload photos and videos of their favourite fishing locations, catches and stories. Prizes will be drawn every five minutes.
The 2020 National Gone Fishing Day is themed around local waterways. While calling on as many people as possible to get out fishing, the Foundation is also recommending that groups are kept as small as possible and that social distancing and good hygiene habits are adhered to.
The ARFF points out that an estimated 3.5 million participate annually. “With droughts, bush fires and now COVID-19 throwing a dampener on so many sporting and social activities, the importance of recreational fishing as an avenue for health and well-being cannot be overstated,” says the Foundation.
“The significance of fishing upon mental health is something we want to highlight in this year’s event celebrations and for it to serve as a reminder that we should never take this for granted.”
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The UK’s biggest fishing tackle retailer added to its chain of stores on Saturday by opening a new outlet.
Angling Direct opened the doors of its latest shop in Leicester with the promise that it will provide the 'greatest tackle choice' in the Midlands city.
Situated right next to the Old River Soar and not far from the River Trent, Angling Direct says the store is perfectly located for anglers to stock up on bait and tackle.
“Unlike our usual grand store openings, the Leicester store was opened ‘softly’ to keep all our customers and team members as safe as possible under social distancing and face covering measures,” said the Norwich-based company on its website.
Stewart Downing. Commercial Director for Angling Direct, added: “The opening went really well. There was plenty of good feedback on the new customer-focused lay-out and ranges, and sales were strong for such a nasty weekend,”
The UK retail chain and e-commerce business is listed on AIM, a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange. It grew overall revenue in the first half of the year by a robust 21% to £32m and posted a 43% surge in online sales to £17.9m. The company now has 38 stores across the UK.
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A shared interest in environmental and conservation efforts was a key driver behind the extension of the longstanding partnership between Bass Pro Shops and Toyota, which was announced on Friday.
The new agreement will take the collaboration to 20 years, during which time the brands have partnered in support of B.A.S.S. Major League Fishing, vehicle launches and investment in the outdoors.
"Beyond serving everyone who loves the outdoors, we are grateful to Toyota for its continued support of our conservation mission, which allows us to protect vital wildlife habitat and inspire the next generation of outdoor stewards,"said Jack Wlezien, Communications Director, Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's.
The brands’ conservation initiatives include Bass Pro Shops’ restoration of millions of acres of habitat, the enhancement of public access and work connecting million of kids to nature. And the Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050 is working to reduce the burden attributed to automobiles to as close to zero as possible.
“Whether it’s on the track or in a store, Toyota and Bass Pro Shops are a natural fit,” said Vinay Shahani, Vice President Integrated Marketing Operations for Toyota Motor North America. “It’s been a rewarding partnership from the beginning.”
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American Tackle Company has announced the appointment of a new Pro-Staff Director.
Captain Ancelmo 'Mo' Fernandez is native to Florida and growing up in the southern part of the state, he is well experienced in all areas of fishing both freshwater and saltwater.
He comes to American Tackle with experience as a USCG licenced captain and fishing guide. He joins with close to a decade of retail tackle experience after working as a lead in the fishing department of Bass Pro Shops.
“The opportunity to work for American Tackle is a great move for me. I have always been around the fishing industry and when this came up, I couldn’t pass it up. My hope is to help the brand grow among professional anglers and those who are experts in the field, as well as become an asset to an already strong team,” said Fernandez.
“We are excited to have Mo join our team as we continue to grow the American Tackle brand and expand our marketing efforts. Through the difficulties of the pandemic this is still an exciting time for AT, and we remain committed to staying strong and providing the best product available to our customers as well as anglers” added Vice President, Darrin Heim.
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Decathlon, the owner of the Caperlan fishing brand, has reported the most successful new store opening in its history.
The French retailer told The Irish Times that almost 300,000 people have passed through the doors of its Dublin store in the Republic of Ireland since it opened in June, bettering any other launches in the 59 countries it operates in.
It has also reported 15 per cent of its activity coming outside of Dublin via the internet, reinforcing its expansion plans in the country which will include stores in Cork, Galway and Limerick subject to finding local partners in real estate, Decathlon's Chief Executive in the Republic, Bastien Grandgeorge told the paper.
It plans to open nine stores in all to add to the Dublin outlet in which it has invested €13m.
To deal with Brexit, Decathlon has announced plans to ship all of its products directly from France and is using the European Union rather than the UK in its supply chain.
Founded in 1976 by Michel Lecleron, the retailer posted sales of €12.9bn last year.
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Following the staging of its first exhibition since the lockdown, Millennial Fair in Italy has this week confirmed that its 2021 CarpItaly event will also go ahead as planned.
Millennial Fair has acted quickly to set the record straight amid widespread concerns about the status of global events in the early months of 2021. The concerns are in light of the cancellation of Japan's two major tackle events – the Osaka Show and the Japan Fishing Festival – which were due to take place in January and February and Carp Den Bosch (formerly Carp Zwolle).
In a Facebook posting, Millennial Fair says that 17,000 people attended an event at the Fiera Millenaria di Gonzaga venue earlier this month without any hitches. “The public was perfect in respecting all the procedures put in place to combat COVID-19 infection, giving us the confidence to make this announcement,” said a show spokesperson.
“At the moment we cannot say how many exhibitors will confirm their attendance, but we have received many calls from companies and anglers asking for details of CarpItaly 2021.
“We are all worried about the health situation and we don't know what will happen in the coming months, but we will be monitoring the situation in the run-up to the show and act accordingly.
“We fervently want to stage CarpItaly, which will take place from February 12th to 14th, and will in the coming..
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