Western North Carolina celebrates a unique and tight-knit fly fishing community, with an immense impact as an outdoor recreational economic driver. As the popularity of recreational fishing in these waterways grows, as more guide and gear companies are born in the region, and as generations of families and more diverse communities become involved, we must work together in conservation and stream restoration efforts to ensure clean headwaters and healthy fish populations, particularly our native Appalachian Brook Trout species, which are an indicator for all other river life.
The most current NC Wildlife Resources Commission 2022 Trout Fishing Economic Impact Report declares trout fishing in North Carolina to be a $1.38 Billion sport that supports over 11,000 jobs: www.ncwildlife.org/Portals/0/...
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A MADE X MTNS production by videographer, Robb Leahy. Additional Footage by John Dupre and Joel Sandovos. Additional media provided by Trout Unlimited, Matt Kulp, David Wise, Rigged and Ready, Storyblocks, and Ian & Charity Rutter. Interviewers are Amy Allison and Joanna Brown.
Special thanks to: Trout Unlimited - Land O' Sky, Trout Unlimited - Pisgah, Orvis, Fish Cherokee, NC Wildlife Resources Commission, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Headwaters Outfitters, Rigged and Ready, Outdoor Business Alliance of WNC, Brown Folks Fishing, Minority Outdoor Alliance.
6 ноя 2023
