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Ranger Outdoors has announced a new partnership with C&F Design to distribute C&F's fly boxes and tying equipment. A full press release from Ranger Outdoors can be found below. You can view their current product offerings here.  Ranger Outdoors, LLC dba Angler Sport Group (ASG) announces an agreement with C&F Design for exclusive North American...

MidCurrent is currently hiring an Advertising Sales Representative to assist in selling advertising space on the website. This part-time position pays $20/hr plus commission, and enables you to make an impact on a growing, dynamic company. You can read the full job posting here.

Westbank Anglers, which is a fly shop, outfitter, and travel company based in Jackson, Wyoming, has been acquired by Mike Dawes, according to Fly Fisherman Magazine.  Dawes is a veteran in fly fishing and the Jackson, WY area. He plans to keep Westbank Anglers rooted in the Jackson community in the coming years. You can read more about the acquisition...

As part of their reentry into the fly fishing world, St. Croix has named Tom Larimer as fly fishing brand manager. Larimer previously worked for G. Loomis and as a guide on the Deschutes River in Oregon. You can read more about Larimer and the new role for St. Croix here.

The fine folks over at Costa Sunglasses have hired a new VP of Marketing - John Acosta. Acosta will be responsible with helping the brand continue its impressive growth seen in 2021. A full press release on the hire is below. Costa Sunglasses, manufacturer of the first color-enhancing all-polarized glass sunglass lens, appointed industry veteran John Acosta...

In a special session last Monday, the Oregon state legislature approved $10 million in relief funds for guides and outfitters. For the fishing guides who are still struggling due to the pandemic, this is a welcome bit of news. You can read all of the details here.

By now we're all familiar with the increasingly adept specs of electric cars. It looks more and more like those will be the vehicles of the future. What we often don't think about, however, is the idea of electric boats. In an effort to further reduce emissions, a few companies are racing to create electric boats for the consumer market. Your next halibut...

The folks over at Mission FISH - a group that helps veterans cope with PTSD through fly fishing - recently released a report that quantifies what so many anglers have long known. Fly fishing is beneficial to your mental health, especially if you suffer from PTSD. Per a press release from Mission FISH, some of the key findings of the study are: 84% of...

The state of Wyoming has one of the more intriguing fisheries programs out West. The Cowboy State offers different "Master Angler" certifications for anglers who catch trophy-sized fish of any species swimming in the state's waters. If you catch ten fish that qualify as trophies, you earn the title of Ultimate Angler, the program's highest honor. Recently...

Not too long ago, I reported on a story here at MidCurrent about brown trout being addicted to meth. The addiction was the result of meth leaking into waterways in Prague. It turns out, it's not just brown trout and meth that are getting mixed up in Europe these days. Salmon and cocaine are now co-mingling, according to this story from Field & Stream...