Sport fishing Businesses Nationwide Agree: Americans Must Protect Bristol Bay, Alaska from the proposed Pebble Mine.
Nearly 200 leading companies in the fly fishing industry, including Albury Game Angling in Surrey, and outdoor gear icons Hardy, Orvis and Patagonia, have rallied to help protect Bristol Bay salmon habitat from destructive, large-scale metal mines, namely the Pebble mine. They have voiced their concerns publicly with ads like this one from Sportsman’s Alliance for Alaska in 2008 (PDF). The local sport fishing industry boasts about 40 commercial fishing lodges on the rivers connected to Bristol Bay, offering everything from a rustic wilderness experience to world-class luxury. Most of them have stated opposition to the proposed Pebble Mine.
Below is the complete list of lodges, guide services, retailers, and sport-fishing industry professionals who have state opposition to the proposed Pebble mine.
Guides, Outfitters and Lodges
AK Adventures
Alagnak Lodge Alaska
Alaska Alpine Adventures
Alaska Bear Adventures
Alaska’s Fishing Unlimited Lodge
Alaska Fly Fishers
Alaska Rainbow Adventures
Alaska Sportsman’s Lodge*
Alaska Trophy Adventures
Alaska Trophy Fishing Safari
Bear Trail Lodge
Beluga Air
Beyond Boundaries Expeditions
Blue Fly Bed & Breakfast Guide Service
Blue Mountain Lodge
Bristol Bay Adventures
Copper River Lodge
Crystal Creek Lodge*
Deneki Outdoors*
Enchanted Lake Lodge
Epic Angling and Adventure
Fishing Bear
Fish and Float Alaska
Frigate Adventure Travel
Frontier River Guides
Grizzly Skins of Alaska
Iguigig Lodge
Iliamna River Lodge
Katmai Service Providers
Katmai Wilderness Lodge
No See Um Lodge*
Sweetwater Travel Company
Tikchik Narrows*
Togiak River Lodge
Rainbow River Lodge
Royal Coachman
Western Alaska Sport Fishing
Wild on the Fly
Brands and Retailers
Cloudveil
Diamondback Fly Rods and Fly Reels
Hendrix Outdoors
International Sportsman’s Exposition
Nautilus Reels
OPM Fishing Tackle
Shakespeare Fishing and Supplies
Shallow Water Fishing Expo
Targus
Temple Fork Outfitters Flyrods
Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures
Media
Hendrix Outdoors