Fly Fisherman

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has reported that a small plane owned by Jose Wejebe crashed into a field around 5 p.m. Friday, April 6, shortly after taking off from an Everglades City, Florida, airpark.

The medical examiner still has to officially confirm the identity of the single body recovered from the wreckage, but investigators believe it was Wejebe.

The Cuban-born angler was the host of “Spanish Fly,” a saltwater fishing show on the Outdoor Channel and formerly ESPN.

New Berlin, WI- Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman, is pleased to announce “extreme” fly fisherman Conway Bowman begins as the new host of Fly Fishing the World this week.. Among Bowman’s many accolades, including operating his own fly fishing school, he holds the IGFA world record for redfish caught on the fly. He is also seen as a foremost fly fishing expert with several articles and recently a book to his name. Tune in to Fly Fishing the World this Saturday, October 29 at 7:30 pm ET

Fly Fishing the World (FFTW) is an exploratory experience. It will venture deep into the soul of fly fishing, where nature rules, and the angler is a mere visitor, hoping to claim a position in the food chain.

Read more about Bowman’s record redfish in this week’s Sportsman Blog at http:// sportsmanchannel.com/community/blog

Perennial host, John Barrett is passing the torch to Conway Bowman and the next generation of fly fishermen. This season of Fly Fishing the World will not lack for excitement as Bowman circles the globe in search of the prime destinations, legends, and big fish – making for some of the world’s best fly fishing.

Unforgettable destinations await Bowman as he ventures to Baja, Mexico, where he takes viewers in search of the elusive roosterfish off-the-beach. Bowman also plies Montana’s rivers for trout during the biggest flood event in recent memory, explores a unique flats fishery in the Great Lakes and matches wits with ever-wary tailing carp. Bowman also travels to Hawaii to uncover rumors of double-digit bonefish and giant trevally prowling the waters of an uninhabited island.

Fly Fishing the World is one of the longest-running outdoor programs on television and is the only fishing series to ever garner a Cable Ace award. To learn more about Conway and FFTW, follow him on Twitter http://twitter.com/conwaybowman

About Conway Bowman: For Bowman, home base is San Diego, where he fly rods for blue

water species on the fly – most notably killer mako sharks. His exploits have been chronicled in various books, “Tidelines” and “Fly Fishing for Sharks: An American Journey” and magazines including, Flyfish Journal, Fly Fisherman, The Drake, Fly Fishing Saltwater’s, Field & Stream, Men’s Journal, and SaltWater Sportsman. But his fly fishing prowess doesn’t stop there. As former host of ESPN’s “In Search of Fly Water”, “Primal Predator” and Versus’s “Dollar Wise Fly”, Bowman has traveled the world in search of Atlantic salmon, Steelhead, wild trout, Redfish, Bonefish, and Tarpon. Adding to his list of credits, he is also the author of the newly released book “The Orvis Guide to Beginning Saltwater Fly Fishing: 101 Tips for the Absolute Beginner.” Bowman is the principal owner of the “Ragged Edge Fly Fishing School” and sole owner of Bowman Bluewater Guides and Outfitters, Southern California’s premiere salt water fly fishing guide service. Bowman is an avid advocate for shark conservation and aids researchers by raising funds for research tagging Shortfin Mako sharks off Southern California through his annual Flying Mako Charity Tournament.

About Sportsman Channel: Launched in 2003, Sportsman Channel is the only television and digital media company fully devoted to the more than 82 million sportsmen in the United States, delivering entertaining and educational programming focused exclusively on hunting, shooting and fishing activities. Sportsman Channel is now available in HD, check with your local cable or satellite provider. Acquired by InterMedia Outdoors Holdings in 2006, Sportsman Channel reaches 27 million U.S. television households and is a part of the nation’s largest multimedia

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ARLINGTON, Va.- Eddies, the award winning conservation magazine created and published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, received a 2011 Excellence in Craft Award in the Industry Public Relations category from the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association (SEOPA) at the group’s 2011 conference in Branson, Mo.

Eddies: Reflections on Fisheries Conservation is published quarterly with story content describing the efforts of the department’s staff and programs. Debuting in Spring 2008, the publication continues to feature original content bylined by conservation leaders, professional journalists and department employees along with exceptional supporting photography.

Eddies is led by Executive Editor, Stuart Leon; Deputy Editor, Richard Christian; and Editor, Craig Springer in the Service’s Division of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Conservation.

“Eddies seeks to inform its readers of the conservation work – past, present and future – of the Division of Fisheries,” said Leon.

Each issue has several feature stories and five regular departments. Assistant Director, Bryan Arroyo, leads each issue with his Headwaters column. Additional regular features include the newsy and noteworthy Watermarks section, American Fishes covers the life history of an important fish, Pioneers with stories about the men and women of conservation from the past – those who have worked in fisheries for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since 1871 and Meanders which closes each issue.

To view Eddies, go to www.fws.gov/eddies.

WASHINGTON – Officials looking for cost-effective ways to stimulate the economy should look no further than out their own windows: That’s where the authors of a new economic study demonstrate that the great outdoors and historic preservation generate a conservative estimate of more than $1 trillion in total economic activity and support 9.4 million jobs each year. 

“As a former Secretary of the Interior, governor, senator and mayor, I have witnessed firsthand how historic preservation, conservation and outdoor recreation result in tremendous benefits to our nation’s economy,” said Dirk Kempthorne. “This study is a valuable tool for reaffirming and quantifying those benefits.”

“Sportsmen put billions of dollars of their own money annually into conservation through the licenses they buy and the excise taxes that they pay on hunting and fishing equipment,” added Lindsay Thomas, a former U.S. Congressman and current chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation. “This combined with the other taxes that are paid through activities associated with outdoor recreation and historic preservation total over $100 billion annually contributed to state and federal coffers.”

Conducted by Southwick Associates, the study is packed with highlights including:

• In 2006, the total contribution from outdoor sports in the United States was nearly $730 billion per year, generating more than 6.4 million U.S. jobs and $99 billion in federal and state tax revenues. This includes hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing and other outdoor sports that include hiking, camping, skiing, paddle sports and bicycling.
• In 2006, the combined spending effect of hunting, fishing and wildlife watching associated with National Forest Service land totaled $9.5 billion in annual retail sales, supported 189,400 jobs and provided $1.01 billion in annual federal tax revenues.
• Every million dollars invested in residential historic rehabilitation generates approximately 36 jobs, $1.24 million in income and nearly $200,000 in state and local taxes.
• In 2010, 15 million visitors to Civil War battlefields managed by the National Park Service in just five states (Missouri, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia) generated 7,700 jobs.

Commissioned by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the study is being conducted as part of a larger ongoing effort by NFWF to determine the economics associated with natural resource conservation.

The study has commanded the attention of many, including America’s Voice for Conservation, Recreation and Preservation, a coalition of more than 770 organizations representing tens of millions of citizens with diverse political backgrounds who have united in support of conservation, recreation and preservation programs as a means to create jobs and improve the economy.

“Natural resource conservation and historic preservation programs provide hundreds of thousands of jobs and strong returns on public investments that primarily help rural communities and cannot be exported abroad,” said John L. Nau III, chairman emeritus of the Civil War Trust and co-chair of the AVCRP. “This country needs jobs that leverage private investment and conserve our precious natural resources and historic spaces.”

“The jobs that our public lands and cultural heritage create are jaw-dropping,” said William H. Meadows, president of The Wilderness Society and the AVCRP’s other co-chair. “This study is yet more evidence that investing in the environment is good for the fiscal health of our country.”

Inspired by the legacy of Theodore Roosevelt, the TRCP is a coalition of organizations
and grassroots partners working together to preserve the traditions
of hunting and fishing.