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SPOKANE RIVER URBAN ANGLING
SPOKANE RIVERURBAN ANGLING
FLY FISHING RETAIL
GUIDED TRIPS
EDUCATION
INFORMATION
REGIONAL PROMOTION
WHY THE SPOKANE
ATTRACTS ANGLERS
ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO
THE REGION
REDBAND POPULATION
3
WHY THE SPOKANE
ATTRACTS ANGLERS
LOCATION
LOCATION
LOCATION
HEY THERE’S MY HOTEL!!!
GOOD WADE
FISHING ACCESS
OFFERS…
QUICK FIXES FOR
LOCALS
DIY
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR VISITORS
ANGLERS LOOKING FOR
GUIDED TRIPS BOOK
MORE OFTEN WHEN THE
TRIP IS FROM A BOAT
SOME ANGLERS
ARE NOT
CAPABLE OF
SAFE WADING
THE MAIN
REASON A
FISHERY
ATTRACTS
ANGLERS
WILD
NATIVE
TROUT
BIG, HEALTHY
WILD TROUT
ATTRACT
FISHERMAN!!
URBAN WILD TROUT FISHING
WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE
ECONOMIC BENEFIT
TO THE REGION
HOW A FISHING
BUSINESS BENEFITSSILVER BOW FLY SHOP
SWEDE’S FLY SHOP
NW OUTFITTERS – CDA
CASTAWAY FLY SHOP – CDA
WHITE ELEPHANT
GENERAL STORE
CABELAS
GUIDED
TRIPS
65% OF OUR GUIDED TRIPS IN
2012 WERE SPOKANE RIVER
TRIPS
GUIDED FLY FISHING
TRIPS HAVE DOUBLED
IN THE PAST 2
SEASONS DUE TO A
IN-TOWN
“DESTINATION”
HOW OTHER BUSINESSES BENEFIT
FISHERMAN
TRAVELING TO
SPOKANE TO FISH
ARE STAYING
EXTRA NIGHTS IN
HOTELS NON-FISHING FAMILY
MEMBERS ENJOY LOCAL
SHOPPING &
ATTRACTIONS
CITIES THAT HAVE
PROMOTED THEIR
FISHERIES AND BECOME
DESTINATIONS FOR
ANGLERS
BOW RIVER – CALGARY
ELK RIVER – FERNIE, BC
TRUCKEE – RENO
CLARK FORK
BITTERROOT –
MISSOULA
DESTINATION FISHERIES WITH QUALITY,
WILD TROUT GET NOTICED…WHICH DRIVE
MORE ANGLERS TO THAT REGION…
FISHING MAGAZINES
TRAVEL MAGAZINES
FISHING TV SHOWS
WEBSITES
BLOGS
SPOKANE RIVER FULL FEATURE ARTICLE – MAY/JUNE 2013
MORE ANGLERS
BENEFITS ALL
BUSINESSES AND
BRINGS MORE
AWARENESS TO THE
RIVER
TROUT TV SPOKANE – CURRENTLY ON AIR
REDBAND POPULATION
“BACK IN THE DAY…”
BACK IN THE DAY…
ANGLERS TELL
STORIES OF 20+
FISH… JUST IN AN
EVENING.
CURRENTLY WE
ONLY AVERAGE 6-
15 HOOK-UPS ON
GUIDED TRIPS.
20+ DAYS ARE NOT
IMPOSSIBLE BUT
FEWER BETWEEN.
TALES OF STONEFLY
HATCHES SO THICK
THEY CAUSED THE
STREET TROLLEYS TO
SLIP ON THE TRACKS
Y
U
M
M
Y
UPPER RIVER
VERY LOW
POPULATIONS
NEEDLE IN A
HAYSTACK
WHERE ARE ALL
THESE GUYS
GOING?
LOVE FOR THE REDBANDS… IS IMPORTANT TO ALL
