Remembering Chuck Kraft

Remembering Chuck Kraft

As the news broke about the passing of Chuck Kraft, guide and fisherman, teacher and steward of the sport we love, and close friend to many of us in Virginia, we reached out to a former employee and photographer Wray Sinclair for his insight on a man who helped so many and asked for nothing in return.

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Happy Holidays From All Of Us

Happy Holidays From All Of Us

In grand District Angling fashion we decided to get together and throw a little shindig to celebrate the festive holiday season. We were visited by Grizzly Claus and his helper elf, enjoyed hot cocoa and marshmallows, candy canes and delicious terrine and chocolate chip cookies baked on the Traeger by District Angling Eats food czar Bob Smith, all captured by our ambassador Lukas Draugelis.

If you didn’t make it, here’s what you missed!

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The Ladies Have It

The Ladies Have It

Fly fishing is a sport long dominated by men, both domestic and internationally. Advertisements traditionally target married white males, approximately 40 years old. Equipment has been designed for men by men, and fishing is routinely considered a manly blood sport. Fishing trips were for the boys, and when we were children, grandpa took us fishing, and brought the fish home for the women to cook. Yet despite the proliferation of these ideas, nothing could be further from the truth. Women have participated and added to the sport, and continue to do so daily.

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