Casting for Recovery (CfR) was founded in 1996 with the mission of enhancing the lives of women in all phases of their battles with breast cancer. CfR not only connects these women with one another, it does so amidst the beauty of nature through the therapeutic sport of fishing. Over the past 26 years, Casting for Recovery has helped bring emotional and physical healing to nearly 11,000 women via over 800 skillfully planned and executed outdoor retreats. Casting for Recovery provides these…
Read Moreby Debbie Hanson Tiffany “Snookie” Risch inspires women to target blue cats on the James River. Some anglers have a way of describing an experience with such passion and enthusiasm that it makes you want to drop whatever it is you’re doing at that given second and get outdoors to bait a hook or cast out a lure. Tiffany Risch, known to most as “Snookie” on social media, is one of those anglers. Her down-to-earth nature and words of encouragement…
Read MoreThe official 2022 Ladies Fly Fishing World Championship is set for July 4th through the 10th in Norway. The event will be held in the Innlandet region with the host municipalities of Stor-Elvdal and Rendalen. This event, officially sanctioned by the Confederation Internationale de Peche Sportive – CIPS & Federation Internationale de Peche Sportive – Mouche, is the only fly fishing world championship acknowledged by the International Olympic Committee through their affiliation with AIMS (Alliance of Independent Recognized Members of Sport…
Read MoreThree of Brunswick’s rising leaders, Lauren Beckstedt, CMO, Brunswick Boat Group, Business Acceleration and Enterprise Marketing Services; Hélène Dupeux, Vice President of Supply Chain, Mercury Marine; and Becky Pausha, Production Manager, Mercury Racing, have been selected by Boating Industry Magazineto its 2021 list of “Women Making Waves.” This annual designation is given to women in the marine industry who have made and continue to make contributions to their company while promoting diversity within the industry. “Lauren, Hélène and Becky are…
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