More news on the fight to save Bristol Bay, Alaska

publication date: Jan 16, 2008

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author/source: Scott Hed / Sportsmans Alliance for Alaska

Bristol Bay Films Coming!

View the trailers for Red Gold and Equilibrium online. Red Gold is by Felt Soul Media and will be released in Spring 2008. Castaway Films produced Equilibrium, which will be shown at many of the sport shows the SAA is exhibiting at in early 2008. Both films are not to be missed, and they will be tremendous tools in showing the world why Bristol Bay is such an amazing place and why we must fight to protect it.

• View the Red Gold preview at http://youtube.com/watch?v=KqrpbgeeyeE
• View the Equilibrium preview at http://www.castawayfilms.com

Also make sure to hit the Fly Fishing Film Tour on its 2008 run. The guys at Angling Exploration Group (AEG) put on this tremendous event, and they are going to devote a good share of coverage to the Bristol Bay situation. You can find tour information, dates, and (in the near future) buy a "Save Bristol Bay" t-shirt with proceeds benefiting the SAA at the AEG Web site: http://www.aegmedia.com.

Bristol Bay Fundraising

Later this spring, you will receive details about another way you can help the campaign to protect Bristol Bay. Through the generosity and engagement of many companies in the sport fishing industry, we will hold an online fundraising auction with proceeds dedicated toward the efforts to keep massive mines out of one of the world's true sport fishing meccas. Product donations are arriving every week, and here's a small sample of what you will be able to bid for:

• A "one-of-a-kind" Abel Super 8 Bristol Bay conservation edition reel
• A Hardy 10-wt Zane saltwater fly rod and reel combo
• Fly rods from R.L. Winston, Scott, St. Croix, G. Loomis, March Brown, and more
• Fly reels from Galvan, Ross, and more
• Gear from Patagonia, Cloudveil, Filson, Kaenon Polarized, Smith Optics, and more
• A weeklong fishing trip for two people at Pesca Maya Lodge on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula
• More items and details to come...

Outside this online auction opportunity, please keep an eye out for a very special limited edition fly fishing outfit from Sage, Redington, and Rio Products. Only 300 of these ready-to-fish outfits will be released by April 2008, and they're certain to sell out quickly. Proceeds from the sale will benefit Bristol Bay conservation, and more details can be found at http://www.fishandfly.com/articles/20071211_1