Sen. Wyden town halls this weekend

Senator Ron Wyden will be in Oregon this weekend, holding several town halls in the Willamette Valley. The Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association is asking members to attend the meetings to share with Sen. Wyden the importance of sportfishing on the economy. One...
NSIA involved in Washington Big Tent Coalition

NSIA involved in Washington Big Tent Coalition

Public-private Big Tent coalition points to recreation’s economic impact OLYMPIA – The Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association was well represented during the Big Tent Coalition meeting last week. Gov. Jay Inslee joined a group of businesses,...

More than 980,000 Coho returning this year

The Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show was abuzz yesterday with one piece of information — there are going to be a bunch of Coho returning this year. Numbers from throughout the aisle of the show ranged from 900,000 to 1.2 million.  The official number?...
Washington work heats up for NSIA

Washington work heats up for NSIA

Carl Burke, the NSIA lobbyist, Liz Hamilton, executive director and several NSIA board members have been hard at work making sure we continue to make gains for anglers across the region. Increasing outdoor recreation: Gov. Jay Inslee is poised to sign an executive...