Tackle Trade World - October 2023
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ROCKY<br />
MOUNTAINS<br />
D o i n G B u s i n e s s W i t H . . .<br />
REGION<br />
Home to some key brands and a wide range of amazing fishing waters,<br />
the Rocky mountains are an angling destination in their own right,<br />
especially when it comes to fly fishing. if you aren’t already doing<br />
business here then now might well be the time to rectify that.<br />
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overing some 3,000 miles and<br />
stretching all the way along<br />
western North America, from<br />
Alaska to New Mexico, the<br />
Rocky Mountain region (or The<br />
Rockies) extends into eight states,<br />
two provinces and two territories.<br />
For ease we will consider<br />
the Rocky Mountain states<br />
to comprise Colorado, Idaho,<br />
Montana, Utah and Wyoming,<br />
with parts of the impressive<br />
mountain range in all of these.<br />
The economic resources of<br />
the Rocky Mountains are varied<br />
and abundant. It is worldrenowned<br />
for spectacular scenery,<br />
environment and recreation, with<br />
its fame compounded following<br />
the 1992 release of the iconic A<br />
River Runs Through It movie, set<br />
in Montana.<br />
Although irrigated farming,<br />
livestock ranching and lumbering<br />
offer limited economic<br />
opportunities within the region,<br />
the two major commercial<br />
activities in the Rocky Mountains<br />
are mining and tourism.<br />
Tourism is based on abundant<br />
natural attractions and outdoor<br />
recreation and makes up a<br />
significant part of the region’s<br />
economy. Resort communities<br />
have been established to cater<br />
to the region’s tourist industry,<br />
and their population often grows<br />
exponentially during peak tourist<br />
seasons.<br />
Key attractions, especially<br />
during the summer, include<br />
Pikes Peak, Royal Gorge, Rocky<br />
Mountain, Yellowstone, Grand<br />
Teton and Glacier National Parks<br />
plus Sawtooth national recreation<br />
area and Flathead Lake.<br />
Meanwhile, skiing is one of the<br />
biggest draws for many visitors<br />
during the winter months.<br />
But the whole region also<br />
boasts abundant rivers and some<br />
lakes, holding a myriad of trout<br />
species along with a smattering<br />
of bass, but it’s the former that<br />
dominate anglers’ minds.<br />
ECONOMIC BOOST<br />
When state-level economic<br />
developers were asked to<br />
make the case for their state<br />
as a location for outdoor<br />
sporting goods manufacturers,<br />
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