No, \u201cWild, Stronger, Together\u201d is the motto for Durango\u2019s new women\u2019s fly fishing club. It\u2019s name is Braided. While this club is new, it was in the works for two years.<\/p>\n
Two years ago, Kami Swingle and her husband, Nick, new Durango residents working in the fly fishing industry, were invited to the Orvis Guide Rendezvous. Kami\u2019s role was to meet with a group of ladies in the industry to try and come up with new ways to get more women into fly fishing.<\/p>\n
Kami and Nick were invited to attend the following rendezvous, and Kami met with the same group of women. Only this time, after a year\u2019s worth of thinking and communicating, the group came up with a plan for Orvis. It is known as the 50\/50 campaign. The campaign embodies three main goals:<\/p>\n
Making it easy for women to participate in the sport.<\/em>Celebrating the unique connection between women and conservation.<\/em>Showcasing authentic experiences of real women fly fishing.<\/em>You can, and should, go to the Orvis website<\/a>. Click on fly fishing, then women on the water<\/a>, and then find more about this great effort.<\/p>\n After doing this work, Kami realized that, in fact, finding other women to fly fish with was difficult at best. Nick didn\u2019t have any problem finding other guys to fly fish with, me being one of them. So, when fly fishing and visiting with her friend Katherine Sumrall Griego, they decided to do something about the imbalance, and formed Braided.<\/p>\n