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Open Fences
"Human and agricultural practices have led to the degradation of many of the nation's fisheries, and Skelton is committed to reversing this trend. With preservation in mind and a proven technique, CFI Global is returning these precious resources into thriving fisheries...."
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Mountain
"Beyond aesthetics, Skelton thought that conventional methods of building and improving streams often solved hydrology issures at the expense of biology...."
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Grays Sporting Journal
"The lack of quality hunting or fishing opportunities is a leading factor in why die-hard sportsmen take matters into their own hands. Whether purchasing a 25-acre farm or a 250,000-acre ranch, the ultimate goal is to capture their own little slice of heaven...."
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Field and Stream
"A POOL FOR EVERY RIFFLE. BIG ROCKS AND SMALL ONES. CURVES, BUGS AND EVEN FISH YOU MAY NOT LIKE. FIND ALL 10 OF THESE FEATURES AND YOU BETTER START CASTING...."
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Hall and Hall
"
Five years ago, the creek was a turbid, shallow mess. Hay operations reached to the water. Decades of cattle
grazing had eroded banks that
washed away with each year’s runoff.
The tepid trickle hosted sickly,
non-native fish that rarely reached
maturity...."
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Denver Post
"
Five years ago, the creek was a turbid, shallow mess. Hay operations reached to the water. Decades of cattle
grazing had eroded banks that
washed away with each year’s runoff.
The tepid trickle hosted sickly,
non-native fish that rarely reached
maturity...."
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Fort Collins Coloradoan
"Our clients are mostly ranch owners across North America that have mediocre or degraded rivers and streams on their property that they want to be very high-quality fisheries. They hire us to come discover, evaluate and enhance these amenities, and develop land practice, irrigation and livestock grazing strategies that will maximize efficiency while ensuring these fisheries sustain very productive and thriving ecosystems...." |
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25 North Magazine
"Fish are central not only to the Skeltons' travel destinations but also their livelihood. The Fort Collins couple’s company, CFI Global Fisheries Management, specializes in creating, rehabilitating, enhancing and managing streams, rivers, lakes and ponds so that fish can thrive...." |
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Farm & Ranch Magazine
"CFI is on the forefront of Ranch Enhancement and Preservation in America. Their industry leading techniques and science-based approach to fisheries stewardship have made them the firm of choice amongst ranch managers, landowners, and developers nationwide...." |
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Water Writes
"In a specialized industry that is catering to a certain clientele there is still an opportunity to stand out, in principle and in project success. CFI – Global Fisheries Management a Fort Collins, Colorado based company, is carving a niche into a path less traveled...." |
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Hunting Lease Magazine
"Long overlooked as prime trout habitat by the majority of fisherman, the riffle community holds everything a fish could want. To many fishermen, the riffle looks like a flat, featureless piece of water, beckoning to snag your favorite fly and so is often ignored...." |
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Orvis Outdoor News
"In keeping with the Orvis commitment to conservation, Orvis Shorefox has partnered with CFI on fisheries development and management, as well as the enhancement, preservation and habitat restoration along the Colorado River and throughout the property's system of lakes and ponds...." |
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Colorado Business Report
"CFI not only creates and restores prime fish habitats, but it also raises the trout to fill them. The Fort Collins company sells trophy-quality fish to high-end ranches and fishing lodges...." |
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Daily Times-Call
"CFI is one of the largest distributing manufacturers of custom lake aeration. They have more than 40 solar, wind and electrical systems to add oxygen evenly to lakes or ponds."
"Our focus is creating and maintaining quality fisheries and stream restoration projects as well as maintaining our quality fish and keeping our production numbers up," Skelton said...." |
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Steamboat Today
"Bucking Rainbow Outfitters, Storm Mountain Ranch, Orvis and a fisheries consulting firm, CFI, combined on Monday to stock 355 of the largest trout you've ever seen in the Yampa right in the city limits...." |
