Women's Fly Fishing Class, Hatch School, Bob Dennison, Sage Spey Rods

New for 2011--women’s classes taught by a woman!

Come spend a day learning all the essential basics of fly fishing. This beginner level class will focus on starting at square one and taking the angler through basic knot tying, fly selection, basic entomology, how to set up a rod, reel and line, casting, fishing presentation, and fish fighting techniques. The full focus of this class is to make each student an independent angler by the end of the day.

The class will be taught by our own Marcy Stone--local guide, tier, and Fly Fishing Shop employee. With Marcy’s high energy yet easy to learn style of teaching, this class is perfect for women looking to get into the sport, or is a great option for couples looking to get their better half fly fishing (this class has the potential to save a relationship!).

We will offer 1 class a month, on Saturdays for your convenience. With a class size of only 3 the amount of 1 on 1 time is maximized. Fly rods, reels, and flies will be supplied by The Fly Fishing Shop. We will also be providing lunch and beverages for the full day learning experience. A great package for only $175.00 per person. These classes will go from April through August. Class dates are: 4/23, 5/21, 6/18, 7/16, 8/20. Call the Shop to set up your class. Space is limited!

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Women’s Fly Fishing 101, Entry Level Fly Fishing Class

New for 2011--women’s classes taught by a woman! Come spend a day learning all the essential basics of fly fishing. This beginner level class will focus on starting at square one and taking the angler through basic knot tying, fly selection, basic entomology, how to set up a rod, reel and line, casting, fishing presentation, and fish fighting techniques. The full focus of this class is to make each student an independent angler by the end of the day. The class will be taught by our own Marcy Stone--local guide, tier, and Fly Fishing Shop employee. With Marcy’s high energy yet easy to learn style of teaching, this class is perfect for women looking to get into the sport, or is a great option for couples looking to get their better half fly fishing (this class has the potential to save a relationship!). We will offer 1 class a month, on Saturdays for your convenience. With a class size of only 3 the amount of 1 on 1 time is maximized. Fly rods, reels, and flies will be supplied by The Fly Fishing Shop. We will also be providing lunch and beverages for the full day learning experience. A great package for only $175.00 per person. These classes will go from April through August. Class dates are: 4/23, 5/21, 6/18, 7/16, 8/20. Call the Shop to set up your class. Space is limited!


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WOMEN-041611	Women’s Entry Level Fly Fishing Class, April 16, 2011	Per Student $175	-->SALE ENDED
WOMEN-052111	Women’s Entry Level Fly Fishing Class, May 21, 2011	Per Student $175	-->SALE ENDED
WOMEN-061811	Women’s Entry Level Fly Fishing Class, June 18, 2011	Per Student $175	-->SALE ENDED
WOMEN-071611	Women’s Entry Level Fly Fishing Class, July 16, 2011	Per Student $175	-->SALE ENDED
WOMEN-082011	Women’s Entry Level Fly Fishing Class, August 20, 2011	Per Student $175	-->SALE ENDED

Fishing The West's Best Hatches With Rick Hafele

What: 3 evenings with Rick Hafele discussing how to fish the West’s best hatches. Where: The Fly Fishing Shop, Welches, OR When: 6:30 - 8:00 pm, Monday, March 28 - Monday, April 4 - Tuesday, April 12 Price: $75

Want a head start in 2011 by getting prepared to fish the best hatches found throughout the West? Then sign up for this workshop by the well known fly fishing author, instructor, and aquatic entomologist Rick Hafele. The class will cover patterns and tactics, plus insect and trout behavior for the most important hatches of mayflies, caddisflies, and stoneflies, and a few others! To provide the best opportunity to cover this topic, the workshop will be held one night a week for three weeks, with each evening running about one and half hours long. With this format participants will have time to digest the wealth of information provided in each class and time to ask plenty of questions. Some of the key questions addressed in the workshop will include: What stages of the hatch do trout target - when and why? What patterns best match the different stages of mayfly, stonefly, and caddisfly hatches? How should you fish nymphs, emergers, and dries for the most important western hatches? What are the key mistakes most anglers make? What triggers the timing of hatches and when do key hatches occur? The presentations at these workshops will include PowerPoint projections, open fly boxes, etc.
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HATCHES-11	Fishing The West's Best Hatches Classes, 3 evenings with Rick Hafele discussing how to fish the West’s best hatches, at The Fly Fishing Shop - March 28, April 04, April 12	Per Student $75	-->SALE ENDED

Z-AXIS Spey		TCX Spey	VXP Spey
5126-4 Z-AXIS	8134-4 Z-AXIS	7126-4 TCX	6129-4 VXP
6126-4 Z-AXIS	9143-4 Z-AXIS	9140-4 TCX	7133-4 VXP
7136-4 Z-AXIS	10150-4 Z-AXIS	10150-4 TCX
8129-4 Z-AXIS	10160-4 Z-AXIS

5126-4 Z-AXIS			Length: 12' 6" Line: 5 Pieces: 4


The Mighty Mite of the Sage Z-AXIS Spey Series. The new 5126-4 Z-AXIX is ideally suited for such rivers as the Rogue, Grand Ronde and Deschutes. It is also very effective as a trout rod. Josh Linn uses this rod for steelhead year around and has landed many large fish with it. Light weight two-handers such as the 5126-4 Z-AXIS are gaining popularity as big water rods. Line Match: WindCutter 5/6, AFS 5/6, Skagit 375, Steelhead Scandi 350. Sinking Tip Lines: 15' 109-grain in type 3, 6 & 8. Spey VersiLeader 10'. M.O.W. Match: Light/T-8, Medium/T-11 Reel Match: Sage 3810, Sage 6080, Tibor Everglade, Ross CLA 5, Nautilus 8. Rod weight: 6 1/8 Ounces
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5126-4	Z-AXIS	5	Fast	F	$760	-->SALE ENDED

6126-4 Z-AXIS			Length: 12' 6" Line: 6 Pieces: 4

The lightest of the Euro spey rods is ideal for a multitude of steelhead, light salmon and big trout duty. Deschutes and Bulkey Steelhead, Tierra Del Fuego Browns and outsized Alaskan Rainbows are all ideal targets for this “small but mighty” performer. Sink Tip Use: 15’ 109 grain tips in type 3 and 6. Type 8 in 150 grains. T-14 in 9’ and 11’ lengths. Reel Match: Sage 6010, Ross Momentum 5, Ross CLA 5, Tibor Everglade, Nautilus 10 Line Match: Steelhead Scandi 385, Skagit Flight 400, Skagit Short 425, WindCutter 5/6 Sink Tip: 15’ 109 & 129 grain type 3, 6 and 8. T-8, T-11 in 10’ & 12.5’. Spey VersiLeader 10’ all types (SH Scandi/AFS) M.O.W. Match: Light/T-8, Medium/T-11 Rod weight: 6 3/8 Ounces
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6126-4	Z-AXIS	6	Fast	D	$770	-->SALE ENDED

7136-4 Z-AXIS			Length: 13' 6" Line: 7 Pieces: 4


A perfect summer run rod that can see duty for big Alaskan rainbows and TDF Sea Run Browns as well. Designed specifically for rivers such as the Deschutes, Rogue, Umpqua, Grande Rhonde and John Day, for swinging flies or nymphing, this is the ideal Oregon rod. It has also been recognized as a premier winter rods for rivers such as the Sandy and Clackamas. This rod excels at casting Skagit heads and heavy sinking tips. It has an action that makes throwing larger flies to fishable distances easy. Reel Match: Sage 6010, Tibor Riptide, Ross Momentum 6, Ross CLA 6, Nautilus 12. Line Match: Steelhead Scandi 480 @ 34’, AFS 460, Skagit Flight 500, WindCutter 7/8/9 Sink Tip Use: 15’ 150 grain in type 3, 6 and 8. T-8/T-11/T-14 in 10’ and 12.5’ lengths. M.O.W. Match: Light/T-8, Medium/T-11, Heavy/T-14 Rod weight: 7 1/8 Ounces
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7136-4	Z-AXIS	7	Fast	D	$800	-->SALE ENDED

8129-4 Z-AXIS			Length: 12' 9" Line: 8 Pieces: 4

Super tactical spey rod. From Kings in Alaska to winter steelhead in the Pacific Northwest, don't be fooled by the short length. Long casts come surprisingly easy with minimum effort. Line Match: 8/9/10 WindCutter, AFS 8/9, Skagit 600, Steelhead Scandi 550. Sinking Tip: 15' 150-grain type 3, 6, & 8 as well as T-14 in 9' to 13' lengths. Reel Matches: Sage 6112 , Tibor Riptide, Nautilus 12, Ross CLA 6, Ross Momentum 6. Rod weight: 7 3/8 Ounces
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8129-4	Z-AXIS	8	Fast	F	$785	-->SALE ENDED

8134-4 Z-AXIS			Length: 13' 4" Line: 8 Pieces: 4


Fast action spey rod. This is a longer brother to the 8129-4. This "Power-Rod" is a favorite stick for Kings in Alaska and winter steelhead in the Pacific Northwest. Long casts come surprisingly easy with minimum effort. George Cook says he likes a Rio 550 Skagit for this rod the best. Some casters like a 540-grain Airflo Skagit Compact even better. I liked the feel of this rod better when it is loaded deeper, so a 570-grain Skagit Compact or a 575-grain Skagit Flight feels better to me. This combination generates an incredible burst of energy at the end of the cast. I have this rod rigged in the boat with 12'-14' of T-17 for fishing big flies in deeper water. Line Match: Skagit Flight 550 or 575, Steelhead Scandi 550, AFS 8/9, Skagit 550 with/without 2.5 cheater, PowerSpey 8/9 Sinking Tip: 15' 150-grain type 3, 6, & 8 as well as T-14 & T-17 in 9' to 15' lengths. M.O.W. Match: Medium/T-11, Heavy/T-14 Reel Matches: Sage 6112, Tibor Riptide, Nautilus 12, Ross CLA 6, Ross Momentum 6. Rod weight: 8 3/4 Ounces
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8134-4	Z-AXIS	8	Fast	F	$795	-->SALE ENDED

9143-4 Z-AXIS			Length: 14' 3" Line: 9 Pieces: 4

The ideal winter steelhead, King Salmon combo rod has arrived (for those traveling to the Kola Peninsula this is your stick). The Clackamas to the Skagit, the Kispoix to the Kanketok, this is the rod to “get-er-done”. Sink Tip Use: 15’ 166 grain type 3, 6 and 8. T-14 & T-17 in 11’ 13’ and 15’ lengths. Reel Match: Sage 6112, Tibor Riptide, Ross Momentum 6, Ross CLA 7, Nautilus 12T. Line Match: Skagit Flight 625, Steelhead Scandi 550, AFS 9/10, WindCutter 9/10/11, PowerSpey 8/9 Sink Tip Use: 15’ 150 & 166 grain type 3, 6 and 8. T-11/T-14 in 10’ 12.5’ and 15’ lengths. T-17 in 11’, 13’ & 15’. M.O.W Match: Medium/T-11, Heavy/T-14 Rod weight: 8 7/8 Ounces
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9143-4	Z-AXIS	9	Fast	E	$845	-->SALE ENDED

10150-4 Z-AXIS			Length: 15' Line: 10 Pieces: 4

A focused specialty rod. B.C.’s Thompson River, B.C. & Alaskan Kings, Norwegian and Kola Atlantic Salmon. Sink Tip Use: 15’ 190 grain type 3, 6 and 8. T-14 in 13’ and 15’ lengths. Reel Match: Sage 6112, Tibor Gulfstream, Ross Momentum 7, Ross CLA 7, Nautilus 12S. Line Match: Skagit 750 with 5’ Skagit Cheater #12, PowerSpey 10/11, AFS 10/11, Skagit Flight 750 (no Cheater) WindCutter 10/11/12. Sink Tip Use: 15’ 150, 166 & 190 grain type 3, 6 and 8. T-14/T-17 in 12.5’, 13’ and 15’, 15’ Spey Versileader all types (AFS) M.O.W. Match: Heavy/T-14 Rod weight: 9 7/16 Ounces
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10150-4	Z-AXIS	10	Fast	E	$885	-->SALE ENDED

10160-4 Z-AXIS			Length: 16' Line: 10 Pieces: 4

The lightweight and core attributes of G 5 Technology make this the most useable long rod in history. Usage and match ups are the same as 10150-4 with the addition of a 10’ Cheater. Line Match: Skagit 750 with 5’ Skagit Cheater #12, PowerSpey 10/11, AFS 10/11, Skagit Flight 750 (no Cheater) WindCutter 10/11/12. Sink Tip Use: 15’ 150, 166 & 190 grain type 3, 6 and 8. T-14/T-17 in 12.5’, 13’ and 15’, 15’ Spey Versileader all types (AFS) M.O.W. Match: Heavy/T-14 Rod weight: 9 15/16 Ounces
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10160-4	Z-AXIS	10	Fast	E	$920	-->SALE ENDED

7126-4 TCX			Length: 12' 6" Line: 7 Pieces: 4

Termed by George Cook, "The Death Star" of spey rods." The name really caught on. George has already taken some massive Alaskan Kings, and big bobos with it, as well as several Dean River steelhead. Mark Bachmann has fished this rod for ten sessions on the Deschutes and says, "If you are into generating line speed, you will love this lightweight rod. Don't think this rod is just for expert casters. Beginning Spey casters adapt to this rod easily. Because it lacks all of the harsh aspects of its predecessors, it is exceptionally easy to time. Because this rod is on the cutting edge, anyone who fishes this rod will naturally become a better caster. This may be the best ever steelhead/salmon rod by any manufacturer for fishing in the wind. The 7126-4 TCX is like nothing else you have ever fished with, and will become a pivotal mark in the scientific progression of steelhead rod design." Rod weight: 7 5/8 oz. Proven On The Water !!! In stock at The Fly Fishing Shop NOW! The Fly Fishing Shop Line Matches: Rio WindCutter 7/8/9 Rio Skagit 500, New Rio Skagit Flight 500 or 525, Airflo Skagit 510 Compact + 15’ #9 tips. Rio AFS 520 grain, Airflo Compact Scandi 510 - European casters may like AFS 460 best.
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7126-4	TCX	7	Fast	G	$865	-->SALE ENDED

6129-4 VXP			Length: 12' 9" Line: #6 Pieces: 4

Don't think this is just a lightweight summer rod. The 6129-4 VXP has plenty of punch to propel all but the largest winter flies. Line Match: Steelhead Scandi 435, Skagit Flight 450, AFS 6/7, Powerspey 6/7 Sink Tip Use: 15’ 129 & 150 grain in type 3, 6 and 8 densities. T-8/T-11in 10’ and 12.5’. 10’ Spey Versileaders all types (SH Scandi/AFS) M.O.W. Match: Light/T-8, Medium/T-11 Reel Match: Sage 3810, Sage 4210 Rod weight: 7 3/4 Ounces.
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6129-4	VXP	6	Medium-Fast	T	$595	-->SALE ENDED

7133-4 VXP			Length: 13' 3" Line: #7 Pieces: 4

Versatility, killer performance and price-point all meet on the curve in this new lightweight performer. All around Steelhead, big Alaskan Rainbows, Sea-Run Browns & Dollies all fit the use profile of this stellar new rod. Line Match: Steelhead Scandi 510, Skagit Flight 525 , WindCutter 8/9/10, PowerSpey 7/8 Sink Tip Use: 15’ 129 & 150 grain in type 3, 6 and 8. T-8/T-11/T-14 in 10’ and 12.5’ lengths. M.O.W. Match: Light/T-8, Medium/T-11, Heavy/T-14 Reel Match: Sage 3810,Tibor Riptide, Sage 4210 Rod weight: 8 1/8 Ounces.
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7133-4	VXP	7	Medium-Fast	T	$595	-->SALE ENDED