Fly Fishing Insider Newsletter featuring T&T Day at The Fly Fishing Shop

are the definitive references for those facets of our sport. Trey's fine prose makes reading highly technical information easy and enjoyable. When you finish one of his books you know he did his research. He has been where giant fish tear tackle apart and wear anglers out. Every one of his books is an adventure lived vicariously by the reader through the magic of Trey's pen. Trey has used Thomas & Thomas fly rods on steelhead & salmon rivers all over North America and Europe. He has used T&T fly rods while battling blue water game fish off shores of three continents. This experience gives him a unique perspective on fly fishing and fly fishing gear; especially fly rods. You can bet this huge reservoir of experience is fed into the Thomas & Thomas design mix. He is easily approachable in person and being around Trey is a unique experience. He has so much information to share and he shares it so easily. Trey is a brilliant photographer/show narrator and we will try to persuade him to put on one of his slide shows. Don't miss it.

Try out some Thomas & Thomas Fly Rods in the back lot. Thomas & Thomas delivers immaculate craftsmanship and some of the finest casting and fishing tools in the world. T&T is a company that is just the right size to produce perfect rods. It is large enough to acquire the best cork for handles, the best mandrels, the best graphite pre-preg and small enough to have enough highly skilled, experienced craftsmen at every part of production.   They produce flawless rods. You will want to cast some of them. Don't hesitate to ask for some pointers.
Cast a T&T and resister for a chance to win some valuable prizes.

Enjoy A Free Barbeque - All you can eat - come back for seconds Noon to 4:00pm.

One-Day Spring Steelhead Fly Fishing School
Take a drift boat ride down the Sandy River with:
Mark Bachmann, Brian Silvey and Ron Lauzon.

Spring Steelhead fly fishing is very practical if you know how. Being able to find fish and being able to present the fly properly are key factors.
We will show you how.
This is a school that will cover a lot of water and fishing knowledge in one day.
Length of the class is 8-hours on the water. Three student per instructor format. Emphasis will be on giving you a solid foundation of skills to build on, with a high priority given to hooking fish during the class.

We want to give you maximum advantage by having as many fish hooked during this class as possible. Nothing teaches you more about fishing than being where fish are being hooked and landed. Emphasis will be on spey rod casting and sinking-tip line fishing, but will also cover single handed rod techniques. Learn how to locate steelhead water and how to approach it.
Watch an expert guide as he fishes and discloses the secrets and proven methods that put fish on the beach. Get a lot of hands- on help so that you too can be productive.

Bring your own waders, rain gear. Bring your own rod/reel set up if you want to.
A variety of premium quality 2-hand and single-handed rod/reel set-ups will be available for you to use at no extra charge. Flies are supplied.
A hot lunch will be served on the river.
There will be a very short rest period after lunch.
Meet at The Fly Fishing Shop at 6:30am for orientation.  Coffee and donuts will be served.

Arrive back at The Fly Fishing Shop at 6:00pm.
What our customers say. A report on our last Steelhead School.
9 students per class only!
First come, first served.

Tackle For Giant Tarpon

When you play the big tarpon game, you need a rod/reel/line combination that will deliver pin-point accuracy at ranges from 40'-65'. Your rod has to load easy under windy conditions and deliver large flies and bulky leaders with precise control. Your reel must deliver silky smooth drag pressure under a steady load of 6 pounds pull and peak pressures of over 12 pounds. This is no place for anything delicate or temperamental. Any distraction caused by your tackle can lead

to immediate defeat. You want an outfit made from proven components. The directory below will take you to the proven rods, reels and lines.
Rods	Sage 1190-4Xi2, 1290-4Xi2	Very durable and powerful with smooth performance. Works best for tarpon fishing if over loaded one line size.
Rods	Winston 1290-4 B2X	A sensational rod that handles many kinds of fly lines. Very lightweight, yet incredibly durable. Seems to be a true 12-weight at tarpon ranges.
Reels	Abel Super 12	Abels have less moving parts than other reels. All of the parts are made precisely. No expense is spared. Totally reliable if well maintained. Smooth under pressure.
Reels	Tibor Gulfstream	Tibor Reels are made in Florida and are tested regularly on giant tarpon. The current World Record 202 lb. tarpon was landed with a Gulfstream.
Lines	Mastery Tarpon Lines	This maker has a lot of experience.

Salmon Fry Emergence Unseen Super Hatch?
	Remember those record runs of salmon that we had here in Oregon last fall ? Remember all of those extra salmon that spawned in our rivers. All winter those millions of salmon eggs have been incubating in the gravel during one kindest winters in recent record. Water flows have been very stable this winter. There have been no catastrophic floods and no deep freezes.
Egg survival in the gravel has to be at an all time high. Now the river bed is about ready to bloom. This spring should see one of the most prolific salmon fry emergences in memory. Trout eat baby salmon where both species are abundant. Salmon Alevin and Fry fly patterns could be very productive this spring for catching trout and whitefish. Many anglers are aware that when salmon, steelhead and trout spawn that the resulting egg drift can make trout and whitefish feed ravenously on eggs. Egg patterns drifted close to the bottom can produce many hook-ups. Anglers in Alaska and British Columbia have know for years that fry emergence can trigger a bite.
Links To Salmon Life Cycle Information Eggs and Alevin The Salmon's Perspective The Role of Chinook	If your local favorite trout stream gets a salmon run then it too could have a fry emergence period. When this emergence will occur depends on the specie of salmon involved and the temperature of the stream. In the Pacific Northwest most salmon fry emerge in April and May.

		King Alevin When baby salmon hatch from the egg, they do so with the egg yoke attached. Some are washed from the gravel by catastrophic events or are crowded out by siblings or leave the gravel during investigative forays. As soon as they are exposed they become easy prey. Fish this fly dead drift close to the gravel as if it were a nymph.
Item	Description	Size	Price	To Top
01138-10	King Alevin	10	3 for $5.25

		Alaskan Fry It is well known that fry emergence can really get big Rainbows chompin'. This is also true of Char, Whitefish and many other predator species. This fly can be fished with a sinking tip line as a live fry or as a dead or injured fry by drifting it along the bottom with a floating line, long leader and lead shot.
Item	Description	Size	Price	To Top
11907-10	Alaskan Fry	10	3 for $5.25

What is the Sandy River Spey Clave?
It's the most copied spey casting program in the world.
It's a gathering of anglers interested in two-hand fly rod fishing.
It's a format for the exchange of spey casting & fishing information.
It's a free spey casting college open to everyone.
It's a show for your entertainment.
It's a place to rub elbows with the best spey casters and steelhead anglers
in the World!
Has been termed, "The Woodstock of spey casting events"!
More info.

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