Hottest Fly Fishing Products for 2009

Hottest Products For First Half 2009!
If you own a shop, most tackle is ordered several months in advance. Picking the hot items in advance is like rolling dice. You never know for sure how the the general fly fishing public is going to respond, or what the season will bring for water flows, fish runs and hatches. Hindsight is nearly always 20/20, but not a great aid to staying in business. Seeing how the season plays out is a fascinating study. Normally our customers make practical decisions, and the trends they set, leads to the development of ever better tackle. We thought you would like to be brought up to date on what fly fishing products are hot this year. The top six were easy to pick because they clearly stand out in their class. Some are brand new for 2009. Others have finally caught on in 2009, and still others are new to The Fly Fishing Shop in 2009.

Introduced in 2008 Buy Rio Gold
Proven in 2009!
The Ultimate Fly Line. A revolutionary taper design allows tremendous loop stability at distance and a unique weight distribution loads a rod at close range for easy casting. The front taper delivers perfect turnover and presentation of flies between sizes #22 and #2, making this the best general purpose, all round fly line on the market.
The long back taper is excellent for mending and for roll and single handed spey casting and the color change between the head and the running line makes it easy to find the perfect load point for each cast.
Line Specifications

The lines features RIO's new Extreme Slickness Technology for an extraordinarily slick, dirt-repelling coating; in addition RIO's AgentX and Super Floatation Technologies ensure the line tip and running line remain floating high. As with all of RIO's premier trout lines a small, neat welded loop in the front end makes it easy to change leaders.

WF3F – WF5F; Length: 90 ft (27.4 m)
WF6F – WF9F; Length -100 ft (30.5 m)
Color: Moss head with Gold running line

Rio Gold Fly Fishing Line Specifications

Line
Size

Running
Line Length

Running Line
Diameter

Rear Taper
Length

Body
Length

Body
Diameter

Front Taper
Length

Tip
Length

Tip
Diameter

Total Head
Length

Head
Weight

30 Ft
Weight

Total
Length

Tensile
Strength

WF3F

0.033

0.045

0.5

0.034

164

106

WF4F

0.034

0.048

0.5

0.035

193

126

WF5F

0.035

0.05

0.5

0.036

228

146

WF6F

52.5

0.036

0.054

5.5

0.5

0.037

47.5

266

168

100

WF7F

51.5

0.037

23.5

0.057

0.5

0.038

48.5

312

193

100

WF8F

50.5

0.038

0.06

6.5

0.5

0.039

49.5

359

218

100

ECHO TR 7130			Length: 13' Sections: 4 Line Weight 7

Grains: 510-620 This is a very popular size for summer steelhead and smaller salmon. This will prove to be a great rod for Deschutes steelhead. So far this model has attracted the most attention of any rod in this series. Tim's top picks in Airflo Lines that bring out the best performance with this Echo TR rod model are: Scandi Compact 540-grain, Delta 7/8 and Skagit Compact 570-grain. We fished a 460-grain Rio AFS head on this rod with a knotless 9' leader and it rocked.
Item	Series	Line Wt.	Action	Handle	Price	To Top
ECHO-TR7130	TR	7	medium fast	Standard	$349.95	-->SALE ENDED

Airflo lines are very smooth!		Spey casting is more easily learned with instruction.
Introduced mid-season 2008, the Skagit Compact heads were designed to make fishing in tough places with heavy level sections of sink tip easier than you thought possible. The heads were developed with the help of serious line nerds and Skagit guides like Dec Hogan, who made their living being able to get the fly down to the fish with limited room to make a "D" loop. These lines increment every 30 grains from 420 to 720, ensuring you will never need to cut and splice a line ever again. The heads range from 23 to 27 feet, come with the toughest loop design in the industry, and are color coded so you will never need to confuse one line from another." NEW! Complete Skagit Compact Head Kit
Item	Description	Size	Price	To Top
SKC360MG	Airflo Skagit Compact Head, Loop Color - Gray	4/5 360-grain 22-feet	$48.95	-->SALE ENDED
SKC390MG	Airflo Skagit Compact Head, Loop Color - Brown	5/6 390-grain 22-feet	$48.95	-->SALE ENDED
SKC420MG	Airflo Skagit Compact Head, Loop Color - White	5/6 420-grain 23-feet	$48.95	-->SALE ENDED
SKC450MG	Airflo Skagit Compact Head, Loop Color - Tan	6/7 450-grain 23-feet	$48.95	-->SALE ENDED
SKC480MG	Airflo Skagit Compact Head, Loop Color - Yellow	7/8 480-grain 24-feet	$48.95	-->SALE ENDED
SKC510MG	Airflo Skagit Compact Head, Loop Color - Pink	7/8 510-grain 24-feet	$48.95	-->SALE ENDED
SKC540MG	Airflo Skagit Compact Head, Loop Color - Orange	8/9 540-grain 25-feet	$48.95	-->SALE ENDED
SKC570MG	Airflo Skagit Compact Head, Loop Color - Light Green	8/9 570-grain 25-feet	$48.95	-->SALE ENDED
SKC600MG	Airflo Skagit Compact Head, Loop Color - Dark Green	9/10 600-grain 27-feet	$48.95	-->SALE ENDED
SKC630MG	Airflo Skagit Compact Head, Loop Color - Light Blue	9/10 630-grain 27-feet	$48.95	-->SALE ENDED
SKC660MG	Airflo Skagit Compact Head, Loop Color - Dark Blue	9/10 660-grain 27-feet	$48.95	-->SALE ENDED
SKC720MG	Airflo Skagit Compact Head, Loop Color - Purple	10/11 720-grain 27-feet	$48.95	-->SALE ENDED

Airflo Skagit Compact Kit
This is the kit for the serious fly fisher who owns a set of spey rods and likes to fine tune their tackle for exacting presentations. This kit contains a full set of Airflo Skagit compact heads: 420, 450, 480, 510, 540, 570, 600, 630, 660 and 720 grain, and both 20lb. and 30lb. Ridge Shooting lines. Everything is organized in a sassy Airflo Line & Reel Case. There is plenty of extra room for a couple of Spey reels and an extra spool or two. There are pockets for extra shooting lines, leaders and tips. Everything is enclosed in a compact padded case. When you show up at the lodge with this outfit, everyone will know you are serious.

Item	Description	Price	To Top
SKCKIT	Airflo Skagit Compact Kit	$450.00	-->SALE ENDED

This could be the canine version of marabou the way it moves and swims in the water. This fur is typically three inches long including the finely tapered guard hairs. This is the fur which gave rise to the popular series of Atlantic Salmon tube flies developed by Swedish tier Hakan Norling. Temple Dog flies are often fairly large, averaging 2"-3" long. Northwest winter steelhead anglers have adopted the Temple Dog style of fly tying largely through the efforts of Jack Cook.


Item	Description	Color	Price	To Top
9000TD RE	Temple Dog Hair, Large, Red		$9.95	-->SALE ENDED
9000TD SU	Temple Dog Hair, Large, Sunburst Yellow		$9.95	-->SALE ENDED
9000TD FB	Temple Dog Hair, Large, Fiery Brown		$9.95	-->SALE ENDED
9000TD OL	Temple Dog Hair, Large, Olive		$9.95	-->SALE ENDED
9000TD DB	Temple Dog Hair, Large, Dark Brown		$9.95	-->SALE ENDED
9000TD BL	Temple Dog Hair, Large, Black		$9.95	-->SALE ENDED
9000TD BU	Temple Dog Hair, Large, Blue		$9.95	-->SALE ENDED
9000TD FL	Temple Dog Hair, Large, Fluorescent Lime		$9.95	-->SALE ENDED
9000TD GR	Temple Dog Hair, Large, Green		$9.95	-->SALE ENDED
9000TD PU	Temple Dog Hair, Large, Purple		$9.95	-->SALE ENDED
9000TD OR	Temple Dog Hair, Large, Orange		$9.95	-->SALE ENDED
9000TD HP	Temple Dog Hair, Large, Hot Pink		$9.95	-->SALE ENDED
9000TD WH	Temple Dog Hair, Large, White		$9.95	-->SALE ENDED

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Shooting Head Wallet	Temple Dog Hair	All pictures are Mouse-over.

The Mangrove Shooting Head Wallet is the real deal for keeping your shooting heads organized. Measuring 5.5" x 6", and made from nylon pack cloth for extreme durability, it allows you to carry five shooting heads without tangles. This unit is large enough to fit five Skagit or Scandi Spey Heads or five large saltwater shooting heads. The Mangrove Outfitters Shooting Head Wallet is unbeatable for value.

Item	Description	Price	To Top
MA SH WALLET	Mangrove Outfitters Shooting Head Wallet	$9.95	-->SALE ENDED