In the '60s there were no fly shops to speak of in the USA.

It seems like there was one opening every month or so in the '70s, '80s and
'90s.

Now they are closing just about as fast.

By 2010 the only fly shops left will be the good destination shops that
survive selling flies and guiding.

Every major city will have several box stores like a Cabelas, Bass Pro,
Orvis, LL Bean, Sportsman's Warehouse, REI...........

Not complaining , only making a prediction from within.

Small business in America better be in your garage (with no employees) if
it's going to be around.

--
Bill Kiene

Kiene's Fly Shop
Sacramento, CA, USA

Web site: www.kiene.com


"Wayne Knight" wrote in message
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Indianapolis had two fly shops, a well stocked multi vendor
Winston/Sage/Loomis dealer, nice folks but overall a fairly sterile and
boring shop; and an independant Orvis Dealer called Royal River. The fly
shop stuff was limited to Orvis but you could go in anytime and talk
fishing and hunting, tie flies, hang out, etc. Pretty good bunch of folks.
And it was the best place in Indy for Outdoors literature and if you were
into that stuff, Filson and Patagonia.

Royal River is no more, it sat in a fairly high traffic affluent area of
Indianapolis and it seems that Orvis is going to open a company store a
mile or so up the road. I understand business is business better than most
people, but this is not the first time I've seen them put a company store
near the location of an independent dealer who sold their stuff. The guy I
talked to told me it was the final nail in the decision to close up shop.

The company may give a lot to conservation efforts and stand behind their
wares, but IMO, woe to anyone who wants to go to bed with them in business
and develop the market.