fly shops closed

In the last year two fly shops in Silicon Valley have closed. Anyone
else seeing shops shut down? Will we finally see those fire sales of
bamboo rods on eBay?

Mu

mu wrote:
In the last year two fly shops in Silicon Valley have closed. Anyone
else seeing shops shut down? Will we finally see those fire sales of
bamboo rods on eBay?

Mu

Three reasons I can think of:

1. Internet commerce.

2. Cabelas, Bass Pro, etc.

3. No decent fly fishing anywhere near Silicon Valley, at least that I
know of.

Every fly shop I've been to in Silicon Valley has been a yuppie haven
for A River Runs Through It aficionados. They sell more in clothing and
designer umbrella stands and hand carved walking sticks than they do fly
fishing gear.

When I'm in the SF Bay Area and I need fly fishing stuff I go to:

Leland Fly Fishing Outfitters
www.flyfishingoutfitters.com
463 Bush St. (at Grant)
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 781-3474

Not cheap, but a good selection and helpful staff.

It's right opposite the Grant St. entrance to Chinatown.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

On Aug 14, 12:21*am, rw wrote:
mu wrote:
In the last year two fly shops in Silicon Valley have closed. *Anyone
else seeing shops shut down? *Will we finally see those fire sales of
bamboo rods on eBay?

Mu

Three reasons I can think of:

1. Internet commerce.

2. Cabelas, Bass Pro, etc.

3. No decent fly fishing anywhere near Silicon Valley, at least that I
know of.

Every fly shop I've been to in Silicon Valley has been a yuppie haven
for A River Runs Through It aficionados. They sell more in clothing and
designer umbrella stands and hand carved walking sticks than they do fly
fishing gear.

When I'm in the SF Bay Area and I need fly fishing stuff I go to:

Leland Fly Fishing Outfitterswww.flyfishingoutfitters.com
463 Bush St. (at Grant)
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 781-3474

I'll second the Leland outfitters. Also, they have a very cool fly
tying hat.
Frank Reid

On Aug 13, 10:21*pm, rw wrote:

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Every fly shop I've been to in Silicon Valley has been a yuppie haven
for A River Runs Through It aficionados. They sell more in clothing and
designer umbrella stands and hand carved walking sticks than they do fly
fishing gear.

snip

Well the Orvis shop on El Camino and Embarcadero in Palo Alto did not
close. It just moved to Santana Row.

I have caught really beautiful (and small) wild trout in Silicon
Valley. But not what I would call terribly interesting fishing other
than the seemingly miraculous existence of it. Heard good things
about striper fishing in San Luis reservoir about an hours from here
but never actually made the trip. I think there probably is quite
good surf fishing that is untapped and secretive. But I've got no
time to fish these days so don't much matter either way.

Mu

On Aug 13, 11:31*pm, mu wrote:
In the last year two fly shops in Silicon Valley have closed. *Anyone
else seeing shops shut down? *Will we finally see those fire sales of
bamboo rods on eBay?

Mu

We're losing them here in the Northeast. A few in southern and central
NH have closed recently, and a well known shop on the Farmington River
will be closing later this year. The closest shop to me is about 25
miles, and the owner is an asshole, so I do most of my shopping online
or at shows.

george9219 wrote:
snip
The closest shop to me is about 25
miles, and the owner is an asshole, ...

Which direction?

I haven't been in a fly shop in a few years now. Of course, I'm not fishing
near as much as I used to either, but the annual trek to the fly fishing
show seems to keep me in supply.
--
TL,
Tim
-------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

On Aug 17, 11:20*pm, "Tim J."
wrote:
george9219 wrote:

snip

The closest shop to me is about 25
miles, and the owner is an asshole, ...

Which direction?

I haven't been in a fly shop in a few years now. Of course, I'm not fishing
near as much as I used to either, but the annual trek to the fly fishing
show seems to keep me in supply.
--
TL,
Tim
-------------------------http://css.sbcma.com/timj

B&G Sporting in Westfield.
Our annual trip to the show, plus a little mail order usually takes
care of my needs.
Have you been getting out at all? The high water this year, plus a
couple of situations earlier in the season has limited my trips this
year as well.
Swift is still running at +/- 200 CFS, but with the new valve, most of
it is coming from the bottom, so the temp is under 60 deg, fishing is
slow.
All that said, I caught my best fish of the year, 21", on a streamer
near the "secret spot" on Monday.

george9219 wrote:
On Aug 17, 11:20 pm, "Tim J."
wrote:
george9219 wrote:

snip

The closest shop to me is about 25
miles, and the owner is an asshole, ...

Which direction?

I haven't been in a fly shop in a few years now. Of course, I'm not
fishing near as much as I used to either, but the annual trek to the
fly fishing show seems to keep me in supply.

B&G Sporting in Westfield.

Yeah, I quit going there at all. They don't even bother greeting customers
that come in.

Our annual trip to the show, plus a little mail order usually takes
care of my needs.
Have you been getting out at all?

Twice all year. It's a long, multi-layered story I'll bore you with when we
meet up.

The high water this year, plus a
couple of situations earlier in the season has limited my trips this
year as well.
Swift is still running at +/- 200 CFS, but with the new valve, most of
it is coming from the bottom, so the temp is under 60 deg, fishing is
slow.
All that said, I caught my best fish of the year, 21", on a streamer
near the "secret spot" on Monday.

Brown? 'Bow? Do tell.
--
TL,
Tim
-------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

On Aug 19, 10:32*pm, "Tim J."
wrote:
george9219 wrote:
On Aug 17, 11:20 pm, "Tim J."
wrote:
george9219 wrote:

snip

The closest shop to me is about 25
miles, and the owner is an asshole, ...

Which direction?

I haven't been in a fly shop in a few years now. Of course, I'm not
fishing near as much as I used to either, but the annual trek to the
fly fishing show seems to keep me in supply.

B&G Sporting in Westfield.

Yeah, I quit going there at all. They don't even bother greeting customers
that come in.

Our annual trip to the show, plus a little mail order usually takes
care of my needs.
Have you been getting out at all?

Twice all year. It's a long, multi-layered story I'll bore you with when we
meet up.

The high water this year, plus a
couple of situations earlier in the season has limited my trips this
year as well.
Swift is still running at +/- 200 CFS, but with the new valve, most of
it is coming from the bottom, so the temp is under 60 deg, fishing is
slow.
All that said, I caught my best fish of the year, 21", on a streamer
near the "secret spot" on Monday.

Brown? 'Bow? Do tell.
--
TL,
Tim
-------------------------http://css.sbcma.com/timj

'Bow. Really dark, almost black. Kype on lower jaw had worn a groove
in the upper. Surprisingly, not much of a fighter. If he had pressed
the issue in the fast water, I think it would have been game over.

On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:31:36 -0700 (PDT), mu wrote:

In the last year two fly shops in Silicon Valley have closed. Anyone
else seeing shops shut down? Will we finally see those fire sales of
bamboo rods on eBay?

Mu

Is it just me or does anyone else find it somewhat telling that Silicon Valley
can't (won't?) support brick-n-mortar stores...or that folks think B-n-M are a
good business venture in such a place? I'll take RW's word that they are
ARRTI-inspired and stocked, but even so...

TC,
R