Although you might still be focused on making your fly-fishing Christmas list, soon enough it will be time to think about which fly-fishing consumer shows you want to attend in the new year. As usual, show season kicks off in Denver, and January is chock-full of great events, from New Jersey to Idaho and from Massachusetts to Northern California.We’ve lost a couple big shows since last year–those in Winston-Salem and Calgary (which is just taking a one-year sabbatical–but we’ve added Atlanta and Plano, Texas.
So find the show nearest you (or the big one you’re willing to travel to) and mark your calendar. Spending two or three days checking out new products, fondling tying materials, or watching one of your heroes on the casting pond is a great way to beat the winter blues. These shows are also great places to check out the new Orvis stuff, such as the new Helios 2 Covert Rods, Battnekill Disc Reels, and a blockbuster as-yet-unannounced new product. If you’ve never been to one of these events, check out the video above, which captures the experience of the Somerset, New Jersey show. And here’s a video of Tom at last year’s show:
January
6-8 The Fly-Fishing Show—Denver, CO
13-14 Western Idaho Fly-Fishing Expo—Boise, ID
14 Cabin Fever Day—Appleton, WI
12-15 International Sportsmen’s Exhibition—Denver, CO
19-22 International Sportsmen’s Exhibition—Sacramento, CA
20-22 The Fly-Fishing Show—Marlborough, MA
27-29 The Fly-Fishing Show—Somerset, NJ
28 Kentuckiana Fly Fishing Show—Shepherdsville, KY
February
3-4 The Fly-Fishing Show—Atlanta, GA
4 Greater Cincinnati Fly Fishing Show—Fairfield, OH
17-19 Great American Fly Fishing Expo—Indianapolis, IN
17-19 43rd Annual Hawkeye Fly Fishing Association Meeting & Show—Iowa City, IA
18-19 The Fly-Fishing Show—Lynwood, WA
24-26 The Fly-Fishing Show—Pleasanton, CA
25 Bear’s Den Fly Fishing Show—Taunton, MA
25 15th Annual Fly Fish New Hampshire Show—Manchester, NH
March
4-5 The Fly-Fishing Show—Lancaster, PA
10-11 Northwest Fly Tyer & Fly Fishing Expo—Albany, OR
11-12 Midwest Fly Fishing Expo—Warren, MI
11-12 Texas Fly Fishing & Beer Festival—Plano, TX
16-19 International Sportsmen’s Exhibition—Salt Lake City
17-19 Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo—White Bear Lake, MN
23-26 International Sportsmen’s Exhibition—Scottsdale, AZ
April
7-8 Wasatch Intermountain Fly Tying & Fly Fishing Expo—Sandy, UT
8-9 Virginia Fly Fishing & Wine Festival—Doswell, VA
21-22 East Idaho Fly Tying Expo—Idaho Falls, ID
Editor’s Note: If I’ve left out any shows, please include the details in the comments below, and I’ll add them to the post. Thanks!
Consumer shows are great places to learn about fly fishing.
Photo by Hutch Hutchinson
Please add the East Idaho Fly Tying Expo. April 21-22 in Idaho Falls, ID.
Web site is srcexpo.com or also on Facebook.
15th Annual Fly Fish New Hampshire Show
Executive Court Banquet Facility
1199 South Mammoth Rd.
Manchester, NH
February 25, 2017
https://www.merrimacktu.org/fly-fish-new-hampshire-show-2017/
https://www.facebook.com/Fly-Fish-New-Hampshire-Show-1653178651616649/
Added. Thanks.
Thank you, Happy Holidays
Why don’t you come down to Florida
Thanks for the post. I’ve never been so I am looking forward to it.
For what it’s worth – Bear’s Den is February 25th, not mid-week in January.
D’oh! Only a full month off. Fixed, and thanks for the correction.
Saw that someone corrected the date for Bear’s Den event. When I saw the date I wondered if that was a mistake.
Thanks, Chuck.
The 2017 Northwest Fly Tyer & Fly Fishing Expo. ,
Friday March 10th and Saturday March 11th, 2017
Linn County Expo Center – (Google Map), Albany, Oregon
https://www.nwexpo.com/
Added. Thanks!
Please add our fly fishing expo information:
The Branson Fly Fishing Expo will be held on July 28 and 29, 2017, from 9am to 5pm in Branson, Missouri. This is the first annual fly fishing event presented by the Missouri Trout Fishermen’s Association, Springfield and Branson Chapters. It will be held at the Branson-Hollister Lions Club Community Center, 1015 E. State Hwy 76, Branson, MO.
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=branson%20fly%20fishing%20expo
https://www.mtfa-springfield.org/news-events/branson-fly-fishing-expo-july-28-29-2017/
March 10th Cheyenne Wyoming Fly Fishing Show
https://www.facebook.com/events/1738215696488414/