Fly Fishing Equipment Stores Holding Sales

I don't know how many of you subscribe to Bass Pro, Gander Mountain or Cabellas but I've been noticing a lot of clearance ads hitting my email box lateley. I can only imagine the economy has been hitting these fishing equipment shops pretty hard. Christmas sales for most stores was way below normal and I'm sure Bass Pro, Orvis and many of the other more popular sporting goods shops had the same problem.

If you aren't an active member of any of these fishing equipment dealers I suggest you atleast sign up for their newsletters and specials. Dont use your regualar email address, I have one that I only use to sign up for free fishing deals and fly fishing shops to get their ads and online deal notifications. Bass Pro is one of my favorites as they dont cater to primarily fly fisherman so often you can find excellent clearance deals on their White Rivers, Sage and Redington fly rods and reels. Cabellas also has regular sales on their house brand Cabellas fly fishing equipment. I'm sure Orvis while usually not as inexpensive has some good deals going on as well since they announched their new Spring 2009 fly fishing equipment.

Dont think just because your buddies all brag about their expensive hand crafted rods and reels that you have to go out and do the same. With today's economy and everyone trying to save a buck take the time to shop around for your fly fishing equipment. The online vendors like Bass Pro, Cabellas and Gander all have clearance outlets and sections on their sites where they list their discontiued and marked down fly gear.

Fly Fishing Gadgets The Dirty Secret

I'm going to let you in on a dirty little secret about fly fisherman, they love gadgets. The worst part is no matter what type of dirty blue widgets are being advertised most fly fisherman will end up buying it and they usually dont work. There are just tons of fly fishing gadgets, gizmos and thingamabob that are supposed to help you catch fish by the dozens and few if any will ever actually deliver. I for one am a believer in keeping it simple. A fly rod and reel, waders,flies, and a nice stretch of water is all you need to get the job done. Perhaps I'll throw in a fly vest as they are nice to keep things organized but definitely not a necessity. Christmas time is especially rough on those of us that live in the north and the steams are froze over.

There is nothing worse than not being able to get out in the stream and fish so often we spend our winter months browsing fishing catalogues, fishing equipment websites and reading about all the new types of fly fishing gadgets that will be coming in for the next season. Word of warning dont keep your credit card close to the computer while browsing or you'll find yourself buying lots of those useless fly fishing widgets, trinkets and gadgets just because your bored. That's not to say that you can add some much needed fly fishing gear to your Christmas list for other to buy you, but dont waste your own money :) I always try to advise my kids and family what type of fishing stuff to avoid and give them a list of gear I'll be needing in the spring in case they feel they have to buy me fly fishing equipment for Christmas.