Shannon's Fly & Tackle has been selected as the first Gold Endorsed Fly Shop in the country... I dont want to pat ourselves on the back..But I am just to proud and honored to be part of the team...A big thank you to everyone... Obviously Jim, George and Eric but there are many others who worked...

Tim and Joan Flagler of Tightlines Productions put together a video summary of this years SGM Fly Fest...This is the same production that bring us those excellent Fly Tying Vids featuring Matt Grobert... Enjoy... Fish Stories on Vimeo Thanks again to everyone who participated...

Shannon's Fly & Tackle and Dette's Trout Flies are sponsoring the 2nd Annual Sparse Grey Matter Fly Fest. This event is an informal get together of fly tiers and fly fishermen and is open to the public with no charge. The event will be held Sunday Feb. 26th at the Califon Fire House, 41 Main...

Last weekend I ran a trip for Shannons to Lakewood Camps to fish the Rapid River...I highly recommend the camp...The Lodge was comfortable, the food was perfect and the staff was very accommodating and friendly. The Rapid River is a unique fishery, a dam controlled river (top release) in...

Currently over 6800 cfs...The river is about to crest the Main Street bridge in Califon...River Road is completely under water..Some neighbors were evacuated and have water in their homes..I took some video from Hoffmans Crossing but am have problems uploading the file...The Fire Department...

Some pics from the Beaverkill, Willow, East Branch and Main Stem... I Love these waters....

2011 Winning Town | Ultimate Fishing Town USA Roscoe NY was voted the Ultimate Fishing Town in the World Fishing Network voting...Roscoe received over 267,000 votes... I cant think of a more fishing friendly town, Roscoe is located within a 45 minute drive of 5 Blue Ribbon Trout Streams, 4...

Shannon's Fly & Tackle is holding it annual Kid's Fishing Derby on Saturday May 7, 2011 9am-12noon at Califon Island Park, Califon, NJ...Free of Charge and Open to any kid 14 yrs old and under...Fishing will take place in the South Branch of The Raritan as well as the Park...

I had to work in Key West Monday & Tuesday...Took the day off on Wed and tried my hand at tarpon fishing...I have caught them anchored in a channel with bait but this time I would be chasing them on the flats with a 10wt...Conditions were far from ideal with 20+ mph winds...But I still saw...

Lets play a little game... Where Am I.... (difficulty=easy)

NY & NJ's oldest fly shops are sponsoring the first annual Sparse Grey Matter fly tying Event on Saturday February 27, 2011 at the Califon Fire House on Main St in Califon, One block from Shannons Fly & Tackle...10AM-3PM All are welcome to come tie or observe...There is no charge (although...

Dreaming of the Big Bugs On the Big Rivers And the wild fish that swim in its waters

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http://www.cffcm.net/pdf/CFFCM-PressRelease-FlyFest2010.pdf Fly Fest 2010 is scheduled for Feb 13, 2010 at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum in Livingston Manor NY...This event will draw some very good tyers (I refrained from saying Master in an effort to keep the thread count below...

Here is a toast to all...May you have a healthy and prosperous 2010!!! See you on the water! Dan

Scientists study fish to help determine the health of area streams Video - NJ.com NJ Fish & Wildlife electro-shocking a South Branch Tributary...

I ran a group trip to the Adirondacks a few weeks ago...I teamed up with Rich Garfield ( Fly Fish the Adirondacks > Home ), and we split the group...We fished the West Branch of the Ausable and while the hatches were sparse the fishing was good...There was sporadic hatches of Golden Stones, ISOs...

I spent last week working in the Carolinas, GA and TN...My travels took me through the Southern Appalachians including Sumter, Chattahoochee and Cherokee National Forests... Unfortunately I had a crazy timeline and didnt have any free time at all to fish... I saw some water that I wanted...

I was supposed to be on the Beaverkill this weekend but I had to cancel the trip due to the conditions...I needed to do a little fishing this evening..So instead of swinging streamers in the high and off-color South Branch, I decided to hit a Wild Trout Stream...Of course there were no cars...