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Who would win..... Mothra or Sculpzilla? Well come find out at the Giant Fly Sale at the High Desert Angler!! Too many patterns to mention. Most trout flies at 25 cents and tungsten beadheads at $1.oo. We just received huge shipments of new flies from Solitude, Umpqua, and our newest vendor; Idylwilde. We had to bump some of the old stand-by's to make room for these hot new killer patterns. We increased our stock of tungsten beaded flies and brought in some hot new streamers like Sculpzillas. Come in and check out the new stuff and pick up some of your old faves at a great price. Remember, that you get a 20 percent discount on flies when you bring in your own High Desert Angler fly box or fly cup and buy 20 or more regularly priced flies!
Yes it's back and only in Santa Fe! We are offering Tai Chi Fly Fishing classes this spring. This spring we have made a few changes in how we are building the class. Jeff English and I have built 4 one hour sessions, all built around the principals of spiral energy and balance, that will build on each previous class, as well as be of value standing alone. As you may remember me saying last time, I have noticed a considerable personal growth in confidence in and on the water, as well as a more relaxed comportment after a full day of fishing. The four classes will be run on the four Saturdays in March and April, 2-3 pm, indoors at Jeff English' studio. We plan to limit the class size to 6 - 10 people. Advance registration is required. The cost is $20.00 per session. To make reservations or for more information, please call Doug Brown at 505-660-9906, or the High Desert Angler at 505-988-7688.
Rio Grande Trout Stocking: Ok, here we go, the date for this years trout stocking is Thursday March 11th and Game and Fish is seeking voluteers. As usual, meet at the La Junta Pavillion around 8:30 – 9:00 fueled up and ready for a beautiful and tough hike down into the gorge. This year, Game and Fish’s Eric Fry has secured about 5000 Rio Grande cutthroats for the Red and the Rio. I hope we can get a good turn out and help out both the river and the fish. Call the shop for more info, come on out and lend a hand!!
Come and participate in HDA’s second annual Spring Fling, and learn almost every aspect of fly fishing there is. On March 20th, we will have several clinics that will be held on our private waters. It’s an all day event and space is limited! The cost is $200 per person and covers the private use fees. Clinics will include; casting, nymphing (European and Indicator), pocket water, fly fisher’s entomology, photography, and gear!!! Jarrett, Norm, Tad, Tom, Isaac, Doug, and Everett will be instructing these various clinics. Bring your rod, reel, boots, waders, and an open mind to new techniques. Lunch will be provided. Space is limited, so call now to reserve your spot and for more info
Norman Maktima, head guide at the High Desert Angler, and Team USA member will be teaching some classes on European style nymph fishing and loch style stillwater flyfishing techniques. The European nymphing class is a two day event starting on Saturday April 10th, with a three hour classroom day and a full day on the water Sunday April 11th. The cost is $150 and includes a book on Czech Nymphing. The loch style stillwater class is on Saturday May 15th. The first day will be another three hour classroom day with the on the water follow up the next day Sunday May 16th. The cost of this class is $200 (a slight increase for this one to cover the extra costs of the boats). The time and places for both on the water class days will be TBA. The Saturday classroom day for both classes runs from 9:00 am till noon. Please contact Norman Maktima in the shop at 800-988-7688 to sign up or for more info.
The Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited has announced the date for their annual banquet. It'll be at the Inn at Loretto on Saturday April 10th. The Guest Speaker will be Brian O'Keefe. If you've seen cover photos on Field & Stream; Outdoor Life; Fly Fisherman; Fly, Rod and Reel; Fly Fishing Salt Waters; Fly and Fish Magazine; Outside Magazine and Mens Journal, then you've probably seen some of Brian O'Keefe's work. A fly fisher from a very early age, Brian has traveled the world in search of good fish and for the past twenty years, great photos. He is a master level certified fly casting instructor (FFF), dynamic speaker, and a tackle rep for Scientific Anglers in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. We are very pleased he will be visitng from his home territory in Oregon to be speaker at our annual Banquet. Expect great raffle and silent auction prizes, good food and excellent company. Stay tuned: We'll have more on Banquet plans as they develop.
