Ed's Fly Fishing News for the Week of April 19, 2010

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The new fishing year began on April 1st. We have licenses available for sale here at the shop.

There are still some great deals on lots of stuff here at the fly shop. We have older styles of Cloudveil waders at incredible prices, Simms felt soled boots priced to move, and flies starting at 25 cents apiece! All of this is to make room for the new gear for this season. We are getting in more daily, so come check out the deals and what's new for 2010!

Norman Maktima, head guide at the High Desert Angler, and Team USA member will be teaching some classes on loch style stillwater flyfishing techniques. The loch style stillwater class is on Saturday May 15th. The first day will be a 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 place for the fishing class day will be TBA. The Saturday classroom day is from 9:00 am till noon. Please contact Norman Maktima in the shop at 800-988-7688 to sign up or for more info.

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 in 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.