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With a purchase of over $400.00 you will receive a free fly line of your choice. Spey lines not included. Limited to one line per person during the event. Sale items not included.
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Maine Artist David B. Tibbetts
David will be here displaying his beautiful watercolors. His work captures many of the historic fisheries from our wonderful state. David will have a free raffle for one of his prints named, “Saint Anne Salmon”.
Saco Salmon Restoration Alliance
Come and meet some of the members from this alliance that have worked with tireless dedication to restore the Atlantic Salmon Runs to the Saco River.
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The folks from Malden Anglers have had a clubhouse on a private trout pond in Saugus for 70 years. These guys do a lot for Project Healing Waters and kids. Malden Anglers will be raffling off a free one year membership for one person. $250.00 value.
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Phillip Brekke, the program lead for Project Healing Waters Northeast Passage and Joe Cresta the New England Regional Coordinater will both be here representing Project Healing Waters.
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Test Cast 100’S of Fly Rods!!
We’ll have a large casting area along side a huge tent under which will be a diverse display of fly rods manned by reps or pros from Winston, Scott, Echo, Redington, Hatch, Fishpond, Rio, Nautilus, Regal, Costa Sunglasses and more. They will have fly rods set up and ready to compare and test cast at your leisure. Look below for more details on casting your way into a raffle.
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Professional Fly Tying Demo
Joe Calcavecchia of Saltwater Custom Flies and Scott Fisher. Joe is an extraordinary production fly tier who ties thousands of flies each year. His patterns are innovative, time tested and a staple in many fly fishers fly boxes. Scott is one of those rare people who can find intricate detail in things many people would consider mundane. He has applied that ability to his inspection of all the fish foods he can get his hands on and adds those intricacies to make flies to imitate all types of fish food. He is very innovative in his fly designs and in his use of common materials. Both Joe and Scott’s attention to detail is evident in their flies and a testament to their skills. Joe and Scott will be tying in our shop during the entire day and will be willing to help you with any fly tying questions that you may have. Every fly that Joe and Scott tie during the Expo will be put into two Eldredge Bros. fly boxes and given away as a door prize.
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Cast to Win Prizes
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COSTA
The Hilyard’s will be here signing their newly released book, Herbert L. Welch: Black Ghosts and art in a Maine Guides Wilderness. Graydon is the author of Bogdan and is coauthor with his son, Leslie, of Carrie G. Stevens: Maker of Rangeley Favorite Trout and Salmon Flies. He is a leading scholar of Maine fly fishing and fly tying history. His son Leslie is an expert fly tier, specializing in Welch and Carrie Stevens patterns from the Rangeley Region of Maine.
All of the flies tied by Joe Calcavecchia during the Expo in an Eldredge Bros Fly Box
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We will have Maine Sporting Camps here. These camps offer some of the best fishing opportunities that can be found in Maine. Trout live in beautiful places and that’s where these camps are located. Each camp is offering a free raffle for a two night stay at their beautiful Camps.
Bradford Camps Free Lodging for Two People Two Days, Two Nights, with Meals $800.00 value
Red River Camps Free Lodging for Two People Two Days, Two Nights, with Meals $610.00 value
Free Antique Tackle Appraisals
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Flies For Kids Raffle
The day of the our Expo will be the last chance to buy a raffle ticket to win Cliff Bugger Beast fly boxes stuffed full of flies tied for many species of fish and donated by generous tiers from all over the USA. The proceeds raised in this raffle will go towards purchasing fly tying kits from Wapsi to hand out to kids who show an interest in learning to tie flies. Tickets are $10.00 per chance and the lucky winner takes all! At the time of this mailing the value of these flies is well over $4000.00.
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Free Food
Great Bay Trout Unlimited will be the chefs on hand. They will have the grills fired up and be serving free hot dogs, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, veggie burgers, soda, and coffee all day long to anyone with an appetite. There will be free breakfast sandwiches & doughnuts for those who get here early. All food is provided by Eldredge Bros. Fly Shop.
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