News
September Fly Rod Deals
Posted on September 01 2022
What a beautiful scene in the picture above. A quiet, early fall morning with a great feeling of anticipation that soon the big spawning brookies will fill the cold running rivers. To be ready for the September fun, a fisherman needs to be ready and able to switch...
Small Stream Talk
Posted on August 03 2020
I had a great talk with Tom Rosenbauer recently on the subject of small stream fishing. You can check it out on the Orvis podcast right here.
Rangeley Region Sports Shop Turns 75
Posted on January 30 2020
In the year 1945 George Fletcher moved his home business to Main Street Rangeley and opened Fletcher's Fly Shop. His main business was fly tying supplies but also sold flies and other fly fishing gear. He sent out a printed catalog filling orders from all around the country. The catalog...
Rangeley Region Sports Shop expands guiding business
Posted on January 20 2020
Starting this summer we will be growing our guiding business by adding a crew of guides. As our friends and regular customers know, I have been the only guide at the shop since we have owned it. In the past I have turned away sports or referred to others...
Landlocked Salmon Week End
Posted on May 21 2019
A couple weeks ago I was contacted by Matt Supinski of Michigan with the idea of organizing a special seminar in Rangeley featuring our Landlocked Atlantic Salmon and it's history and relation to the Atlantic Salmon. Matt is an active fishing guide, author, and respected speaker. We decided to...
State of Maine Sportsman Show
Posted on March 10 2019
We're heading back to the Maine Sportsman Show in Augusta. We're there all three days Friday the 29th 1 - 8, Saturday 9 - 7, and Sunday 9 - 4. Give us a call if you need us to bring anything special.
Western Maine Fly Fishing Expo 2019
Posted on February 21 2019
Saturday, March 16 is the date for this year's Expo. This year's theme is "Young Folks: Energizing the next generation of fly fishers and conservationists". New seminars and presentations, casting area, kids fly fishing instruction and fly tying bench. Each young angler who completes a "passport" of tasks will be...
Casting for Recovery Tie A Thon
Posted on January 01 2018
Next Saturday, January 6, we'll gather at the Red Onion Restaurant in Rangeley from 9 AM - 6 PM to try to fill 20 special boxes with flies for the June FFIM/CFR day camp. Come for the whole day if you can or just a few hours and enjoy...
Going green
Posted on May 23 2017
The AFFTA (American Fly Fishing Trade Association), estimates that the fly-fishing industry adds about 3.5 million plastic containers to the environment each year from retail fly sales alone! When we first bought the fly shop, we switched to plastic boxes with attached lids, so at least we would...
December Open House
Posted on November 28 2016
Saturday, December 10 9:00 - 5:00 Join us during Rangeley’s “Mountain Holly Days” for our Open House. door prizes, in-store specials, refreshmentsAuthor and Maine Guide Lou Zambello will be signing books and tying favorite flies Christmas Ornament Fundraiser: Folks have been tying flies for our annual contest. We’ll put the...
Fly Tying Contest
Posted on October 31 2016
Rangeley Region Sport Shop's 3rd annual Christmas Fly Tying Contest RULES 1 – Flies must be your own tie, but not necessarily your own design.2 – Flies will not be returned.3 – The fly/flies must be received by RRSS by Thursday, December 1, 2016 4 – Judging is by the...
Western Maine Flyfishing Expo
Posted on March 15 2016
We will have a booth at the Western Maine Flyfishing show again this year. This is our favorite show of the year. It is a great event to see all the people and places that are involved in the flyfishing business in Maine. For more information you can visit the...
New website coming soon.
Posted on February 03 2016
We will be using this site from now on. We have much information to add to it, so check back often. The e-store, fishing reports, and other area information will all be here.
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