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How the O'Briens succeeded the Richards as the owners of the Rangeley Region Sport Shop
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Shop History
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A Short Reflection on Fly Tying and RRSS by guest blogger Carlene Byron
Carlene and a friend visited the shop and her friend took a tying lesson. Afterward Carlene wrote this reflection.Read now -
Fishing Photos of George Fletcher, the Shop's Founder
He was not only a good businessman, but George was an angler at heart. These are fish from some of his travels.Read now -
George Fletcher
Read nowA great grandson of George Fletcher, our shop's founder, shares some photos of George at the Rangeley Region Sport Shop.
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Just a Handshake
Read nowTry to picture it: A man works a demanding job in New York. Work is exhausting. The city is crowded. For relaxation he fishes on vacation. For several years, he and his wife travel to Rangeley on...
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The Beginnings
Fly tying became a hobby for George Fletcher in 1934 and within four years he was selling to the trade. In 1937 he gave up his career as Kingfield High School principal and took on other work as he developed a tackle supply business working out of his home.Read now -
Fletcher's Fly Stamps
Read nowHere's another “treasure” we found in a box when we bought the store. Looks to be a set of stamps for labeling flies when they were mailed out. We're so glad they survived to be found by us. Our guess...
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George Fletcher and President Ronald Reagan
Read nowWe are so happy that Willard Hatch gave us this photo he took of George Fletcher, the founder of our shop. The first member of the Veazie Salmon Club to catch an Atlantic Salmon in the Penobscot River each spring...
