Rangeley Region Sports Shop

Assorted colors: red, orange, yellow, and white.  If you order online we will send an assortment unless you note which color you want and we have e...

Guest tiers will be sharing their expertise with you this winter.  We meet at Furbish Brew House and Eats, just one door down from the shop.  Knowl...

A Fisherman's Guide to Maine tells you where, when and how to catch game fish in Maine.  From migrating striped bass along the south coast to nativ...

  A.P. stands for all purpose. The pattern was created by Denny Rickard of Oregon in the early 90's. It was used for copying the Damsel fly nymph ...

One of the the most popular and versatile dry flies ever created. Imitates many bugs from the Midge to the big Drakes. A fly that should be in ever...

This pattern is an Adams with a yellow tag on the back end. This yellow tag can simulate the egg sack that forms on the mayfly. I find it also can ...

This is an Adams pattern with a big white Wulff wing. The fly is high floating with a great profile.

A pattern from Thomas Ames' Hatch Guide and over the years I have found it to be the most productive pattern for the alder fly hatch that happens o...

Amadou is a species of fungus that grows in shelf-like formations on old trees.  It has been highly prized by anglers for years.  It works great fo...

This is a large stonefly pattern designed and tied by one of our tier, Dan LaPointe from New Hampshire.

The Antron egg fly is a very realistic egg fly, which when wet becomes very translucent. I have caught fish on it during the spring sucker spawn an...

The Barr emerger was created by John Barr. It is one of the best nymphs to use where there are lots of Blue Winged Olives and other small mayflies.

Created by John Barr.  It's one of the most effective Mayfly nymphs ever created. A good compliment to the Pheasant tail.

The Barr emerger was created by John Barr. It is one of the best nymphs to use where there are lots of Blue winged olives and other small mayflies....

Some essential flies to get the beginner started. We've chosen a dozen flies that are effective and easy to fish - real classics - all tied right h...

a local casting streamer, popularized by Harry Cary, "The Dean of Steep Bank Pool"

Another very effective Alvin Theriault fly. Good as a leach pattern.

A simple dry fly with two hackle colors. The brown for the fish to see and the white for the fisherman.

My favorite streamer,created by Herb Welch in Oquossoc Maine. Tyed with marabou feather for great motion in the water.

An all black version of the Black Wullf.

This is an old pattern added to the Wulff family by Dan Bailey of Montana in the 1930's.

One of the most abundant mayflies in a low profile pattern.

A new pattern created and used for years by my saltwater tyer. A great sand colored flats fly.