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Please join us at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 15 Seminar Topic: "Pike & Walleye techniques in Southern Aberta" with David Blair. Join David for a discussion on how to be successful on your next reservoir outing. Learn how to experience pike and walleye on local waters with your existing trout gear or if you’re interested in pursuing the “big one” he’ll discuss tackle and techniques to help you in that pursuit. As always this in-store seminar is free and available to anyone interested - no registration required. Next week's seminar: Lake Fishing 101 with Wayne Posyluzny For additional information about the shop or to learn more about upcoming in-store presentations please visit our website at www.fishtalesflyshop.com Fish Tales Fly Shop 626, 12100 Macleod Tr. Calgary, AB 403-640-1273

Please join us on Saturday, March 14 for our annual customer appreciation open house and sale. We have several activities planned throughout this all-day event. We will be having drinks and finger foods from area restaurants throughout the day. In-store tying demos by Fish Tales' staffers. Chris Iskiw from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Aaron Caldwell from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Terry Johnson between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Weather Permitting Access to a casting analyzer and evaluation of your cast from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. NEW THIS YEAR..... CASTING COMPETITION from 2 pm - 5 pm FFF Certified Casting Instructor and Fish Tales employee, Walter Simbirski together with his daughter Laura will be overseeing a casting competition. Participants will be awarded points based on their accuracy and distance skills. Winner of the accuracy competition will receive a $75.00 Fish Tales gift certificate. Runner up will receive a $50.00 Fish Tales gift certificate. Distance caster will receive a $50.00 Fish Tales gift certificate. In-store sales: 10% off all fly tying materials and hooks 10% off all books 15% off all regular-priced Cloudveil clothing. As always during this event we'll be having hourly draw prizes (must be present to win.) Rio/Redington Buff (10 a.m.) SA Mastery GPX line - winners choice of line weight (11 a.m.) MonoMaster (12 p.m.) Selection of Dr. Slick tools (12 p.m.) Fly Tying Material selection (1 p.m.) Long sleeve SAGE T-shirt (1 p.m.) Redington T-shirt (2 p.m.) Winner's choice of HADZ Headwear (2 p.m.) Airflo Ridge Line - winner's choice of weight (3 p.m.) Rio Gold Fly Line - winner's choice of weight (4 p.m.) All customers who come by on Saturday, March 14 can enter their names for a chance to win the door prize at the end of the day. All entrants (even those who've won an hourly draw) will be entered to win. First draw will be for a Scott Light Trout G-series 9' 4wt rod. Second draw is for a $100 Fish Tales gift certificate. We invite you to stop by to take advantage of in-store specials, share fish tales, and start dreaming about the upcoming season. For additional information about the shop or to learn more about upcoming in-store presentations please visit our website at www.fishtalesflyshop.com Fish Tales Fly Shop 626, 12100 Macleod Tr. Calgary, AB 403-640-1273

Birchy, They will be available on-line. https://www.albertarelm.com/

Just confirmed with the AlbertaRELM help desk that '09 fishing licences will be available starting March 18.

Darren's planning to show some of the flies he tied at the Country Pleasures' seminar but will also demonstrate some different patterns/techniques. We've also asked him to showcase newer materials from some of his product lines. Hope to see you there.

Please join us at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 8 Seminar Topic: "Favorite Trout Patterns with Darren Banasch." Darren - author of "Which Fly Do I Use" and owner of Hook and Hackle - will demonstrate a favorite stonefly pattern, a new technique for easy parachutes, and more. As always this in-store seminar is free and available to anyone interested - no registration required. Next week's seminar: Fly Fishing for Pike... For additional information about the shop or to learn more about upcoming in-store presentations please visit our website at www.fishtalesflyshop.com Fish Tales Fly Shop 626, 12100 Macleod Tr. Calgary, AB 403-640-1273

Thanks for the feedback. We've asked Aaron to be sure to use the lighter background - like the one in the Bucanero - for future ties. I'll see what I can do about a larger format for the bigger pictures. (Dave's said the same thing) Nancy

Visit the Fish Tales website feature flies page for step by step instructions for select flies. We've posted a few patterns and tying instructions for flies we're often asked about in the shop. Watch that page for additional patterns as we continue to post. Dave

Please join us at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 1 Seminar Topic: Tying with Mink and Methods of Dubbing with Wayne Posyluzny. Wayne will demonstrate several different dubbing application methods including twisting and using dubbing ropes. He’ll also touch on some of his “go-to flies” for when nothing else seems to be working. As always this in-store seminar is free and available to anyone interested - no registration required. For additional information about the shop or to learn more about upcoming in-store presentations please visit our website at www.fishtalesflyshop.com Fish Tales Fly Shop 626, 12100 Macleod Tr. Calgary, AB 403-640-1273

Please join us at 1 p.m. on Sunday, February 22 for an informational seminar on the state of the Bow River. If you've wondered what's happened to fish populations on the Bow since the 2005 flood this seminar will answer your questions. Join Paul Christensen, provincial senior fisheries biologist for the Bow River and its tributaries, for a presentation about the Bow. Paul will present results from annual electorshocking studies. He'll discuss population numbers, size and species distribution. Presentation will be followed up with a question and answer period. As always this in-store seminar is free and available to anyone interested - no registration required. For additional information about the shop or to learn more about upcoming in-store presentations please visit our website at www.fishtalesflyshop.com Fish Tales Fly Shop 626, 12100 Macleod Tr. Calgary, AB 403-640-1273

Please join us at 1 p.m. on Sunday, February 15 for a tying seminar with Fish Tales' staffer and Bow River Guide Aaron Caldwell. During this seminar Aaron will tie patterns with some new materials including: Swisher's Wiggly Hackle - rubber leg hackle for Rubber Buggers Spirit River's Jailhouse Marabou - awesome looking new marabou - and DNA materials Enrico Puglisi Streamer Brush with Micro Legs Montana Fly Company Flex Wing and Sculpin Heads Adhesive Back Furry Foam for tying saltwater crabs or hopper/stonefly patterns. As always this in-store seminar is free and available to anyone interested - no registration required. For additional information about the shop or to learn more about upcoming in-store presentations please visit our website at www.fishtalesflyshop.com Fish Tales Fly Shop 626, 12100 Macleod Tr. Calgary, AB 403-640-1273

Please join us at 1 p.m. on Sunday, February 8 for "Saltwater Fishing 101." Discussion will include: What to pack - clothing and gear essentials. Knots Things to do before you go As always this in-store seminar is free and available to anyone interested - no registration required. For additional information about the shop or to learn more about upcoming in-store presentations please visit our website at www.fishtalesflyshop.com Fish Tales Fly Shop 626, 12100 Macleod Tr. Calgary, AB 403-640-1273

This weekend marks the seventh annual Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition. This year's event is taking place at Spruce Meadows and runs from Friday, January 23 to Sunday, January 25. Fish Tales is exhibiting at the Expo and we've set up a good selection of our newer product offerings to showcase at the event. In addition, we've coordinated a slate of in-booth presentations. For a complete list of these presentations please visit our website. We look forward to seeing everyone at the show.

We have been asked about registration. All of our seminars are free to all and it's just first come first serve for the few chairs that are available. David

Please join us on Sunday, January 18 when Dan Jackson, contributor to Canadian Fly Fisher, will be presenting an overview of spey lines and setups. Dan will discuss how to figure out the best match of line type and weight for a variety of fishing techniques including swinging streamers, nymph fishing, and dry fly fishing with spey rods. He'll cover the use of head style systems to keep your spey rod setup as versatile as possible. Dan is a certified fly casting instructor with the Federation of Fly Fishers and a keen Bow River angler. Seminar starts at 1 p.m.