here's a photo of the' brown trout' flies and tackle shop, upper mataura river, south island



i don't think GAC has much to worry about.

jim

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The Fishermans Friend is the Flirty Fly,Fickle Food for Fleeting Fish.

So that's how they do it 'down under'

As they say, "it's not how big it is, but what you do with it that counts"

Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it........

looks like the one in Athol, is it the one I am thinking of?

i'll have to look up my route map to see where i went.

jim

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The Fishermans Friend is the Flirty Fly,Fickle Food for Fleeting Fish.

Yes, upper end of the Mataura, Garstons just down the road

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Kim Tribe

Looks great

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http://urbanflyfisher.com/

Now thats the type a trout shop id like to visit and pick up some flies, a real fly shop if ever I saw one...

From the pictures ive seen, Glasgow angling centre looks more like a supermarket or something along those lines, as do most of these mail order centres..
bloody awfull..

Thanks for posting the pic...

fleaflicker

Yeh GAC is more like a gigantic cash and carry warehouse ! BUT in its defence they have a LOT of stuff out on display so you can get a right good look at stuff without having to annoy somebody to go get you something from a box way out back....

Actually you can easily kill a whole afternoon wandering about the GAC...its amazingly huge.

And they dont have salesguys pouncing on you the second you walk in the door..paying it a visit is actually enjoyable.

The shop shown has changed hands. It's now owned and operated by Stu Tripney, a ex-pat Scot and his wife Mel. Stu's well known down here for his bionic flies - mostly made from foam. He's still got lots of tackle and is a Sage Dealer too. His details are:

Stuart Tripney
Stu's Fly Shop
P.O Box 1 , Main Garston Atholl highway.
Atholl 9749, Northen Southland, New Zealand.

Phone Nationally: (03) 2488 890
International Dial: 0064 3248 8890
Mobile: 021 135 6637
e-Mail: stuart@borntofish.co.nz

www.stusflyshop.com

www.borntofish.co.nz

www.bionicflies.com

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Jonathan

"The first men that our Saviour, dear
Did choose to wait upon Him here,
Blest fishers were; and fish the last
Food was, that He on earth did taste:
I therefore strive to follow those,
Whom He to follow Him hath chose."

Issac Walton - The Compleat Angler

Thought I'd seen that photo in this months Trout Fisherman before. Nice one Jim.