The Fly Rod Shop is a retail store providing all products related to fly fishing or spin fishing. The shop first opened in 1973, over 30 years ago, and we have a strong heritage of serving the Northern Vermont fly fishing community with great products. In March of 2001, Bob Shannon, owner of the Stowe based guiding service Fly Fish Vermont, bought the Fly Rod Shop as a way to expand and complement both businesses.

Bob Shannon, the owner and head guide, has been teaching and guiding in the area since 1986. He has taught a class at the local Johnson State College in Johnson Vermont on fly fishing for the past 10 years,and has consistently been featured in the press for excellence in fly fishing and guiding.He is also a member of Vermonts Fish & Wildlife Board that helps the Fish & Wildlife Department with decisions regarding Vermonts fishing and wildlife management.press
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Another one of our guides is Josh Adams,who has been guiding for Bob for the past 7 years, and has been fishing in Vermont for the last 12 years. He knows all of Vermont's great Fly Fishing spots. Returning this year after getting married last July,is Jim Smith another guide with 10 years of experience in fishing Vermont waters and retruning for his second year is Dave Washburn. Another familiar face around the Fly Rod Shop is Karen Guile, originally from the Northest Kingdom of Vermont,she has been with the Fly Rod Shop for 4 years helping to teach all our programs,such as our One Day Vermont Fly Fishing Schools,Casting clinic's,Junior Fishing Program,Corportate Fishing trips.

Remember, we are one of Vermont's top Fly Fishing & Spin Fishing retail stores and our friendly,knowledgeable staff can outfit everyone with the best in fishing gear.We carry G.Loomis Rods,Winston Rods,St. Croix Rods,Scott Rods, Temple Fork Rods,Bauer Reels,Ross Reels, Waterworks Lamson Reels,G.Loomis Reels,Pflueger Reels,Okuma Reels,and we also carry a complete line of Simms clothing and Chota Wading Boots.The Fly Rod Shop works hard to keep the best gear for all experience levels. We make sure that our staff KNOWS the gear. All the people who work here are avid fly fishers, guides for Fly Fish Vermont, and friendly, knowledgeable teachers. We make sure that we can help get you the best gear, and explain why and how to use and maintain the products.

If you're just getting interested in fly fishing, or have been casting lines for 50 years, you'll enjoy coming into the shop to chat with our sales staff or try casting a new rod on our on site trout pond! Open Monday-Saturday 9 am-6 pm and Sundays 10 am to 4 pm.