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Who We Are
Tight Lines is a full-service fly shop offering products from many of the finest manufactures in the business, fly casting classes in both single & double hand (spey), fly tying classes, guided trips in both NY & NJ, and destination trips to Canada, the Bahamas and beyond. We also offer knowledge for fishing locally as well as for those looking to do a trip of a lifetime to a near or far away destination.   

The products we carry are from leading fly fishing companies including: Sage, G.Loomis, Winston, Temple Fork, CND, Beulah, Ross, Scierra, Guideline, Hardy,  Waterworks, Lamson, Teton, Tioga, Vosseler, Nautilus, Tibor, Redington, Sci Angler, Airflo, Rio, Cortland, Carron Jetstream, Dan Bailey's, Cloudveil, Dyna King, HMH, Renzetti, Peak, Outcast, Action Optics, Fishpond, William Joseph, Hareline, Wapsi, Spirit River, Tiemco, Gamakatsu, Daiichi, Mustad & many other great products including a huge selection of fly tying material for both fresh and saltwater, much of which, is hard to find. 

No matter what species you pursue Tight Lines has the tying materials, equipment, experience and knowledge to help make your next fishing trip a success.

Where We Are
Tight Lines is located in northern NJ just off route 80 and convenient to Routes 46, 23, 287, 280 and 3. We are within 30 minutes of New York City via the George Washington Bridge and within 30 minutes of the NY state border via Route 287. Click our contact page for contact info, hours of operation, and directions. Our hours of operation and contact info can also be found at the bottom of every page in our website.

Our Home Waters
Although we don't have a river running through our backyard or rolling waves a mile down the street, we are centrally located to many NJ rivers and at the heartbeat of the NY metro area for fly fishers looking for a diverse well stocked fly shop. Some of the NJ rivers we would consider our home waters to be include Ken Lockwood Gorge on the South Branch of the Raritan, the Pequest, the Muscenetcong, the Flatbrook, the Ramapo, and the Paulinskill.  We also cater heavily to those traveling to the Catskills of NY, PA, CT, NE Saltwater locations, and the Great Lakes tributaries (Salmon River in Pulaski, Cattaraugus Creek, Oak Orchard, etc) for salmon and steelhead.   

Spey Casting & Fishing
Our affiliate company East Coast Spey provides lessons in spey casting for both single and double handed anglers. We offer both group and private classes depending upon your needs, wants, and desires. 

Maybe you're new to spey and want to learn, maybe you're fishing for trout in a small stream and can't keep your line out of the trees, maybe you want to cast large saltwater patterns for stripers in a rip, or maybe you're heading off to Russia or BC and need to hone your skills to maximize your trip investment. Simply put, East Coast Spey can lead you to spey casting success. 

We also demonstrate for various groups, clubs, and organizations. Our goal is to demonstrate how spey casting can add effectiveness, efficiency and excitement to fly fishing.  

For more info on any of the info above or in this website please Email or call us at 973-244-5990.

Beginner Trout Fly Tying
Four week course Tuesdays February 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd 2010 @ 6:30pm each night. Learn to tie some great patterns to catch trout on your local waters here in NJ as well as anywhere else in the world. Limited to 8, $80 per student. 

Warmwater Fly Tying
Four week course Thursdays February 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th 2010 @ 6:30pm each night. Learn to tie flies for panfish and bass. Streamers, surface poppers and bottom bouncing patterns will be included in the course. Limited to 8, $80 per student. 

Advanced Trout Fly Tying
Four week course Tuesdays March 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd 2010 @ 6:30pm each night. Learn to tie more tantalizing trout flies for wild trout on the Delaware River or maybe your making a trip to Montana. Limited to 8, $80 per student. 

Beginner Trout Fly Tying
Four week course Thursdays March 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th 2010 @ 6:30pm each night. Learn to tie some great patterns to catch trout on your local waters here in NJ as well as anywhere else in the world. Class limited to 8, $80 per student. 

Miramichi River Trip
July 4th-10th, 2010 & 
October 3rd - 9th, 2010

We will be hosting our 2nd annual trip to the Miramichi River with Country Haven Lodge.  The fishing last season was great and everyone on the trip caught fish.  We will be providing free spey casting lessons to go along with the trip. This is a great opportunity to fish with a spey rod and get brushed up on your spey casting technique... 

Bahamas Bonefish Trip
March 27th - April 3rd, 2010

We will be hosting our bi-annual trip to Andros South Lodge in South Andros, Bahamas. The lodge offers some of the finest bonefishing in the world not to mention excellent accommodations, superb local cuisine, and world class guides. For more info click here.

Missouri River, Montana
July 1st-8th, 2010 

Do you Like dry fly fishing? If so, you'll love the Missouri River. The Missouri is like a giant spring creek, only it's a tailwater. The rainbow and brown trout are super plentiful and extremely hard fighting. Incredible hatches of caddis and PMD's drive hoards of big trout to the surface. It's not uncommon to see a pod of 50-100 rainbows rising continuously in formation or a smaller pod of large browns feeding along a grassy bank.  Truly a unique fishery. It is also a great nymph fishery and the streamer fishing for big browns can also be outstanding...

Sage 99 Series Rods
Nymphing is one of the best ways to put more fish in your net.  Sage's new 99 Series, available in weights 4-8, is 9 foot 9 inches of nymphing pleasure.

Made from the same technology as the Z-axis the 99 is light and well balanced to high stick comfortably and drift nymphs effectively. It's also a great dry fly rod for deep wading on large rivers such as the Delaware.  

European Nymphing DVD with Jack Dennis and Vladi 
Go fly fishing with Jack Dennis, Vladi Trzebunia and Team USA as they demonstrate the ins and outs of European Nymphing, including techniques used by French, Polish, Czech, and Spanish anglers. Learn to become a more effective nymph fisherman without the use of indicators. After honing the skills on this DVD, you should be able to double your hookups. Learn casting, rigging, equipment, flies and knots plus a special section on tying. Over 230 minutes.

Sage Vantage Series Rods
If you're looking for a new moderately priced easy to cast rod, Sage's new Vantage Series is a clear winner. 

It's moderate-fast action will load up easy and cast effortless loops. These rods give beginning casters a high level of line feel, creating a quicker more instinctive understanding of when to apply power.

Sage XI3 Series Rods
Sage's new XI3 series rods are lighter, faster, crisper and more forgiving then it's predecessor the XI2. 

By far one of the finest casting saltwater rods I have cast, the XI3 is bound to be a Sage classic. Available in sizes that will accommodate the skinniest of flats to the darkest of blue waters, 6-16 weight.   

Secure Footing with "The Guide" Wading Boot by Korker  
Come and try the new wading boot by Korker. Some of the key features are, durability, lightness and an innovative lacing mechanism. One of the other key features is the only interchangeable sole system on the market that will accommodate any fishing situation. The boot comes with a felt and rubber sole.  An intense cleated sole can be purchased separately for chasing steelhead on the Salmon River in NY, stripers along a jetty, or anywhere you need a heavy duty cleated sole.    

We're proud to announce that we've made available a selection of fine hand crafted bamboo trout rods. These finely crafted bamboo rods are available in 3-6 weight.