Delaware River Smallmouth Bass Trip

Next Sunday!!

Sunday July 25th @ 8:00AM. The trip is free for everyone, you'll just need to pay for a canoe rental.  We will be floating the river from Knight's Eddy to Matamoras.  You will need a PA or NY fishing license.  Bring your own lunch, water, soft drinks. For meeting place, directions and to sign up please call the shop at 973 244 5990.  

Best fly patterns are white zonkers, chartreuse poppers, olive sculpins and other baitfish, muddler minnows, clousers, deceivers, etc.  Best colors are white, chartreuse, olive, yellow and black.  We will be doing a fly tying seminar to prepare for this trip on Monday night, July 19th at 6:30 pm.  If you'd like to attend the seminar please call ahead to sign up.  The pattern to the right is one example of what we'll be tying.

What you'll need....

• NY or PA fishing license (short term licenses can be purchased)
• 4-8 weight 9' single hand or 11' switch rods (the larger the rod the larger the fly you can cast)
• Waders and boots (We prefer wet wading - buy a pair of neoprene socks and leave the waders at home)
• Leader/tippet (9' 6-10lb) 
• Sunglasses
• Flies (see above)
• Sunblock
• Extra change of clothes (just in case)
• Large smile

G Loomis Launches new rod!

Tight Lines will be one of only a few dealers in the country that will be a part of the big synchronized G Loomis launch.  It will be taking place Friday, August 13th at 8pm.  We will also be doing the launch Saturday August 14th at 11am - 4pm.  Don't miss out on this opportunity to cast what has been 17 years in the making!  Touted as one of the finest rods ever built, be one of the first to cast G Loomis's new creation!

There will be two G Loomis representatives on hand and several rods to cast.  We will be barbecuing around the back of the shop.  All of the casting will take place behind the store.   

 Our YouTube Channel

Tight Lines is proud to announce our new YouTube channel www.youtube.com/tightlinesinnj.  We also added many of these videos to our own website at www.tightlinesflyfishing.com/videos/instruction.htm. This channel is geared towards helping with casting techniques, both single hand and spey.   We will be adding new videos in the future for fly tying techniques, and more videos on casting.  Please help make the channel popular by rating and commenting on our videos or subscribing to our channel.  Please feel free to post any questions, suggestions and/or video requests that you would like to see us add to our channel.

Spey Casting with Simon Gawesworth and Andrew Moy

This is a one-day class on either of the 2 days.  The cost is $325.00 per person per day.  You can come either Saturday or Sunday or both.  Deposits are 50% due at time of booking and are non-refundable within 30 days of the class.  Simon and Andrew will be covering all aspects of spey casting.  They will be working with the students individually, to cover any areas that they feel need attention, or that the student requests, so it doesn’t matter if you’re new to spey casting or advanced in your skills as this class is for everyone.

Saturday or Sunday August 21st and 22nd.  Each day starts at 9:00 am and ends at 5:00 pm. 

Upcoming Trips

New Brunswick, Canada
Atlantic Salmon Fishing & Spey Casting Clinic
This trip will be with Country Haven Lodge.  We will be providing free spey casting lessons as well to go along with the trip.  These lessons will take place on a couple of afternoons between fishing sessions. Please call or contact us for more details on this trip. This is a great opportunity to fish with a spey rod and get brushed up on your technique.  The fall is a great time to be in Canada as the foliage is beautiful and the fish get aggressive with the coming of fall.  Hosted by Andrew Moy and Jody Plonski.

Dates: October 3rd-9th, 2010

Please contact us for more details.

South Andros Island
Maybe you've never bonefished before, or maybe you want to try a new place, or maybe you've joined us in the past and would like to experience what South Andros has to offer again.  Simply put, South Andros provides some of the finest bonefishing in the world.  Vast untouched flats, huge numbers of bonefish, large bonefish, and many other varieties of species to fish for. South Andros also offers hard sand flats making wade/stalk fishing great, whereas the middle bight and other areas of Andros are more often fished from boats due to a higher percentage of softer bottom.  Whether you enjoy wading or or fishing from flats skiffs, South Andros guides can accommodate your desires.

This will be our 10th hosted trip to Andros South lodge.  The guides are fantastic, the food is delicious, and the experience will be unforgettable.  We have limited spots available at this time as many of the guests repeat year after year.  If you're interested in joining us or have further questions about the trip, please contact us now. Hosted by Andrew Moy.

Dates: March 26th - April 2nd, 2011

Please contact us for more details.

Belize - Turneffe Island
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.

Dates: March 5th-12th, 2011

Please contact us for more details.