[Funnel30]

Hey what would be everyones ideal fly shop? Would you want to ever own one or start it up? If you could what would it be like? Is it the small comforting places that your don't feel out of place in or is it a warehouse that often seems endless. Where would you locate your store, in a city center or near a river? Also what city or area would you do this in? Would it have anything besides just a fly shop? Such as an area to relax, possibly grab a drink or two and just talk fishing for a while?
I was just thinking owning a fly shop would be an enjoyable business but what if you could make it more somehow? Maybe its just unrealistic and all but just some crazy ideas that have been popping into my head as I've been unable to get out to the river. So if your not able to spend your time on the river but do have a few hours to kill why not immerse yourself in the next closest thing. Let me know what you think, please don't hold back your thoughts if you also think I am nuts and do need to seriously allocate some time to get to the river.
Curtis

[STARMedic]

Not that Ive ever been in a fly shop other than the large mass sporting good places but here goes....

My ideal place would not only be a small custom Fly shop but have a small diner adjacent, diner would be small maybe 10 tables and a walk up opening at 0300 cause the person running it not only brews fresh joe but also bakes, pastries and breads.....The shop itself would be moderate sized but quaint with gear covering the novice to the seasoned guide....rental boats and yaks outside, casting pond out back......and a lounge area with a couple of plush couches or chairs with the 60 inch plasma on the wall and surround sound, so the counter lizards would have a place to hibernate....And of course the Fly Girls would be workin inside......

Location would be somewhere in Idaho, just inside the city limits, so that those who didnt have time for fishing could stop by and be motivated by those who were fishing all day....

And since Im wayyyyy off in pipedream land I might as well have a pad off behind the casting pond for the Bell 407 that we use for fly in fishing trips.....

Bruce

[gregorykicks]

realistically: Open early so I can buy stuff the morning before I leave. Not the mega stores. I buy at a store dedicated solely to fly fishing and it's about the size of a small one bedroom house. It's just outside of downtown, and that's good. Easy to get to.
I live 1.5hours from the nearest store that has ANY fly fishing equipment now (used to be 5 min) so I'd love a mail order service or something along those lines since I REALLY need a leader and am in trouble. I could buy online I suppose...
ANYWAY... A good place to cast is essential.. I had to cast in a parking lot praying I didn't hit any cars when I tried my rod. An indoor testing place would be amazing, especially since you could do the SAGE cast analizer there. An adjacent bar/resturaunt would be good if you were on/very close to a main river. Downtown wouldn't make sense having a bar/grill.