October 2025 Update

The ESFS shop will be closed all week from the 20th – 26th. I will be recuperating after surgery.

I will reopen regular time on Wednesday, October 29th.

Title: What trout like to eat and how to feed them.
October 2, 2025 — 6:45 pm

Presentation by Tim Flagler at United Fly Tyers.
American Legion Hall
357 Great Road
Bedford, MA. 01730
$10.00 for non-members

To my loyal & valued customers,

October brings with it cooler temps and a resurgence in fish activity especially with their feeding habits. Our cooler temps stimulate a drop in stream temps which leads to increase in fish migration and their need to bulk up for the winter months. Check the DFW website to see if they are going to stock the Nissiissit and Squannacock rivers this fall. With the water being so low, they may choose to put the allotment of fish designated for our local rivers in area ponds instead. I have my fingers crossed that they put some fish in our area rivers. Keep an eye out!!

Please visit my website ESFS to see the separate page I’ve created for the Fly University Show that I am sponsoring on March 21, 2026 at the Courtyard Marriott – Nashua, NH. This is the first of its kind educational show dedicated to helping the angler improve their skills and overall knowledge of fly-fishing topics. Stop in the shop for your personal brochure and save the date!!

Pat Perkins — In addition to building a superb bamboo rod is now doing restorations on all types of bamboo rods. If you have a bamboo rod and it is in need of repair, please contact the shop for details.

Regards & See you on the water,

Charlie Shadan

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October Shop Specials

1) Spend $300 total on any 1 invoice during Oct. 2025 and get $40.00 in free merchandise.

2) Spend $600.00 total on any 1 invoice during Oct. 2025 and get $80.00 in free merchandise.

3) Spend $1000.00 total on any 1 invoice during Oct. 2025 and get $120.00 in free merchandise.

Please note: October sale cannot be used with yearly rewards program.

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If you have excess fly-tying materials — hooks, feather, beads, please bring them into the shop. We are going to begin a monthly donation to Project Healing Waters Fly Tying program. Myself and Jon Sweatman will coordinate getting these materials to the program each month.

Thank you for your kindness to these veterans.

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So You Think You Know Everything?

The ESFS will be running every month interesting factoids…

Keep an eye out for the Draconid meteor shower in the late evening of October 9, and the Orionid meteor shower in the predawn hours of October 21–22.