April 2026 Update #2

To my loyal & valued customers,

Hello and welcome to May 2026. Dare I say that we need rain already. The area rivers are starting to recede to lower than needed levels for this time of year. As you can see, lots and lots of snow around here like we had this year doesn’t keep our water levels up for very long. WE NEED RAIN. Our second stocking for the area rivers will take place in 2-3 weeks. These fish will need current, temps and refuge to be able to sustain themselves so that we can have a decent May & June on our rivers. Please send Mother Nature an email asking her for rain, rain, rain.

The shop is healthy with lots of products for your season ahead. Come in and view the vast array of flies, rods, reels, lines, Korkers boots, etc to get your season started on the right path.

If you want advice on a journey up to Vermont to fish some of the 10 trophy streams that VT. has designated, please stop in and I can help direct you to some of these places. They are all GREAT!!

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.

All future classes have been suspended due to my recent surgeries and lack of instructors to fill the positions. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Regards & See you on the water,

Charlie Shadan

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So You Think You Know Everything?

The ESFS will be running every month interesting factoids…

Hummingbirds feed from a wide variety of plants, but they’re especially drawn to plants with tubular flowers, which fit slender hummingbird beaks perfectly. Red and orange-bloomed plants are also more likely to catch hummingbird eyes, but hummers are also attracted to the colors pink, purple, and yellow.