Super Duper Deals On Fly Lines

If you're looking for lines for your saltwater trip this winter we still have some Rio lines in Bonefish Quickshooter, Permit, and Technical Tarpon for 50% OFF.

Loop to Loops

A short film showing how to make a perfect loop-to-loop join from RIO Products on Vimeo.
This film shows how to correctly join two loops together with the loop-to-loop join. Easy to see, and with clear directions and some top tips, this is one of the best knot films out there.

Welding a Loop in a Sinking Tip

This video shows how easy and quick it is to weld a loop in the end of RIO's InTouch "T" sinking material. Whether using T-8, T-11, T-14, T-17 or T-20, the ability to weld a loop in the ends of these level sinking tips allows anglers to quickly customize tips to the required length.



Welding a Loop in a sinking tip from RIO Products on Vimeo.

Fly Line Sale!

All remaining stock of Rio Grand Fly Lines
$45 / reg $74.95

Figuring Out Todays Spey Lines

Two recent videos from Rio explaining the
new Spey Lines and Running Lines.

As usual, Mr. Gawesworth explains things so us dummies can figure it out.

New Stuff In Stock!





Skagit Max
New for 2014. The easiest casting, most powerful Skagit head ever made.
The Skagit Max is an exceptionally easy casting Skagit style shooting head that will cast big flies, and the heaviest sinking tips with the utmost of ease. A unique taper design not only casts all the nasty stuff associated with Skagit fishing, but also forms beautiful loops and is extremely pleasant to cast. The head is built on RIO’s ultra-low stretch ConnectCore for the utmost in casting control and sensitivity, and has a highly visible orange section loop for easy recognition. It is available in a multitude of lengths and weights to cover all rod and angling situations.

Ultra-low stretch core for the best in casting and fishing sensitivity

Easy loading design

Printed ID system on the rear of the head for quick recognition

High viz rear loop.

 


Skagit Max VersiTip
New for 2014. A complete, ready-to-go package for the Skagit angler.

The RIO Skagit Max VersiTip is a ready-to-go Skagit style shooting head system that includes a Skagit Max shooting head with a balanced set of three MOW tips and an appropriately sized ConnectCore shooting line.

Ultra-low stretch core for the best in casting and fishing sensitivity

Easy loading design

High viz rear loop

Complete with shooting line and a selection of tips.



ConnectCore Shooting Line
New for 2014. An incredibly sensitive shooting line with fantastic no-tangle performance - the best shooting line ever made

RIO’s new ConnectCore, shooting line is the very best coated shooting line on the market with tremendous assets for the Spey fly fisher. Built on RIO’s ConnectCore the shooting line has virtually no stretch, allowing anglers to stay perfectly in touch with their fly throughout the swing and feel every slight touch. A thicker diameter handling section prolongs the life of the line and ensures it is very easy to grip the line in cold conditions, while the highly visible front section makes it very easy to see when to stop stripping and make the cast. The unique core also ensures the most perfect coils of line when stripping in – resulting in far few tangles and snarls. A neat 8” welded loop at the front end allows for fast and efficient head changes, while the super slick XS Technology coating floats high and shoots far.

Ultra-low stretch ConnectCore allows anglers to feel every single touch

Thick, highly visible handling section for durability and visibility

Unbelievable no-tangle casting performance



Lines On Sale In Time For Steelheading



While quantities Last!
All Rio Skagit Versitip, Flight, and iFlight lines are 50% OFF



Sage Demo Day & Rio Gold Distance Challenge

This Saturday, April 14, from noon until 4 PM, we'll be hosting the Sage Demo Day

Representation from Sage, as well as CP staff, will be on hand to allow you to try out

current Sage rods in single, switch, and two handed configurations.

This is a free event, there is no charge, just come on down from noon until 4.

In addition, we will be offering free casting tune-ups and demonstrations. If you want to get your casting ready to go for the season, now's the time!

The event will be held at Fort Calgary, which is located at the east end of 9th Avenue, right at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow Rivers. Everyone is welcome to use the Fort Calgary parking lot and the event starts at noon sharp! Although most of the casting will be done on grass, those who want to try switch/spey are urged to bring your waders and try the rods in the Elbow River.

Please do not bring any other fishing equipment! This portion of the rivers is closed to angling so no other equipment (flies, etc.) can be on hand. 

And in addition to all that, we will also be hosting the Rio Gold Distance Challenge during this event.

Participants will test their skills with a 5 weight for distance. Lots of prizes from Rio for winners and participants.

Helpful Information

Intrepid Steelheader, Scott Runciman sent us this chart this morning.

Thought it might be helpful for those who seek knowledge.

Thanks to Scott!



Simon Gawesworth

So sorry we've been cavalier in Blog updates! This past weekend saw us hosting Simon Gawsworth and Ruben Breitkreutz, who instructed our 2-day Spey casting clinic.

Simon did a presentation here at the shop on Friday night, on fly lines, that was excellent. had no idea I could stay interested in a 90 minute presentation on fly lines. I did!

Simon and Ruben were both incredible instructors! Everyone came away as significantly better casters .

For those who haven't sat and watched Simon cast, you need to! It is absolutley amazing....

Thanks again, to Simon and ruben, for doing such an amazing job, and also all of the students who came out. You all did great, worked hard, and were a lot of fun!

New Stuff Arrived In The Last While

Rio Head Case
New for 2011

The ultimate shooting head case with tough 6mm storage bags arranged to allow easy viewing and flipping of heads, as well as mesh pockets for storing leaders and tippet spools. The bags are large enough to hold regular shooting heads, skagit shooting heads and long Scandinavian shooting heads and 10 bags per case leave plenty of room for a varied selection of RIO heads. Additional storage bags can be purchased in sets of 5.

Color: Black/Chartreuse



Rio Skagit MOW Tips

Skagit MOW Tips are exceptionally easy casting, fish catching machines.

MOW Tips are based on the type of sink tips that Skagit maestros Mike McCune, Scott O’Donnell and Ed Ward have designed and used for years. Not only are the MOW tips exceptionally easy to cast, but they also give anglers far more precision in depth control than has ever been possible in the past.

The MOW tip concept is simple; keep the tip length the same, regardless of how long the sinking section is. The majority of MOW tips are 10 ft long and feature a combination of floating and sinking line that gives anglers the greatest depth control. The six tips are as follows:

1. 10 ft floating tip

2. 7.5 ft of floating line seamlessly integrated into 2.5 ft of sinking tip

3. 5 ft of floating line seamlessly integrated into 5 ft of sinking tip

4. 2.5 ft of floating line seamlessly integrated into 7.5 ft of sinking tip

5. 10 ft level sinking tip.

6. 12.5 ft level sinking tip

Each tip features RIO’s new skinny welded loop in both ends for the easiest and fastest rigging.

There are three different sets of MOW tips availble, Heavy, Medium and Light. The Heavy MOW tips utilize T-14 in all sinking sections. The Medium MOW tips utilize T-11 and the Light MOW tips utilize T-8 for all sinking sections. As a guideline, Heavy MOW Tips are best on Skagit line of 575 grains and heavier, with the Medium MOW Tips most suitable for Skagit lines between 475 and 575 grains and the Light MOW Tips being most ideal on Skagit lines lighter than 475 grains. Though this is a guideline, fly size is actually most important and big flies will cast easiest on the Heavy Tips, while light flies will respond best on the Light MOW Tips.

Skagit MOW tips are perfect for fishing through a pool at a variety of depths. An angler can literally “mow” through the pool - starting off shallow when necessary, and then changing the tip to fish a little deeper, changing again to get deeper still and again until all depths have been thoroughly covered.

DON'T MISS THE SAVINGS!!

Winter Clearance Sale Is Still On!!!

but ends soon, come in before its too late!

**Everything in the store starting at 10% OFF up to 60% OFF

Some of the featured items:

**Mastery Spey and Tarpon Lines 50% OFF

** Selected Orvis Fly Rods 30% OFF

** Orvis Wading Boots 50% OFF

** Selected Books and DVDs 40% OFF

** Sage 2000 Fly Reels 30% OFF

** Lots of Fly Tying Items 50% OFF

** Tons of other items priced to clear!!!!