Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Shop Hours Reminder

HOLIDAY SHOP HOURS ARE FOLLOWS:

NEW YEARS EVE: 10AM TO 2PM
JANUARY 1: CLOSED
JANUARY 2: 10AM TO 6PM
JANUARY 3: 9AM TO 5PM
JANUARY 4-7: CLOSED
JANUARY 8: REGULAR WINTER HOURS RESUME
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Boxing Week Sale

CHRISTMAS/NEW YEARS SHOP HOURS

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!

THANKS AGAIN TO ALL OF YOU YOU WHO SUPPORT OUR BUSINESS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF YOU, AS WELL AS NEW CUSTOMERS,IN THE NEW YEAR.

THOSE OF YOU WHO SPENT SOME TIME AROUND HERE KNOW THAT SOME OF THE MORE IRRESPONSIBLE STAFF MEMBERS ARE GOING ON ANOTHER PERMIT TREK AFTER NEW YEARS. CONSEQUENTLY, WE DO HAVE SOME ALTERED HOURS IN EARLY JANUARY.

SHOP HOURS ARE AS FOLLOWS:


CHRISTMAS EVE:  10 AM TO 2 PM
CHRISTMAS DAY: CLOSED
BOXING DAY: CLOSED
DECEMBER 27: 9 AM TO 5 PM
DECEMBER 29-30: 10 AM TO 6 PM
JANUARY 1-2: CLOSED
JANUARY 3: 9 AM TO 5 PM
JANUARY 4-7: CLOSED
JANUARY 8: REGULAR WINTER HOURS RESUME

Friday, December 19, 2014

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

2015 Saturday Seminar Lineup

Country Pleasures is pleased to announce the initial line-up for Saturday Seminars for 2015. We believe this is the best lineup ever. Each Saturday at 10:00 a.m. we host a free seminar on a fly fishing topic. We hope you can come and participate.

Seminars are scheduled as follows:


January 17 - Bow River Guide Patterns
Jeff Thomson and Kevin Peterson will show their favorite patterns for the
Bow. Comprehensive seminar outlining how, when, and where to fish
these patterns.

January 24 - **Stillwater Secrets with Brent Schlenker**
Improve your presentation skills on Lakes. New tips and techniques for
Stillwaters as well as the equipment set up for locating large fish. He will
also tie a few new patterns that will hook you up to some great fish.
Interactive seminar for beginners to advanced anglers.

January 31 - Streamer Fishing
We have a ton of people come into the shop and say they don’t really
get streamer fishing and don’t do well at it. This seminar, presented by
Mike Gifford, will show you how to do it properly. Techniques, gear, and
flies for wade or drift fishing.

February 7 - Missouri River Primer
The Missouri River offers some great fishing within a fairly reasonable
distance as an alternative to our fisheries. Blair Yerxa spends a lot of
time on the “Mo”. Blair will outline seasons, flies, gear, times to go,
everything you need to know to fish the Mo.

February 14 - Family Day Weekend- No Seminar

February 21 - Spey Explained
Terry Antoniuk and Kelly Robertson cover everything Spey. Keeping it
simple, they explain rods, reels, lines, and tips. Ideal seminar for those
wanting to give it a try as well as those who just need someone to make
sense of it all.

February 28 - **Stillwater Primer with Phil Rowley**Special seminar event!
Phil shows everything you need to know to be successful fishing stillwaters.
Patterns, techniques, you name it. Better get here early for this one.

March 7 - Getting To The Roots Of Roosters
Adam Rich has spent as much time chasing Roosterfish as anyone we
know. Come and check out his effective and absolutely beautifully tied
flies for these fish.

March 14 - Flats Fishing Hot Points
Mike Gifford will go through his favorite flies for Bonefish, Tarpon,
Snook, and Permit. He will also explain proper gear and leader setups
for all of these species and outline some better strategies for catching
the main four flats species.

March 21 - The World Of The Nymph
Kevin Peterson shows us everything there is to know about nymphing in
this part of the world.

March 28 - **Phil Rowley-Bugs for Stillwater**
Phil will explain all of the insects and food items relevant to stillwaters
in this part of the world. Caddis, mayflies, boatmen, you name it. Should
be a great seminar!

April 4 - Easter Weekend - No Seminar

April 11 - TBA
April 18 - TBA
April 25 - TBA


You can also check out Seminar topics at our web site – www.countrypleasures.com – by following the links to Seminars.
All seminars start at 10:00 am and will end between 11:00 and noon. There is no charge and no pre-registration required. Simply drop by the shop and enjoy the seminar. Although we will make every attempt to present the seminars as outlined above, topics are subject to change without notice. If you have a topic you would wish covered in a seminar, please advise the staff.

Monday, December 15, 2014

New Shtuff!


New items just arrived today from Montana Fly!
Boat boxes, flasks, the new tacky boxes, buffs, and
even some cool new Crab patterns for the flats.

Boat Boxes, including the new saltwater box.

New flasks. The Permit is very pretty!




New cool images in the buffs.











Friday, December 5, 2014

FISH ASS FRIDAY - DECEMBER 5


Most of us prefer the back forty as opposed
to the front yard on this nasty animal.