Tight Lines Fly Shop Blog

Mar232016

Fish The Driftless With Charlie!

BlogMarch 23, 2016

Charlie has a few Spring Creek guide days left in April!

Early spring can bring some of the absolute best fishing the Driftless Area has to offer! For that reason, Charlie Piette packs his bags and spends the entire month of April guiding in Vernon County. Due to a few cancellations this year, he has had some premium dates open up. Call the shop at 920-336-4106 to reserve your day and cross your fingers for caddis!

April Dates Available:

* 5-8

* 14-15

* 18

* 20-22

***Lodging also available upon request***

Mar232016

A Few Great Spring Steelhead Patterns

BlogMarch 23, 2016

Spring Steelhead Patterns From The Pros Brule River X-Legs with Damian Wilmot This is a must have Brule River fly for Steelhead. Watch Fly By Night guide Damian Wilmot tie this essential Brule nymph. Check out all of our videos at www.tightlinesflyshop.com and take a look at Fly By Night Guide Service to book a steelhead trip with Damian at www.fbnguideservice.com Dave’s Eat A Peach Leech Check out Midwest legend Dave Pinczkowski tie the Eat A Peach Leech. Dave has been a long time friend of Tight Lines Fly Fishing Co. and were are lucky enough to film…

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Mar212016

A Video Primer on Spring Steel

BlogMarch 21, 2016

With such an unseasonably warm spring the steelhead are now in full swing. This is a steelhead video primer the shop did a number of years ago to help you understand the basics of spring steelhead in the midwest. Stop in the shop with any questions and we hope you enjoy these couple of videos. For the beginner this is a basic primer on rigging for spring steelhead with Tight Lines guide Nate Sipple The popularity of fishing steelhead with beads has been growing and so have the questions. This is a short video segment on rigging a bead. …

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Mar82016

March Fishing Report!

BlogMarch 8, 2016

Here at Tight Lines, Spring is our favorite time of the year. As the snow and ice melt away, revealing Mother Nature’s colors once again, we begin thinking of open water and hungry fish. Ice rods and augers are put away in exchange for waders and fly rods. It is truly the most anticipated (and welcomed) time of the year for any fly angler. We are here to help you hit the open water prepared and confident. Inland Trout Report The state of Wisconsin could not have chosen a better year to open the early trout…

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Feb222016

Don’t forget Trout Fest this Saturday!

Blog, Shop NewsFebruary 22, 2016

Feb172016

The Film Tour is right around the corner!

Blog, Shop NewsFebruary 17, 2016

Tight Lines Fly Fishing Co. is excited to announce this years Fly Fishing Film Tour! This the Fly Fishing Film Tours 10th year anniversary and Tight Lines is proud to be apart of it since the beginning. Join us March 3rd at the Meyer Theater for a night you will not forget. We are very pleased to host the tour in this historic and beautiful venue. This is by far the shops favorite and most anticipated event of the year. This is always a sold out show so get your tickets now! Tickets are $14.00 now on sale at the shop. If you can’t make it…

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Jan312016

Early Season Report

Blog, MiscellaneousJanuary 31, 2016

Jan282016

Free 15 year Anniversary Pint Glass this Saturday!

Blog, Shop NewsJanuary 28, 2016

First 50 to stop in at Tight Lines on Saturday Jan. 30th gets a FREE 15 Year Anniversary Pint Glass.

The first 50 customer that stop by Tight Lines Sat. January 30th get one of our commemorative 15 year etched Anniversary Pint glasses for FREE (Sadly they come empty). It’s Tight Lines way of saying thank you to all of you. If you are looking for a few extras they will be on sale for the special price of $5.00 each Saturday only.

*Limit one free glass per customer. .

Jan182016

Cabin Fever Fly Fishing Show Jan. 23rd

BlogJanuary 18, 2016

Click this link for directions and more details on this fantastic show!

Jan22016

Fly Fishing Film Tour! Tickets are on sale at Tight Lines now!

BlogJanuary 2, 2016

March 3rd 2016 Fly Fishing Film Tour at the Meyer Theater. Tickets on sale now. Back by popular demand, the Fly Fishing Film Tour will return to Green Bay’s Meyer Theatre on March 3rd! It’s hard to believe that Tight Lines was one of the original tour stops ten years ago. Time flies! The F3T is unquestionably one of our favorite events of the year. Don’t miss out on the excitement! Tickets are available at Tight Lines for $14 (cash or check only). Get ’em while they’re hot! Click this link to learn more about the fly fishing film tour.…

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