03/04/2026
HI FOLKS! We cordially invite you all to our 20th Annual Fly Fishing Expo on Saturday, March 28th, 2026, 9 am - 4 pm, here at Eldredge Bros Fly Shop. All of us here look forward to seeing you at this festive event, rain or shine (or blizzard or "bomb cyclone")!
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DOOR PRIZES
We will draw several names, and each person will win one of the following:
> Winston Pure 2 fly rod of the winner's choice ($995 value).
> Lamson Liquid Max 8 reel ($300 value).
> All of the flies tied by Kurt Lister during the Expo in an Eldredge Bros fly box.
> All of the flies tied by Andrew Doherty during the Expo in an Eldredge Bros fly box.
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FREE FLY LINE
With a purchase of over $600 during the event you will receive a free fly line of your choice (sale items not included).
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RIFLES TO RODS
RTR Freshwater program directors Joe Cresta and Greg Fowle will be here representing this veteran’s group that devotes itself to the transition, recovery and wellbeing of veterans. They use fishing as a therapeutic outlet to aid veterans with their transition back into society.
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PROJECT HEALING WATERS
Come talk to the wonderful people at Project Healing Waters. Their mission is focused on healing America’s veterans through the therapeutic art of fly fishing. Project Healing Waters aims to foster restoration, resilience, community, and lasting connections in the journey towards healing.
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TEST-CAST FLY RODS
We'll have a large casting area alongside a huge tent, under which will be a diverse display of fly rods manned by reps or pros from Scott, Echo, and Redington. They will have fly rods set up and ready to compare and test-cast at your leisure. We will also have reps here from Hatch, Fishpond, and HMH Vises. Look below for more details on casting your way into winning fly rods.
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PROFESSIONAL FLY TYING DEMO
We will have professional fly tyers Scott Biron, Andrew Doherty and Kurt Lister here tying some really fishy flies.
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CAST TO WIN PRIZES FROM SCOTT, ECHO & REDINGTON
If you test-cast any fly rod, the representative from that rod company will give you a ticket to put in that company's bucket. Soon after the Expo we will be drawing a winner from each company's bucket for the following items:
> Scott: Cast any Scott fly rod to enter a raffle for a Scott Session fly rod of the winner's choice ($695 value).
> Echo: Cast any Echo fly rod to enter a raffle for an Echo Streamer X fly rod of the winner's choice ($575 value).
> Redington: Cast any Redington fly rod to enter a raffle to win a Redington Predator Salt fly rod of the winner's choice ($400 value).
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HATCH FLY REELS
Registered Maine Guide and Hatch Pro Staff member Captain James Browne will be here representing Hatch Reels. Visit his table and enter a raffle to win a Hatch Iconic 7+ Mid-Arbor Reel ($856 value).
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HMH VISES (located upstairs)
Owner of HMH Vises Jon Larrabee will be here with a display of his vises. Visit his table and enter a raffle to win an HMH TRV vise ($597 value). Fly-tyer Scott Biron will also be present & tying at the HMH table.
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FISHPOND
Justin Sterner will here representing Fishpond products. Visit his table and enter a raffle to win a free Thunderhead Sling Pack ($269.95 value). Additionally, purchase $129.95 or more of Fishpond products at the Expo and get a free Small Tacky Pescador clear fly box ($24.95 value).
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SEBAGO CHAPTER AND GREAT BAY CHAPTER of TROUT UNLIMITED
Visit the Sebago Chapter's table (upstairs), and the Great Bay Chapter's table (outside) to learn all about the great projects these proactive Trout Unlimited chapters are involved in.
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BOOK SIGNING by AUTHOR LESLIE HILYARD (located upstairs)
Leslie Hilyard will be here signing his book Herbert L. Welch: Black Ghosts and Art in a Maine Guide's Wilderness. Leslie is also the coauthor with his late father Graydon, of Carrie G. Stevens: Maker of Rangeley Favorite Trout and Salmon Flies. He is a leading scholar of Maine fly fishing and fly tying history. Leslie is also an expert fly tyer, specializing in Welch and Carrie Stevens patterns from the Rangeley Region of Maine.
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ARTIST ALEX POLAND / AL POLAND ART (located upstairs)
Alex is an exceptionally talented artist. He is also a fly fisherman, a Registered Maine Guide, and he owns and rents yurts in a yurt village that he built near Bethel, Maine. Stop by Alex’s booth to check out his art and enter a raffle to win the framed print Pallete Brookie -- a 36" x 18" giclée print on archival paper ($600 value).
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MAINE SPORTING CAMPS (located upstairs)
Bradford Camps, Libby Camps, and Lakewood Camps offer some of the best fishing opportunities that can be found in Maine. Trout live in beautiful places and that's where these camps are located. Each camp is offering a free raffle for a stay at their beautiful camps:
> Bradford Camps: Free lodging for two people for two nights during fishing season, with meals and boat/motor ($1,028 value).
> Libby Camps: Free lodging for two people for two nights during fishing season, with meals ($1,400 value).
> Lakewood Camps: Free lodging for two people for two nights during fishing season, with meals ($1,300 value).
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FREE ANTIQUE APPRAISALS (located in back room)
Jeff Knapp, Eric Thorenson and Danny Leroux will be the experts on hand appraising old bamboo fly rods, old plugs or just about any old fishing tackle. If you've got an old cane rod or just anything fishing-related that's old, bring it by -- you might be sitting on a gold mine, or you may have something with a very interesting history.
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FLIES FOR KIDS RAFFLE
We sell raffle tickets for FFK year-round, and the day of our Expo we will have them for sale. The prize is a bunch of Cliff Bu**er Beast fly boxes and Eldredge Bros fly boxes stuffed full of flies tied for many species of fish, donated by generous tyers from all over the USA. The proceeds from this raffle go towards purchasing fly tying kits from Wapsi, which will be handed out free to kids who show an interest in learning to tie flies. Tickets are $10 per chance, and the lucky winner takes all.
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FREE FOOD
We will have the grills fired up and be serving free hot dogs, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, veggie burgers, soda, and coffee all day long to anyone with an appetite. There will be free breakfast sandwiches for those who get here early. All food is provided at no charge by Eldredge Bros Fly Shop.
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This is a rain or shine (or snow or hail or "wicked nasty Nor'Easter") event. As we've seen from previous events, there is no weather that can stop a hardy New Englander from following their passion, and we will not let it stop us from holding this event. Don't forget to bring your foul weather gear so you can still cast rods comfortably if it's sleeting sideways. March 28th, 2026 from 9 am - 4 pm, here at Eldredge Bros Fly Shop. The address is below or you can e-mail/call the shop for directions.
We've have more details coming, so stay tuned for more updates about the Expo!
