July 2025 Update

To my loyal & valued customers,

Welcome to July!! Happy Fourth to you and your families. Cook up something good on the grill, pour yourself a cold beverage and enjoy all that you have earned through your efforts. Celebrate our great country and please thank a veteran if given a chance.

Fishing is beginning to slow down as you might expect around these parts. I am just back from 2 trips up north. Vermont was the first one and it turned out spectacular in all ways. Lots of big, big fish on the trophy waters of VT. My trip to Maine to stay with my friend, Lou Zambello, at his retreat on the Kennebago River and Kennebago Lake was also very fruitful. Lots of NATIVE BROOK TROUT, SOME NATIVE LANDLOCK SALMON, great food, music, fires at the pit, top notch scotch. Need I say more. A small touch of heaven on earth!! If you want to fish Vermont, get in touch with me soon as things are warming up temp. wise up there as well. I can be a huge resource for you if you choose.

The Sugar River in Newport, NH is fishing real well. Call for details. Can be a great 1 day sojourn. The Swift River in Belchertown, MA. will be stocked soon as the regs change July 1st. The Millers River is coming down nicely. The Waloomsac River in Bennington, VT. has LOADS of big, big fish but is starting to warm. Get there soon.

Check your gear, stop in the shop to see the line-up of new stuff and head out to a day or two of some fun.

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.

The shop will be closed for July 19th – July 26th as I will be on a trip to Silver Creek, The Big Wood River and W. Fork of Boise River in Idaho. Stories to follow!!

Regards & See you on the water,

Charlie Shadan

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ESFS Notice

I am putting on a large Fly Fishing show in Nashua, NH on March 21, 2026 at the Marriott Courtyard exit 8. It is the first of its kind across the country. It will be called: The 1st Fly Fishing University for Anglers.

“Educating the angler will be our Hallmark” –

Plan your calendar as more details will follow month to month thru my newsletter, social media, word of mouth, etc. This promises to be a well thought out event with seminars to benefit every angler’s education needs.

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If you have excess fly-tying materials — hooks, feather, beads, please bring them into the shop. We are going to begin a monthly donation to Project Healing Waters Fly Tying program. Myself and Jon Sweatman will coordinate getting these materials to the program each month.

Thank you for your kindness to these veterans.

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So You Think You Know Everything?

The ESFS will be running every month interesting factoids…

July’s full Moon, the Full Buck Moon, occurs on Thursday, July 20. It reaches peak illumination at 4:37 P.M. (EDT).