The Fly Fishing Show at Pleasanton, CA is Feb 24, 25 and 26, 2023

I just found this on Dan Blanton's message board:


Posted by Bennett Mintz on 2023-02-06 12:31:08

The 2023 edition of The Fly Fishing Show rolls into the Alameda County Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton Ave., on Feb. 24 with everything for the fly-fishing angler from new products, seminars, classes, fly tying and fly casting demonstrations, and theater presentations to fishing art, lodges, and vacation destinations.

The nearby DoubleTree by Hilton is the official Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show hotel and offers discounted accommodations.

Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri.; 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sat; and 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sun. Fly Fishing Show® admission is $15 for one day, $25 for two days, and $35 for three days. Children under age 5 are free as are Boy and Girl Scouts under age 16 in uniform. Children 6-12 are $5. Active military with an ID are $10.

Found this post of Dan Blanton's Forum:


Posted by Bennett Mintz on 2023-02-18 18:38:25

New rods, reels, waders, and vests – along with everything else in a fly-fisher’s arsenal -- will get thorough testing next weekend during the annual Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show at the Alameda County Fairgrounds.

The facility, 4501 Pleasanton Ave., will be a cornucopia of everything for the fly-fishing angler from new products, seminars, classes, fly tying and fly casting demonstrations, and theater presentations to fishing art, lodges, and vacation destinations.

Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri.; 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sat; and 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sun. Fly Fishing Show® admission is $15 for one day, $25 for two days, and $35 for three days. Children under age 5 are free as are Boy and Girl Scouts under age 16 in uniform. Children 6-12 are $5. Active military with an ID are $10.

Pleasanton Fly Fishing Show goers will have the opportunity of voting on the international 2023 Consumer Choice Awards of best new fly fishing products. Awards in 38 product categories are presented jointly by The Fly Fishing Show, Angling Trade media, Fly Fusion Magazine, and Fly Fishing Journeys.

More than $30,000 worth of national door prizes are up for grabs including a week’s guided fishing for two anglers at Tarpon Caye Lodge, Belize, valued at $8,400; SET’s Spring Creek Lodge in Northern Patagonia for one, $5,450; a $5,000 credit on any Fish Partner Iceland trip listed on their website; five-night, four days fishing package at Swains Cay Lodge, Bahamas Out Islands valued at $4,685; and two night, two days of fishing at the Big Land Lodge, Labrador, Canada, valued at approximately $4,000.

A complete list of door prizes is on The Fly Fishing Show website.

For all films, classes, seminars, door prizes, and demonstrations visit https://flyfishingshow.com/pleasanton-ca/ or phone (814) 443-3638.