Kiene's Annual Expo is April 17, 2010

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Our annual spring Expo has been going on way over twenty years now and is still as popular as ever.

Saturday, April 17, 2010, 9am till 5pm

This year we will have a big group of very creative fly tiers that you can sit across from and talk with for hours.

Ken Hanley
Jay Murakoshi
Charlie Bisharat
Leo Gutterres
Lincoln and Lance Gray
Wayne Richey
Jay & Glen Fair
Lee Haskins
Mike Henle
Bob Scheidt
David Lee
John Ryznych
and many more


We will have a big raffle again this year with thousands of dollars worth of prizes donated by our manufacturers.

Top Nor Cal guides will be there so you can talk to them about fishing.

Kevin Doran
Charlie Gonzales
Mike Costello

Mike Costello will be there signing his new book on the Sacramento Delta.

All our manufacturer's reps will be there with lots of new product for 2010. this is a great chance talk with a pro about their products.

Airflo/Echo/Scott - Jason Lozano
Beulah - James Shaughnessy
Cortland - Dan Liechty
Galvan - Lou Galvan
Guideline/Supercat - Tim Loomis
Hardy/Hendrix - Jim Zech
Icon Products - John Ryznych
Orvis - Hutch Hutchinson
Ross/Umpqua - Darren Elmore
Saracione Reels - Joe Saracione
Sage/Redington/Rio - Jamie Lyle
Simms - John Sherman
Targus - Wayne Richey, Jason Leopold
TFO/Bauer - Toby Uppinghouse
Winston/Scientific Anglers/Abel - Dale Hightower


We will have a casting area where you can try many different brands of fly rods. You can get some free casting help here too.

Many of the valley's fly clubs will be here.

We will have a casting contest with fantastic prizes for men, women and kids.

Hutch Hutchison and Jeff Putnam will be putting on casting demonstrations.

We will have exciting power point presentations by Morrison's Lodge on the Rogue River Steelheading, great exotic destinations by Angling on the Fly Travel Service and Lincoln Gray on fly fishing CA still-water.

We will have hot dogs, sodas, chips and bottled water for everyone.

Great event for the entire family.....

Call if you have any questions or comments:

Local = 916/486-9958

Toll free = 800/400-0359

We are open 7 days a week

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Don't forget it is this coming Saturday, April 17, 2010 for our big annual Kiene's Fly Shop Expo.

It will be bigger than ever and lots of fun for all.

Bring the entire family....

[Ed Wahl]

I plan on being there again, I haven't missed one yet. Always a good time.

Who else plans on being there?

Ed

[Ben Kobrin]

This will be my first time, but I look forward to meeting some people and matching up the names to faces.

-Ben

[Scott V]

I'll be there in the afternoon, I am going fishing first.

[Bob Scheidt]

I will be there with the fly tyers. I have a top grade Whiting and Hebert neck to show off.
The capes Whiting is producing these days are amazing.

I just learned a cool way to put a bend in rubber legs, can pretty much control the angle. Makes a great Madam X hopper, now the rear rubber legs can bend out and back in toward the body. I can demo it Saturday.

Thanks,
Bob

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Hope to see lots of local message board folks at the Expo today.

Up at 5:00am in Davis, CA headed to pickup the doughnuts and get there by 7:00am.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Rob Kempton just showed up from Utah........

[Darian]

Had a great time at the EXPO (as usual). Seems that this event gets better each year. Spent some time with Jay M and Ken H. Ken's hopper is still my favorite.

Finally got a demo of the Clear Cure Goo product. Interesting stuff. I really like the way it can be used to form a lip on flies. Cures quickly and clear (as advertised). Saw the surprise that Jay developed for Baja but will let him describe it. Very cool.

Saw the wooden pram built by BlackCloud. Good looking craft. Weighs approximately 70 pounds, has some floatation, can attach a trolling motor, some storage compartments. Floats high.... Great boat!!!!!

Got to talk to a bunch of guys. All good conversationalists. Ed was among 'em.

I'm still trying to figure out how Mike Henle can pack deer hair that tight.... I dig that frog he ties....

Had to leave early for a dinner with my son and his wife but I still enjoyed the day. Thanks to Bill and Marilyn for putting on the EXPO once again.

[Darian]

Not sure how I forgot to mention this but I spent some time talking to Jay Fair at his table. Good to see he's still doing well. Apparently his health has made it necessary to move away from high altitude areas to the valley. He's still fishing tho.

Jay has some new synthetic material (a hackle) that appears to have all of the movement of marabou but is more durable. All of you guys who fish with leeches should go crazy over this stuff (I forgot the product name ).

It's being sold in Kiene's shop.