CASTLE ARMS

                           WHAT'S NEW

                            FEB 3,2012

 Confirmed on the way in another Western Tragopan mount; a vulturine mount and a cayana cotinga. Waiting for frt/insu. bills for final pricing. 

Keep getting asked how we became a millionaire in the fly fishing business. It's easy....start with $2,000,000. 

    Reports were  great on the Somerset Fly Fishing Show with great crowds and packed with exhibitors. After this week the show moves west to Calif.,etc.

Must be a lot of fishermen heading south from the number of rods we have shipped the past 2 weeks. Waiting for reports of how the fishimg is in the islands and Keys. One report of a fellow on the keys with one of our heavy duty spey rods ( 10-12 WT.) fishing on the flats off Sugarloaf Key. 

We are trying to arrange a trip in Feb so may close for a week.  We will be closed the week of 2/18 thru 2/26. Been getting raves on the 10-6 7/8 switch rod from the island hoppers who say it beats the wind problem and has landed 30# permit & 50# tarpon.

 The Kittery Trading Post in Maine has a new fishing boss ,Rich Hanson who is working on expanding the salmon fishing/tying section. Since I first visited this shop in 1947 it has become one of the premier sporting gods shop on the east coast while still keeping its "hi neighbor" feeling, unlike some of the big box stores.

Our rod/reels sales have kept us busy as very little in new birds/skins have come and stayed longer then 2-3 days.  Cotingas.gone.vulturines.gone (more coming I hope) West. Tragopan mount.gone.(watch for more news. Indian crow mount.,.gone.

The lodge in Argentina, PATAGONIA FISHING HOST,  is packing them in with the great fishing and weather with some of the lodges in Chile out of business due to the volcano ash.  If you are a trout fisherman you can't beat this place. Great fishing...great food,,,great hosts

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The Salmon River in Pulaski, NY continues to fish well with the crowds starting to thin out. Better get there before it gets too cold. 

Here's a few of the flies in our showroom. The Butterfly is from the 1920's.

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  THE ROD SALES ZOOMED WITH OUR OFFER OF SPECIAL PRICES TILL THE END OF THE MONTH. OUR FACTORY NEEDS ORDERS FOR THE WINTER SO WE ARE MOVING THE INVENTORY ON HAND. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU WANT AND WE WILL GIVE YOU A SPECIAL PRICE.  FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS, WITHOUT ADVERTISING WE HAVE SOLD THOUSANDS OF RODS WITH MOST GOING TO GUIDES AND PROFESSIONAL FISHERMEN. THE MONEY WE SAVE BY NOT ADVERTISING IS REFLECTED IN OUR GREAT PRICES ON RODS THAT WILL OUT FISH AND OUT CAST RODS COSTING 3 TIMES AS MUCH.

FROM SUNFISH TO SAILFISH WE'VE GOT THE ROD TO HANDLE THE FISH.

Black Francolin $30.00

PAUL ROSSMAN, WORLD CLASS TIER, HAS PUBLISHED VOL 1 OF "CREATIVE SALMON FLY ART, " AT $40.00 IT'S A STEAL. PAUL LIVES IN CONN AND HAS HAD FINE WEBSITE. ..DON'T MISS THIS ONE.

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