Annual Atlanta Fly Fishing Show Attracts Anglers From SE Region

Fresh and saltwater fly fishers who seek everything from Chattahoochee River trout to Atlantic sailfish, largemouth bass to false albacore, are prepped for the Atlanta Fly Fishing Show, Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2 at the Gas South Convention Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth.

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 $20 for one day, $35 for two days and $45 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.

The three day ode to the popular recreational sport promises everything from new products, seminars, classes, fly tying and fly casting demonstrations, and theater presentations to fishing art, lodges, and vacation destinations from Alaska to Argentina. There will be 23 classes with fly fishing experts including a day-long special session with Dr. Gary Borger and Mac Brown on Jan. 30, the day before the show opens. Enrollment in the Borger/Brown 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. course is $625. Standard half-day classes geared to every aspect of fly fishing are $95.

Standard classes include Fly Casting Skills Workshop with Whitney Gould, Mastering Small Waters: Advanced Methods with Frank Burr, Advanced Tactics for Smallmouth with Jake Villwock, Whitlock’s NearNuff Sculpin Schools with Allen Rupp, The Perfect Cast with Gary Borger, and Knots and Rigging for Trout with Tim Flagler. Nearly continuous free seminars, 64 Destination Theater presentations, fly casting, fly tying and wall-to-wall vendor booths will fill the Gas South Convention Center during the three day midwinter run. Destination Theater presentations include Fly Fishing for Trophy Striped Bass, The Fabled Alagnak River of Bristol Bay Alaska, Fly Fishing the Fabulous Biltmore Estate in Western North Carolina, Where and Why to Fish the Greater Yellowstone Area and Beyond, and 30 years of Guiding on the Chattahoochee. Among the seminars are Flies for the Great Smoky Mountains, The Art of Dry Fly Presentation, Georgia Trout Fishing: Civilized to Wilderness, and Aquatic Insects of the Southeastern USA.

 

Nearly $100,000 in door prizes will be awarded.

 

Nearly $100,000 in door prizes will be awarded including SET Fly Fishing in Argentina for Golden Dorado, value $7,500; Golden Dorado trip for two by Nervous Waters, value $9,500; a week at Alaska Trophy Adventures Lodge in King Salmon, Alaska, value $7,500; a week at Rio Manso Lodge in Northern Patagonia, value $7,000; Belize River Lodge, Belize for two anglers, value $6,400; a week at Chile Trout, value $6,190; and three days at Fish Partner Lodge, Iceland, value $6,375; and Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures, $1,500 credit on any trip. A complete list of door prizes is on The Fly Fishing Show website.

The Southeast premiere of the two hour 2025 International Fly Fishing Film Festival is Fri. (1/31) at 6:30. Tickets are $17 in advance or $20 at the door. Among the festival films are Native Range – Native cutthroat trout in Utah; Fishing Diaries – Giant Trevally in the Seychelles; Silent Spotter – A deaf and mute guide in Xcalak, Mexico; Time Will Tell – Paul Puckett’s impact on the fly fishing world; Above the Clouds – Five friends on a journey into Colorado’s alpine; New Beginnings – Casa Mar and the legends Chico Fernandez and Dan Blanton; and Legacy – The life and story of Cathy and Barry Beck.

Attendees can cast their votes for the 2025 Consumer Choice Awards. There are 41 categories of new fly fishing products in the competition with awards to be made jointly by the Fly Fishing Show, Fly Fusion Magazine, and Fly Fishing Journeys. Fly Fishers International (FFI) hosts the free Fly Fishing Learning Center with fly tying, casting instruction and other fly fishing information aimed at newcomers to the sport.

For all films, classes, seminars, door prizes, and demonstrations visit https://flyfishingshow.com/atlanta/ or phone +1 (814) 443-3638.

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