Proving that even the things you thought would never change eventually will, the Ted Fay Fly shop has moved from the its former home (the “Bat Cave”) in North Dunsmuir to some airy digs in downtown Dunsmuir (right across from the Cornerstone Restaurant).


Bob Grace in front of all the stuff that was at the old shop, but couldn’t be found.

Sure, you’ve gotta be concerned for the soul of any fly shop that moves “uptown,” but in this case, we’re talking uptown Dunsmuir, and anyway, Bob Grace and Joe Kimsey aren’t about to go all Paris Hilton on us.

 
Joe Kimsey, fly bins and a wall of Fred Gordon’s ceramic fish.

The Ted Fay fly shop is probably the only shop that still sells the heavily weighted “Bomber” nymphs that were created around here, and where you can get an in-store demonstration of the tightline nymphing technique that predates “czech nymphing” by many years.

In fact, the Ted Fay shop is probably the second-oldest continuously operating fly shop in the state.

In the interest of commercial correctness, I’ll mention the shop carries Scott, T&T, St. Croix, Cortland, Diamondback and a few other fly rods I’ve forgotten, and that they specialize in gear that actually works (Filson, Dan Bailey, Weinbrenner, etc) instead of the fancy-pants stuff that fades away after the ad campaign ends.

The local newspaper even did a nice story on the move, though they seemed obsessed with the idea of “weighted nymphs.”

If you don’t already know the Ted Fay/Joe Kimsey/Bob Grace story, the history part of the article is a good read.

And don’t forget to drop in on Bob and Joe next time you’re in Dunsmuir, or e-mail them here.

See you at the rod rack, Tom Chandler.

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