Ray, love your new web page. Well done, “first class” just like everything you do!
Good morning from Edmonton, AB
Good evening Ray, I hope this e-mail finds you well. I wanted to drop you a quick line to let you know the parcel you sent out last week arrived safe and sound. Many thanks.
Best regards,
Richard, Edmonton, AB.
Hey Ray. Donald here from Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia . Just received my fly pad; looks great!
Thank you very much and I will send you some pictures soon.
Just thought I would touch base and say Happy New Year! and tell you that I am loving my new rod! I was out Sat and Sun and broke her in good. I am liking the new technique!, took a minute to get dialed in but I am liking it now, super sensitive and you can really feel how much more control of your bounce you have, I can get a nice light bounce going and feel it through my whole rod and my tip is not even moving! Plus I haven’t lost a weight yet!
Also had some pretty steady laker action out on the bar if that interests you……
Thanks again much appreciated! I will be up your way some time soon as I have some Christmas gift certificates to use up!
Thanks,
Just a quick note to wish you a very Merry Christmas and every success for the year 2012… I hope it is your best year yet.
Not sure if you remember me, but I was in the store earlier this year and you helped me get the SIMMS G4 waders and a pair of SIMMS boots with the BOA lacing system… I have loved every minute of them this past year. I got out several times, but my New Year’s Resolution this year will certainly be to get out even more next year! Thank you for all your help and for making my fishing experiences that much better.
The beads, hooks and all arrived today, good service!! Thanks for being so prompt hope to get down to the store in the future.
Looks like you have a great selection of beads. I have told a lot of people that you may not have the largest store, but in my mind, you have the best store in terms of quality, service, and product knowledge.
In addition, I really think it is important that your store has kind of become ” the gathering place” where everyone can meet and share information and opinions. You seem to make everyone feel welcome.
Thanks for everything,
I was in last week and you gave me some tips on floating. Well we got out this past weekend on the saugeen and it was awesome, I managed to land six and lost four more, all on beads. I appreciate all the advice you gave me.
Thanks Again
I just wanted to thank you again for the help with everything yesterday!That fly turned out pretty well… your choices of feathers was spot on.
Thanks,
I would like to thank you for the excellent presentation back in November. Best wishes for Christmas. Yours Truly,
We met a couple months ago in your shop – I was there with my baby son Jack picking up some straps which was ordered for me for an outcast pontoon boat that I had purchased from him.
Anyway, I was very impressed with the gear in your shop and the friendly service I received while there…..I would like to order a few accessories for my new pontoon and was wondering if you could do this through your shop?
I priced the items on line through outcasts web site, although have been unimpressed with shipping and surprise duty charges lately when ordering off the net.
Received my lines this morning. Thank you and I’ll likely be ordering more stuff from you (when the budget allows).
Take care,
Nice store you have. Thanks for all your help. I’m sure I’ll be in throughtout the year.
Best regards,
It was a pleasure meeting you Ray. Mom was real happy with your store. She’s used to getting ignored by the staff in most shops. Very pleased with your service.
I was glad to visit you in your shop – you have a great place and I will be stopping by from time to time as I go back and forth between St. Catharines and Fergus.
It was great to meet Mike and Brian and to gain a bit more knowledge from all three of you. Being a newbie to serious fly fishing, as you well know, my learning curve is steep, but the rewards totally fulfilling.
Thank Brian for the pattern recommendations and for pointing me to (a spot) – I spent a couple of hours there for the first time and will return for sure.
That kind of experience will come in handy and thank him too, especially for the information about fishing for chromes over the border.
Brian, Thanks for sending the images so quickly. They look awesome!
I enjoyed both the fishing and instructions you gave me. It inspired me to look for some fly casting lessons and get back into fly fishing.
Thanks for the information below it will be very useful.I also looked up the fishing at ChileTrout It looks awesome!!
Thanks,
Many thanks, Alec,for your advice on the caddis larva pattern. I’ve really been pounding them on it these last few days! I also tied up a toned-down version with a black bead, dark brown squirrel dub for the thorax, and cream antron with olive caddis dub (and a little ice dub) for the abdomen.
This did the trick when things slowed down with the other pattern. I can’t believe how realistic the abdomen looks when wet, so I’m guessing this technique would work for a pupa pattern, given that it too has very pronounced segmentation. Anyway, I’ll give it a try and let you know how it works.
Thanks,
Thanks for the Pics. We’re in PEI on vacation and won’t be back until Aug 27.
Tell Brian we had a great time and I’d love to do it again.I’ll talk to you when we get back about picking up some gear.
Thanks for a great time,
Just wanted to drop you a quick note and thank you for running a great event on Sunday. I had a great day on the water as part of Team Yamada…
Even though we didn’t catch a lot of fish, I was very impressed with the quality of people involved, both fellow anglers and the tournament organizers and volunteers. It’s easy to see why this tournament carries on year after year.
Once again thank you for all of the work you put into the day and I will try to drop by your shop whenever I’m in the area.
Ray, when I was in briefly today, I noticed AGAIN that yoiur store looks perfect. Obvious pride really shows.
I’ve been in a LOT of tackle shops, through the years, but you’re always looks like it’s the Grand Opening of a new shop.
You’ve put a lot of work in, to keep it looking like that. Sometimes an owner doesn’t get an “atta boy”, like employees do, but you’ve impressed this old guy!
Well done! See you soon.
Joe Penich donated a box of flies to spey clave for the raffle on his behalf and The First Cast Fly Shop. Joe Penich has always been a “class act guy”.
Once again thank you for your support of the spey clave and Friends of the Grand River through yourself and your clientele.
You run an amazing business with the very best of customer service. Your assistance over the years has been much appreciated.
Just a few words of thanks for putting me onto the Beads……WOW!!
A buddy & I fished the ***** this past Saturday….she was high, but running clear. We fished for most of the day and I was 3 for 11 & my buddy 0 for 4. All on those beads!
Hey, thank you for helping me out. I really enjoy your store and all the knowledge I gain from my time spent there.
I look forward to putting that to use and finally catch my first steelhead …
I was in Guelph for the month and stopped by a couple of times and bought some jigs. I was happy to have found the ones I was looking for as I had looked everywhere for them here in Ottawa. Thanks a million!
I came into your shop yesterday and purchased a copy of “Fly Fishing On The Grand”. A great little book and well worth the drive from Dundas!! Thank you for making me feel so welcome – I like the shop.
I live in Northern Ontario (Elliot Lake area) and have had the great pleasure of stopping by you store while passing through the area last summer. The staff where very helpful to a newbe fly fisher. I have been at it for a good year and have also taken up tying flies.
I just wanted to send you a quick note to thank you very much for all the help tonight with the purchase of my new Wolf Ambush fly line. I have recommended you and your business to a lot of my friends without hesitation ….and service like tonight does not go un noticed my friends!
Thanks again and I will see you again soon! Jonathan L……from the muddy banks of the Notty in Baxter
Ray, you have been the most supportive shop and person over the years! If there is anything we can for you, please do not hesitate to ask.
Thank you a bunch, bud! Kindest regards and best fishes,
The line arrived here safe and sound at just a bit past 12:30 this afternoon. I certainly appreciate the good service that a single phone call can bring.
See you soon.
