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Welcome to Gorge Fly Shop's online site
Gorge Fly Shop is located in the small town of Hood River. Hood River is in the heart of Oregon and Washington's Columbia River Gorge. Fly fishers will be amazed by the variety of world-class fly fishing found so close to Hood River.
Nestled within the valleys of the Cascade Mountains you will find numerous rivers and lakes to try your skills at the sport of fly fishing, targeting: steelhead, salmon, trout, and smallmouth bass. Less than an hour away is the famous Deschutes River, known as one of the best summer steelhead streams in the west. The Deschutes is also home to an amazing strain of red band rainbow that has called this river home for thousands of years.
On our site you will find an online catalog stuffed with some of the best equipment from the best manufacturers money can buy. We offer free shipping within the United States on orders over $50, and shipping credits for international customers. Remember, Oregon has no sales tax. Service is our main priority; most items are shipped the same day.
Thanks for visiting,
Travis Duddles, Owner
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Meet the Team
The Gorge Fly Shop team is the backbone of this operation. Outside of running the fly shop while Travis is out chasing steelhead, elk, or his children, they are the folks who keep the wheels turning. This site wouldn't be possible without their dedicated work.
February 2010
Back Row: Dan Gordon, Greg Darling, Steve Johnson.
Front Row: Mike Duffey, Lyndsey and Travis Duddles.
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Travis Duddles, Owner
Travis was born and raised in Hood River Oregon, where he still resides.Growing up with some of the best Steelhead fishing in the world, Travis’s love for pursuing Steelhead started at an early age.This passion for the sport of fly fishing and chasing Steelhead with a fly rod developed into a career in 1992 when Travis opened the doors to Gorge Fly Shop.Shortly after Travis started guiding clients for summer and winter Steelhead on many of the great tributaries to the Columbia River in the area.For the last 15 years Travis has operated Gorge Fly Shop and guided clients from all over the world, helping them fill their dreams of catching Steelhead on a fly rod. |
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Tom Larimer: Larimer Outfitters (Guide)
Tom brings 14 years of experience to the table. He started his career working in a small fly shop in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At the age of 22, he started WestShore Guide Service, providing anglers with his knowledge of Lake Michigan’s west shore tributaries. Shortly there after, he began spending his summers guiding for the big rainbows of Alaska. After two years of running his own show in Wisconsin, he moved to northwest Michigan to guide the fabled waters of the Century Circle. In addition to guiding, Tom worked in the outfitter’s fly shop and tied flies commercially. After spending four years living in a trailer in the north woods, it was time for a change Obsessed with two-handed casting, he couldn’t stop wondering about the big rivers of the West. He had spent a couple of summers bumming around the Columbia Gorge when he was younger. (Seriously, he collected cans and returned them for deposit so he wouldn’t have to get a real job... More time to fish.) He knew he would return to the Gorge at some point in his life, and the time had come.
After guiding for an outfitter in the Maupin area of the Deschutes, he moved to Hood River and started Larimer Outfitters three years ago. He now guides the Deschutes, Klickitat, Sandy, & Clackamas Rivers, and is considered to be one of the foremost authorities on two-handed casting. More so, he has served on the advisory staff and pro staffs for the CF Burkheimer Fly Rod Co., Ross Reels, Airflo Fly Lines, Loop Tackle, and Costa Del Mar sunglasses. Furthermore, Tom is a contract fly designer for th Solitude Fly Co. Additionally, he is a member of The Native Fish Society, Wild Steelhead Coalition, and The Hood River Watershed Council. [Read More] |
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Google directions to our store [here].
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