Dogbreath said:
I've been in Pacific Angler a few times, it's a fly shop and the Staff isn't particularly interested in Saltwater fishing, not just me but 3 of my friends have noticed the same thing.
Phone and ask about the price of Anchovies and you can feel the energy drop on the other end of the phone, ditto asking questions in the shop, apathy rules.
I might go in again sometime but for the moment all my needs are being met by other full service tackle stores and Pacific Angler, with it's emphasis on freshwater fly fishing, has little to offer.
EDIT-I note that even though the trip as advertised is happening on the chuck the store posts it in the Freshwater Forum :
Hi Dogbreath,
Thank you for the feedback on our shop. We are always looking for ways to improve. You should know that we are continually expanding our selection and working to build up all aspects of the store including the saltwater section. It has been 6 months since our Grand Opening Event, and we are growing at a rapid pace! Rome was not built in a day... We are a full service shop with a saltwater section, gear section, and fly section. We have a great selection and variety of all types of rods, reels, waders, boots, bags, clothing, and flies. Everybody here likes all types of fishing. We love to sturgeon fish, saltwater gear fish and saltwater fly fish, spey fish, trout fish, steelhead float fish, bone fish, tarpon fish.....you get the picture!
If we are "not particularly interested in saltwater fishing" then I wouldn't have spent the last 11 summers guiding for salmon in the ocean or have 2 recently published articles on saltwater fishing. One on cut plugging for springs and the other about fly fishing for coho. Dave, Chad and I also wouldn't have gone out to the mouth of the Cap recently and caught a nice red spring with our good friend Jeff from Bonchovy Charters. I also wouldn't have donated to the Vancouver Fire Rescue Saltwater Fishing Derby coming up or teamed up with the Bro and Rock 101.1 for some fun times out on the chuck. Clearly we have a passion for local saltwater fishing.
Yesterday we had customers who have never picked up a rod in their life and wanted a spinning combo for their camping trip, two Russian gents going spey fishing for steelhead on the Dean, some local saltwater anglers heading out for springs, more saltwater anglers heading to Tofino, some local anglers casting flies for pinks on the beach, people going fly fishing in the interior, sturgeon fisherman, bar fisherman, the variety is endless. I take pride in the fact that we are able to accommodate all these anglers regardless of the fishery or their experience level due to the fact that we are well rounded fisherman and have a passion for fishing period. Our goal is to provide friendly and knowledgeable service in a comfortable environment with competitive pricing. If we do not have something you are looking for or the price is not competitive please let myself, Chad, Dave and Casey know. We will gladly accommodate you.
See you out on the ocean, lake, or river nearest you.
Jason Tonelli
Owner/Operator
Pacific Angler
[url]www.pacificangler.ca [/url]
