A lot more goes into a good fly shop than some big-name decals on the windows.

Sometimes, a good fly shop has faded sign with a cartoon worm underneath the words "live bait."

I'm not kidding. What makes a good fly shop is all about the soul on the inside. You need flies, rods, and all the miscellany to make it a store. But it is the people, and what they offer, who give it soul.

On this episode of the podcast, I recount some formative fly fishing experiences from an unlikely angling location.

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