Royal Treatment's Fly Fishing Symposium

Traditionally, August can be a tough month to stay connected to our favorite pastime as summer heat sends water temperatures soaring and anglers scrambling for shade. To help keep you cool, we decided to bring you a full month of clinics, fly tyers, and hands-on demonstrations to replace those summertime blues with education and inspiration, and to prepare you for the sweet days of autumn just around the corner. Take a look at the schedule and plan on joining us for one or all of these Saturday presentations. We'll have refreshments by Shannon Feltus @Urbanfarmfoods and homemade cookies from the Cookie Lady, Sally La Follette. Come for the snacks, stay for the inspiration.

I have worked hard to pack the calendar with clinics, fly tyers, and all the latest fly-fishing gear for you to test-drive right here at Royal Treatment. 

The fun kicks off on August 1st and finishes on August 29th, with plenty of cool stuff in between. Plus, we'll be raffling off some incredible gear packages, including an NRS Boundary 100 personal raft, Skwala RS waders, and more to benefit Veterans Backcountry Adventures.

Symposium Schedule

August 1st...Sage, Rio, Fishpond, with special guest Brita Fordice at the Tyers' Table and clinics with George Cook and Tom Larimer. Test drive Sage Rods and Rio Fly Lines

August 8th...Winston, Skwala, Echo, Airflo, Abel, Ross, Renzetti, and DynaKing with Randy Stetzer at the Tyers' Table and a fly rod clinic with Eric Neufeld of Raging River Sales. Test cast a few Winston Rods and Airflo Fly lines.

August 15th...Simms, Lamson, Scientific Angler with Jeremiah Houle at the Tyers' Table (Fly Patterns for the Fringes), with clinics from Garry Sandstrom (Fishing Soft Hackles) and Richard Davidson (See the new Simms G3 wader and learn how best to repair your old waders.) SA fly Line test drive: bring in your favorite fly rod and try out a few SA lines. Cast the new Lamson Rods.

August 22nd...Bruce Berry at the Tyers' Table sharing Dry/Dropper patterns and custom leaders; World Fly (Jon Covich presentation on exotic destinations); T&T; Galvan Reels; OutCast; and Ari Zolonz from Korkers will have all the newest wading gear.

August 29th...Steelhead primer with Royal Treatment Fly Fishing, NRS, and Veterans Backcountry Adventures, featuring Nick Basaraba at the Tyers' Table.

Refreshments each Saturday by Shannon Feltus @urbanfarmfoods and cookies by the Cookie Lady, Sally La Follette. Plus, you have the chance to win some incredible prizes!

Raffle Prize Packages to benefit VBA. Drawing to be held on August 29th. You do not need to be present to win. This raffle is managed directly by Veterans Backcountry Adventures using Zeffy. One ticket is $25; get 5 tickets for $100. Use this link to buy tickets.

Prize Packages include: 

• Prize Package 1 - Total Value ~$5,269
  • NRS Boundary 100 boat donated by Royal Treatment Fly Fishing - ~$2500 Value
  • (1) T4 Galvan reels engraved with “VBA 2026” donated by Gorge Fly Shop - ~$500 Value 
  • (1) Winston Pure 2 8’3” 4wt donated by Royal Treatment Fly Fishing- ~$995 Value
  • (1 pair) Skwala RS waders donated by Royal Treatment Fly Fishing- ~$899 Value
  • (1) FishPond Cutbank Gear bag together plus (1) Thunderhead Submersible Pouch donated by Royal Treatment Fly Fishing - ~$375 Value
• Prize Package 2 - Total Value ~$1,870
  • (1) T5 Galvan reels  engraved with “VBA 2026” donated by Gorge Fly Shop - ~$500 Value
  • (1) Sage R8 Core 590-4 (9’ 5wt.) donated by Royal Treatment Fly Fishing- ~$1100 Value
  • (1) Fishpond Thunderhead sling pack donated by Royal Treatment Fly Fishing - ~$270 Value
• Prize 3 (1) T6 Galvan reels engraved with “VBA 2026” donated by Gorge Fly Shop - ~$500 Value 
• Prize 4 - (1) T7 Galvan reels engraved with “VBA 2026” donated by Gorge Fly Shop - ~$500 Value 

Special incentive! Buy $100 worth of tickets at any of our Saturday events in August, and walk away with some awesome swag from Fishpond, NRS, and more! See me at the Royal Treatment tent in the parking lot, scan the code, buy your tickets, and grab something from the swag box!