How about Tereskis on the way to the barrier dam and the one on the way to Bluecreek which I can't remember that name. Used to be able to leave my boat there.

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I think them not having a website helps keep their prices down. Can you imagine trying to keep one current with their inventory? Are you on their e-mailing list for sales flyers? They've pulled sales items aside for me and held them for a couple of weeks until I could get down there while still honoring the sales price. Pretty cool!

Then can you remember Kolbs in Aberdeen and Vean Greggs in Hoquiam? I bought a tackle from both many many years ago.

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Andy's Tackle? He and his wife (I think it was Agnes) were a hoot!

I ain't that old - j/k! I remember the Kolbs name but not Vean Greggs.

I think you’re correct on # 2 bean counters but still a poor business model. I’d rather spend a little more and give my money to Dennis Co.

Since we’re going down nostalgia lane remember Andy’s Tackle Box at the top of the hill going down to Blue Creek. Even if you didn’t need anything you’d stop in for coffee and a doughnut to get the scoop. One of the first shops that I know of that had live sand shrimp daily. Karen at the barrier dam is also money for the hard to find stuff. Still for
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Black Sheep in Lewiston is mind blowing. Never seen such a huge assortment of plugs. Steelhead central.

Sultan Sporting Goods - Near the confluence of the Sky/and Sultan. Dick (retired police chief) used to work the morning shift and I could always get a decent report from him by calling up and chatting and seeing how the "cracker bar" fished that morning. Then I could gauge how the river above there would fish, depending on water conditions.

I was building 3 new bridges across Olney Creek up the Sultan Basin Rd in 90-91. That winter is when the first of the "Super Floods of the '90s" occurred if I remember correctly? The store flooded, along with all the rest of the shops along the highway (the entire Snohomish Valley flooded). The "flood sale" was a good one though, as there was alot of stuff that was 75% off. Seemed the store was never the same after that, and a few years later the venue changed. The big flood's forever changed the landscape of the Sky in some locations as well.

Ahh Andy's. Bought my 1st Loomis IM6 1141 Casting rod from him/there. The Cow was a steelhead factory back then. His wifes name was Agnes. The building is still there. Man time fly's!

It's not just the local tackle stores we have lost but just about everything "local". Have to buy so much online now as that is the only place stuff is available.

I make it a point to support my local whatever store, whether for hunting, fishing, books, whatever. Even if it is cheaper online, the help and advice are well worth the extra cost.

Holiday Market in Burlington has been the best place in north sound. The old store was more fun, could hardly get through the aisles but always had everything. Everyone working there knows what they're doing.

Yeager's in Bellingham has been around for many years.

One more from me and it is more nostalgia than a primo sport shop. Back when Edmonds was still a small town and the ladies (Mom and Grandma) going to Seattle was for dressing up to go shopping for the day (early 50s) there was Crowe Hardware at 5th and Main. Bill Crowe kept me supplied with the necessities to fish all day from the then public walkway and Boat float along the south side of the ferry dock. Don't know if I ever got the fish smell out of the basket on my bike.

Ha! How times have changed! Bought my first bow at Willie's Sport Shop in Centralia. He stocked everything from bicycles, gym clothes for all the schools, firearms and ammo, and everything fishing. However I bought my first steelhead rod and both spinning and baitcasting reels over at Yard Birds in Chehalis. Loved all the military surplus at Yard Birds. Got a backpack (that weighed a ton empty) and a gas mask bag to use as a tackle bag that lasted years. I always wanted on of the genuine Navy surplus rubber rafts - they were also heavy beyond belief and took a month to inflate with a bicycle pump. The flip side of Yard Birds in Chehalis was Sea Mart in Olympia - same inventory. A dollar would buy a lot of Okie drifters in those days. Up 4th Ave. was Ed's Sport Shop, where I bought some of my first fly fishing tackle. Flies were $0.25, but Muddler Minnows were $0.35, but they were so worth it when I fished them on the Toutle River. Memories . . .

Thank you all for the nostalgia and the stories.

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Oak Harbor Ace Hardware. Not a big selection but almost always had what I needed (if they didn't have sumthin Holiday Sports would usually have it).

This was back in the late 80's - early 90's when I used to fish 300+ days a year. Knew where on the island to catch fish nearly any day of the year.

Caught salmon casting from shore @Bush Pt. and Ft. CASEY. Also @ the West beach in Deception Pass.

Ling cod from the N. beach in D- pass. Remember one year a fellow showed me a King that he had just caught @ "The Hole" in late Nov, might have been Dec or Jan -- way later than you'd expect.

Trout in Cranberry lake.

Cutts n Dollies @ Ala Spit.

Used to have a deep depression just on the inside of Admiralty Head dialed in. At the right time of year and the right tide could just about guarantee a 12-15 lb or bigger King jigging just off of the bottom.

Used to catch, on average one 24"-28" cutthroat every year, from the exact same spot!

Easy Dungeness limits @ the county dock in Coronet Bay.

Steelhead @ Ft Casey, blackmouth in the winter on the East side...

Darn! Sorry took such a tangential long trek down memory lane.

Sunbird in Yelm-- only decent shop that wuz near Lacey. Yeah there is a Cabelas but they're out of the good stuff whenever the fish are in the rivers.

Take care n stay safe
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I'm sure you're fishing down in San Diego,yes?

Bass Pro Shops is buying Sportsmans Warehouse. They are now the Walmart of the fishing world. Doubt I will be buying from them anymore. They killed Cabelas.

Thought I would add a shop to the list,from last weekend's fishing excursion on the Russian. Kings Sport and Tackle in Guerneville. This place has a lot of history. It was once frequented by likes of the eccentric Bill Schaadt who used to do crazy stuff in those old days. The Russian river once had a run of 50,000 steelhead in it. I hope every sip of wine from Napa hurts the people who drink it!

Bare bones shop,but they have tackle if you need it. Reliable fish reports and a friendly staff. I bought a Dr Death colored plug and some dude bought one right after saying "I better get that plug too!" You're welcome for the sale,Kings. And I of course had to swing by Outdoor Pro Shop in Cotati and spend 100 bucks on gear I don't need.

I'll be fishing a bit in Southern Oregon in a few weeks so it will be fun to see what old shops I can find down there.