To the best of my knowledge the Seattle ISE show was bought out or traded to O'Laughlin's, who are the same people who run the Puyallup show. Further info could be collected by contacting O'Laughlin's Trade Shows directly. They have run ads in Fly Tyer which mentions their phone number. If their number hasn't been posted before I find it, I'll post it when I find it.
As for the east coast shows moving west, it is also my understanding that Chuck Furimsky, the director of the Sommerset, NJ, show is planning to expand his shows to include a few west coast sites in the coming years. Whether this will include Seattle right off remains to be seen but has potential, as I was told. Don Johnson --- rdembry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A person at Sage told me about the Fly Fishing Show, > because Sage is > planning to attend it, and that person believed > (emphasize this) it was > planned for the Meydenbauer Center. At the > www.flyfishingshow.com website, > I believe Seattle was listed on their as one of its > upcoming show locations. > > Sounds like it may be held somewhere else. > > Richard > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kent Lufkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 4:27 PM > Subject: RE: Fly Fishing Show (was: Re: Bummer! No > ISE show this year!) > > > > The contact address on the Fly Fishing Show web > site is somewhere in > > Pennsylvania, which sounds like a different show > the the local FFF > > show. As I recall, it's been a couple years since > the last FFF show > > at Meydenbauer, although seems to me it was in > May. > > > > When I talked with the Guest Services person at > Meydenbauer Center, > > she looked through all their bookings for 1st > quarter next year and > > there were no fishing type shows booked at all. > > > > Kent Lufkin > > > > >Are we sure we are not confusing this with the > FFF show that has been > held > > >at the Maydenbauer center in the last few years. > Our fly club (Greywolf > Fly > > >Fishers) was asked to do a rod building demo at > their next show which is > > >held in late Feb or Mar if I remember right. > Didn't have the dates at the > > >meeting the other night. I sure would like to see > that east coast show > here, > > >as long as they brought some of the east coast > people (tiers,etc) with > them. > > >Tom Thompson > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Kent Lufkin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 3:06 PM > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: Re: Fly Fishing Show (was: Re: Bummer! > No ISE show this year!) > > > > > > > > >But wait, here's more! > > > > > >It doesn't show very much information, but the > Fly Fishing Show's web > > >site (http://www.flyfishingshow.com) confirms the > Seattle show in > > >2003 as well as others in Denver and San Rafael, > CA. > > > > > >Kent Lufkin > > > > > >>Richard, > > >> > > >>I was intrigued about your mention of the Fly > Fishing Show at > > >>Meydenbauer Center. I'm certainly ready for a > flyfishing-only show > > >>that's not as diluted as the ISE by spin and > bait fishing gear, > > >>hunting stuff, and all those lodges and > outfitters. > > >> > > >>The Meydenbauer Center web site > (http://www.meydenbauer.com) didn't > > >>list it as a coming attraction, so I called > Guest Services to find > > >>out more. > > >> > > >>The Fly Fishing Show is indeed booked for > February 22 and 23, 2003. > > >> > > >>No, that's not a typo - it's year after next! > > >> > > >>Kent Lufkin > > >> > > >>>I look forward every year to attend the > International Sportsmen's > > >>>Expo (ISE) held here in Seattle. It's always > fun to test cast the > > >>>new rods, turn the new reels, sit in on > seminars, check out all the > > >>>newest stuff, and maybe pick up a bargain or > three. > > >>> > > >>>I received my Federation of Fly Fishers > magazine yesterday, and I > > >>>noticed on the "Show Calendar" list nothing was > shown for Seattle. > > >>>I went to the ISE website, and there are > listings for a several > > >>>shows everywhere but Seattle. > > >>> > > >>>I understand there is a new trade show, called > the Fly Fishing > > >>>Show, that is planned for Meydenbauer in > February. I understand > > >>>these shows have been held for 8 (?) years on > the East Coast with > > >>>some success, and the folks are just now > heading out West. > > >>>Seattle, San Fran area, and I think Denver are > the first West shows. > > >>> > > >>>I wonder if ISE isn't coming here this year > because of the new > > >>>show. I've noticed in the last few years a > marked decrease in > > >>>attendance at the ISE show, and I'm sure down > attendance probably > > > >>had a big part in the decision. > > > >> > > > >>Bummer for no ISE, but yay for the new show. > > > >> > > > >>Richard Embry > > > > > > ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com
