Links

Our goal is to provide you with a web site "link" or a telephone number for our favorite friends in the fly-fishing and fly-tying world. Also, we list pertinent information for those vendors and companies that reciprocate support.

GR- Indicates Glenn River Fly Co. Ltd. has a professional or business relationship with the organization or principals of the organization on one of the following levels:

"Guide / Pro-Staff Program" arrangement where one or all of the individuals associated with Glenn River Fly Co. Ltd. wears or uses technical / outdoor gear, apparel, and other fly-fishing accessories during client workshops, instructional guiding and public appearances to generate positive and negative feedback necessary for future product development.

"Professional-Exclusivity" arrangement where one or all of the individuals associated with Glenn River Fly Co. Ltd. wears or uses technical / outdoor gear, apparel, fly-tying tools, threads, materials and fly-fishing accessories nearly 100% of the time because we believe they are the most dependable, durable, affordable products in the industry today.

"Professional-Sponsorship" simply means that Glenn River Fly Co. Ltd. has researched vendors, suppliers, retail outlets, and other distribution means and stands 100% behind the service, product and professionalism of these individuals and their organizations.

"Tach-It"- magnetic fly boxes and fly tying products are extremely useful and well designed products. We fish without a fly vest, and find the small magnetic fly box to be essential for midges, small nymphs, scuds, emergers and even smaller dries. The box is compact and easy to use. The fly tying "Tach-It" standing magnet is perfect for the tying bench and has thousands of uses. It is complete with a hackle and hook gage as well as a small ruler.
GR - "Guide / Pro Program"

Sawdust & Stitches Whether you want a shadow box type wall display to protect and display a custom fly or collection of flies or a table-top Lucite display box for similar purposes our good friend Barry Mill of Sawdust & Stitches has a solution. Please visit his website and make a purchase- you will be glad that you did.
GR - "Professional-Sponsorship"

Clubs (Social and Private Fishing)

Buckeye United Fly Fishers-      B.U.F.F. has been in existence since 1975 and a major influence in the growing popularity of fly fishing in the greater Cincinnati area and tristate area (Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky).   As a club, they have nearly 250 members and conduct workshops, training sessions, community service, and meetings frequently.

Entomology Gear and Accessories

Wind River Gear Inc.   Entomology is a very important function of fly-tying and fly-fishing.    Having equipment and gear that is durable and innovative is important as well. We use Wind River gear on the stream and during our workshops.
GR - "Guide / Pro Program"

Fly-Tying Materials   (sources)

Whitetail Fly Tieing Supplies-Chris Helm (419-843-2106)[ USA]- Chris is a very close friend of ours. He runs a top-shelf business and can get his hands on almost any material you are looking for. Call him today for a catalog.
GR - "Professional-Sponsorship"

Niche Products- Peter Smith [U.K.]- Peter is one of our close friends from Great Britain. He and his wife own a material company with several "smashing" products. If you have trouble locating their fly-tying materials and products- try telephoning Chris Helm listed above.
GR - "Professional-Sponsorship"

Fly-Tying Tools

Dyna-King-   We tie a lot of flies at Glenn River and we teach a lot of beginner fly-tying. We have owned and tied on several different models of Dyna-King, and find the workmanship to be excellent.   We recommend Dyna-King for beginner and advanced tiers.

Rite Bobbins- are adjustable tension bobbins made by Merco Products of the U.S.A. They make and distribute 4 different models which will equip you to tie everything from saltwater to micro-midge patterns. I tie exclusively with the "Rite Bobbin" owning several dozen in total- which I leave spooled and adjusted on the tying bench. The Rite Bobbins are widely distributed. Visit the Merco Products website today and do yourself a fly-tying favor!   My final thought......if you think the drag system on your fly reel is important....wait until you set the "drag" on a spool of 10/0 fly-tying thread with a RITE bobbin.
GR - "Professional-Exclusivity

Whiting Farms- We tie quite a few flies and teach quite a few fly-tying workshops. We also use hackles in several of our fly-tying kits. In our opinion, it is tough to beat the consistency and quality of Whiting hackles.

Scientific Anglers Not all fly lines are equal- in our opinion. However, we also agree that fly line preference is an individual decision. We stand behind the fine products and fly lines of Scientific Anglers and highly recommend them for any and all fly-fishing situations. Glenn's favorite line- Mastery Trout series.
GR - "Guide / Pro Program"

Nets that Honor the Fish- We are firm believers in practicing Catch & Release. As such, we also believe that a high quality, custom, hand built landing net is more than just a tool....................it is a beautiful part of the catch & release process. Sam Lacina, of Grand Rapids - Michigan, builds some of the nicest custom nets that we have ever seen. Visit Sam's website for a "first look"....but be sure to see one of his nets in person.............you have a nice rod......you have a nice reel......why not Honor the Fish and have a custom net?
GR - "Professional-Sponsorship"

Midwest Fly Fishing Magazine- We fish for trout predominately in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan. Because of our Midwestern trout fishing interest we enjoy reading the Midwest Fly Fishing Magazine. The folks behind the magazine are very user friendly and pack the little paper back magazine with feature stories, side articles, upcoming events, product reviews, classifieds and plenty of fly tying related information.

Reels

Ross Reels of USA- We selected a Canyon Big Game reel for saltwater expeditions and an Evolution "0" for the most delicate tippet, smallest dry fly, technical presentation situations.............and fell in love. Try a Ross today!
GR - "Guide / Pro Program" Glenn's favorite reel- the Evolution

McFarland Rod Company- Glenn River Fly Co. Ltd. is a small personal company with people-people. We have searched the industry for a small people-people company that strives to build premium fly-rods. McFarland Rod Company is and does just that. They have several different lines available and can custom build quite a few more.
GR - "Guide / Pro Program" Glenn's favorite fly-rod- the Emerger series.

Simms- gear and apparel that is functional, innovate and capable of any abuse and extreme weather that you put it through. Price is only an issue in the absence of value- treat yourself!
GR - "Guide / Pro Program"

Send mail to webmaster@glennriver.com with questions or comments about this web site. Copyright © 2002 Glenn River Fly Co. Ltd. Last modified: January 2008

Send mail to webmaster@glennriver.com with questions or comments about this web site.
Copyright © 2002 Glenn River Fly Co. Ltd.
Last modified: January 2008