Below are two google calendars for important fishing trade events but they don't display with Internet Explorer. Please use Firefox to see them. Although I took a lot of care for details, I cannot garantee that the dates, venues and information are 100% correct and I am not liable for changes or mistakes. Please check with the given website to confirm events before organizing a trip!

Updated November 2009

There is a nice report on the Sarnen gathering with many of my pictures on the Der Fliegenfischer Online Magazine.

Updated October 2009

• Scandinavian Rod Makers Mats Öberg and Stefan Broms have set up a beautiful website and are in the progress of creating the Swedish Bamboo Rodmaking Association since there is an exponetially growing demand of this crafts and items in Sweden, reportedly. Read more about it here.
  
  
  
• The 2nd European Bamboo Rodmakers Gathering was held in Sarnen, Switzerland. Click here for the report.
  
  
  

• 2009 ICAST New Product Showcase Award Winners
  Category	Company	Product (pics may vary)
  Overall Best of Show	Hobie Cat	Hobie Mirage Pro Angler
  Freshwater rod	USA Custom Rods	Camo Stix
  Saltwater rod	G. Loomis	Pro Green 882S
  Freshwater reel	Shimano	Stradic CI4
  Saltwater reel	Shimano	Saltist Lever Drag
  Best combo	Pure Fishing	Pflueger Arbor Combo
  Line	Pure Fishing	Berkley Trilene TransOptic
  Terminal tackle	Better Bait Systems	Circle Hook Rig
  Soft lure	Sebile USA	Magic Swimmer Soft Pro Model
  Hard lure	Sebile USA	Spin Shad
  Tackle management	Plano Molding Company	Liqua-Bait Locker System
  Kids tackle	Ross Reels USA/Ross Worldwide Outdoors	Journey Youth Fly Fishing Outfit
  Apparel	Cablz, Inc.	Cablz
  Giftware	Master Vision	Mini Lantern
  Electronics	Lowrance-Navico	Lowrance HDS-10
  Eyewear	Costa Del Mar Sunglasses	Zane
  Fishing accessory	Durasafe	Codeable Locks

  
  
  
• I am not related nor writing for Tackle Trade Magazin anymore.
  
  
• Mr. Carmine Lisella, through his old fishing tackle catalog which he kindly sent to me, share the sad news that Martin J. Keane, author of the monumental book Classic rods and rodmakers , passed away on January 30th 2009.
  
  Here I report what Mr Lisella is saying.
  
  "Marty about singlehandedly established the field of collectible tackle in America, his tome is still the "bible" in the field. Having read and reread each of his catalogues when they arrived with great enthusiasm, I personally owe him a debt of gratitude and modeled my own efforts on his pioneering work. He made me feel like a colleague rather than a competitor and was always generous with his time and knowledge. With his passing the classic tackle community has suffered a great loss - he will be missed."
  
  Carmine Lisella (from his catalogue "The Jordan-Mills Rod Co" -, Classic and Vintage Fishing Tackle, N0.32, Spring 2009)
  email: clisella AT aol.com
  
  
  
  
• (April 2009) Alberto Poratelli has now added some beautiful accessories in his "shop": agathe stripping guides and leather fishing rod tubes. All hand made! www.aprods.it/accessori.htm

• IBRA AMBULANCE FUNDRAISING! (ending on 24 March, 2009)
  IBRA has donated one of his rods made by Gabriele Gori and Massimo Giuliani to raise some money and so contribute buying an ambulance. The fund raising event is an ebay auction that you can visit here! Please support this IBRA effort if you can! The money raised by the auction will be given to the "Pesca del Cuore" (Fishing with the Heart") which is raising money for the ambulance (the link on eBay also carries their link).
  
  
• The second European Bamboo Rod Makers gathering will be held in Sarnen, Switzerland on 25-27 September, 2009. www.gepliesste.ch
  
  
• The new and beautiful Italian Bamboo Rodmakers Association (IBRA) Newsletter has just been published and you can read it here (English version).
  
  
• I wrote a short article on Robert Stroh, the great German Bamboo Fly Fishing rod maker. Highlight of this issue Year 2, N.1 is the making of agate stripping guides by S. Ferri and C. Testa.
  My friend Luciano Oltolini, very silently and modestly, as in his nature, told me he also managed to make his own stripping guides. Luciano is an excellent bamboo rod maker, a gifted craftsman and he also made is own wooden planing forms for quad bamboo rods as well as bamboo ferrules in the Poratelli-Gori way.

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• 28.29 March, IBRA presence at the 4th EXPORIVA Consumer Fair, the only trade fair for hunting, dishing and the Environment of the Trentino Alto Adige region, Italy.

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• The world Economic crisis begins touching the fishing tackle community. There were reportedfly significantly less visitors at the Bejing, China fishing tackle trade show this last February and the Tackle Trade World Fair has been cancelled on fears of poor return of investments from the exhibitors.

Updated 30 January 2009

On of the most important Fly Fishing event is taking place every year in Germany: "Erlebniswelt Fliegenfishen" is taking place in the old monastery of Fürstenfeld. A great venue for a great show. Robert Stroh, the magnificent professional German bamboo fly rod maker is organizing it along with his wife and

The show will take place on 28 - 29 March 2009

Updated - 16 December 2008

Italian Fishing Show, 27 February - 2 March 2009, Bologna, Italy

IBRA will be present and showing how to make bamboo rods. Roberto Pragliola, Massimo Magliocco, Claudio Carrara will be at the show as well.

Plus, there will be a first Photography competition open to all amateurs and professionals!

Updated - 25 October 2008

There is an important antique fishing tackle show in Holland. It takes place from 10:00 to 15:00 inside the hotel Eidhoven:

Hotel Eindhoven
(Exit number 33 "Waalre-Valkenswaardt" on the A67/A2 freeway)
Aalsterweg 322
Eindhoven, NL
www.vhv-daca.org)

...and here some more 2009 events in Holland:

Saturday March 14, 2009, VHV-ACE in Oud-Empel
from 10.00 AM till 2.00 PM
"De Lachende Vis", Empelsedijk 21, 5235 AD Oud-Empel
info: Secretary Herman Verswijveren (vhv-ace @ zeelandnet.nl; email address modified for anti-spam reasons, please re-compose it)
Phone: +31/1186/15818

Saturday October 31 2009, VHV-ACE in Eindhoven (Euroshow)
from 10.00 AM till 15.00 PM
"Van der Valk" Motel Eindhoven, Aalsterweg 322 (A67/A2 Exit Waalre-Valkenswaard)
  info: Secretary Herman Verswijveren (vhv-ace @ zeelandnet.nl;email address modified for anti-spam reasons, please re-compose it)
Phone: +31/1186/15818

More events on their website

The First European Bamboo Rodmakers Gathering was held in Sansepolcro, Tuscany on May 22-24.

The event was very well organized by the Italian (IBRA), Swiss and German rodmakers associations.

Next European gathering will be held in Sarnen, Switzerland in the Autumn of 2009.

The International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST) is the world largest tackle trade show and is at its 51st edition this year. Held in Las Vegas between 16-18 July 2008, 190 companies entered 695 tackle products and accessories into the New Product Showcase. The recent 2008 "Best of Show" winners are:

2008 ICAST New Product Showcase Award Winners
Category	Company	Product (pics may vary)
Overall Best of Show	Shimano	Curado E Series baitcasting reels
Freshwater rod	Shimano	Clarus A Series
Saltwater rod	Shimano	Tescatta
Freshwater reel	Shimano	Curado E Series baitcaster
Saltwater reel	Shimano	Stella SW Series spinning reel
Best combo	FisherGirl	The Jewel
Line	Berkley	Fireline Tracer Braid
Terminal tackle	Pallatrax	The Stonze System
Soft lure	Berkley	Gulp Alive Crazy Legs Jerk Shad
Hard lure	Mystic Tackleworks	BioPulse Lure
Tackle management	Plano	KVD Signature Series bag
Kids tackle	Shakespeare	Ugly Stick Junior
Boating accessory	Bert's Custom Tackle	Drop Down Rocket Launcher
Giftware	Anglers Book Supply	Book Supply Welcome Mat
Clothing	E21 Fishing	Wind, Rain, Ice Gear
Eyewear	Old Harbor	Mako sunglasses
Fishing accessory	CTI Industries	Zip Vac Jumbo 2.0 Vacuum Bags

For your information these were the 2007 winners:

Tackle Trade World 2008 - Amsterdam

There is a new trade show this year – The Tackle Trade World Fair – taking place at Amsterdam’s prestigious RAI Centre, August 9th, 10th and 11th.

The Fair is strictly trade only.

It will be FREE entry to all people within the global tackle industry.

With over 130 exhibitors from over 30 countries, many of these having never exhibited in Europe before.

The Seventh Annual Metolius River Fly Fishing & Bamboo Rod Fair is a FREE EVENT to share the knowledge of bamboo rods, fly tying and fly fishing set in the beautiful Metolius River basin, Oregon, USA.

It was held on July 19th and 20th 2008

Call for more information 541-595-6711

website: http://www.campshermanstore.com

Some important Fly Fishing shows in 2009

Somerset, N.J. US

Garden State Convention Center
January 23, 24, 25 2009

Show Hours: Fri 10 - 6; Sat 9 - 5:30; Sun 9 - 4:30

Admission: Adult: $15 for one day,
$24 for two-day pass,
$32 for three-day pass;
Children under 12: $2
Special: Saturday is Family Day!
Two parents and any children under age 16 for $24.

Denver, Co, USA

January 9, 10, 11 2009

Show Hours: Fri 10 - 6; Sat 9 - 5:30; Sun 9 - 4:30

Admission: Adult: $15 for one day,
$24 for two-day pass,
$32 for three-day pass;
Children under 12: $2
Special: Saturday is Family Day!
Two parents and any children under age 16 for $24.

Portland, OR, USA
January 3, 4, 2009
Oregon Convention Center

Show Hours: Sat 9 - 5:30; Sun 9 - 4:30

Admission: Adult: $15 for one day,
$24 for two-day pass,
Children under 12: $2

Marlborough, MA, USA
January 16, 17, 18, 2009
Royal Plaza

Show Hours: Fri 10 - 6; Sat 9 - 5:30; Sun 9 - 4:30

Admission: Adult: $15 for one day,
$24 for two-day pass,
$32 for three-day pass;
Children under 12: $2
Special: Saturday is Family Day!
Two parents and any children under age 16 for $24.

Charlotte, NC, USA
January 30, 31
Charlotte Merchandise Mart, 2009

Show Hours: Fri 10 - 6; Sat 9 - 5:30; Sun 9 - 4:30

Admission: Adult: $15 for one day,
$24 for two-day pass,
$32 for three-day pass;
Children under 12: $2
Special: Saturday is Family Day!
Two parents and any children under age 16 for $24.

Bellevue, WA, USA
February 6, 7,8, 2009
Meydenbauer Center

Show Hours: Fri 10 - 6; Sat 9 - 5:30; Sun 9 - 4:30

Admission: Adult: $15 for one day,
$24 for two-day pass,
$32 for three-day pass;
Children under 12: $2

Pasadena, CA, USA
February 21, 22, 2009
The Pasadena Center

Show Hours: Sat 9 - 5:30; Sun 9 - 4:30

Admission: Adult: $15 for one day,
$24 for two-day pass,
Children under 12: $2

Pleasanton, CA, USA
February 27, 28, March 1, 2009
Alameda County Fairgrounds

how Hours: Fri 10 - 6; Sat 9 - 5:30; Sun 9 - 4:30

Admission: Adult: $15 for one day,
$24 for two-day pass,
$32 for three-day pass;
Children under 12: $2

Fishing Trade Fair in Karlsruhe, Germany, 14-16 November 2008

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