Dette Flies — Local services in Town of Rockland

Great store! Tons of products. From rods and reels to books and flies. Fly line, leaders and tippet. You name it they probably have it.

I brought in an old Martin 61 tuna can reel to have backing and 444 DT4F put on for a bamboo rod. The younger guy behind the counter had never seen a tuna can reel, and this model can be a little tricky, to put line on. He thought about the best way to do it for a few seconds and then did an awesome job spooling everything on the reel. Fished the rod and reel later in the day and it was perfect! And no charge for the Dacron backing.

Everyone is friendly and helpful and the store is neat and organized. Highly recommend when in the area to fly fish. Can't wait to go back!

Update: Stopped in a second time to have another reel spooled with line and to purchase a pair of Korkers wading boots. I have an inherited essential tremor and I asked the gentleman that spooled the reel if he could tie an Albright knot on a different reel connecting the backing to fly line I purchased elsewhere. My hands that day were too shaky. He said no problem! Tied it up to the backing and reeled it up on the reel. What a huge life saver! I'm able to tie flies to leader and tippet with a tool on days where my tremor is bad, but trying an Albright or nail knot would have taken two hours. Thank you again Dette flies! Not sure I'll see you until Spring, but I will always stop here while in the area...

Recommended by the crew over at North Branch Inn and couldn’t have been happier with our experience. Booked an emerger session for me and my girlfriend which consists of 1 hour of casting lessons and an hour fishing on the stream. All gear is included and the shop matches you with a guide (our guide Jimmy was fantastic!). While we didn’t catch any trout, we got to see a bunch of fish sipping/breaking on bugs and we had an excellent time on the water. Back in the shop, Seth helped us pair a reel and line to a rod that I purchased elsewhere. We got a ton of good info on how to set up a rig and we can’t wait to get back on the water...

Excellent selection of fly tying material and unique flies for the region. The staff were helpful in person and even gave a few suggestions on places to fish on the Willowemoc.

My only criticism was that a few weeks prior to my trip I had called about booking a guide, they took my information and did not call me back. After waiting a week I booked through another shop.

I will say though, that my in person experience was great and I will continue to patronize...