AuSable River Two Fly Shop Inc — Local services in Town of Wilmington

We made arrangements to do catch-and-keep fishing with owner in advance. Night before, guide says "You're taking my bread and butter", and would not guide on catch-and-keep river sections.

Really we have no objections if the philosophy of the place is pure catch-and-release, but there was a misrepresentation here. Our pair of fly casters doesn't believe that a fishery under so much pressure that it can't support catch-and-keep should necessarily be fished at all. We don't believe in torturing fish for "sport".

Opinions can differ, and that is fine, but we were very upfront that we'd keep the first adult fish we'd catch, and stop after a couple, rather than dragging fish out just to toss back, possibly wounded.

An agreement was made, then the guide reneged, leaving us high and dry the day of. Hopefully they will be more honest with others, but a guiding service that can't stand by it's word is problematic at best....

Love this place! Anytime I go to see Tom it ends up being a high quality experience. These guys know there stuff, and are willing to spend a little time with you to pick there brains and give you the best guidance on equipment and techniques. I live on the West Branch of the AuSable, and new to the sport, but I feel like Tom and the guys are my X-factor. This is my second year going to the Two Fly and I wouldn’t go anywhere else. Recently, my dog broke the tip off my rod and Tom was able to fix it up in no time and got me back in the river! While I was there, I geared up with a new rod and reel which Tom was able to set me up with the perfect set up for the types of fly fishing I’m into. I will be back anytime I need some equipment and or guidance from these very friendly and...

My 11 year old son and I are learning to fly fish, we had gone out three previous times and I had done pretty well on two of them, but he had never caught a fish on the fly rod. He was starting to get really frustrated. Two Fly helped out; they gave him some very good and patient advice, suggesting a setup with a drop, which flies to try, showed him how to tie the drop and explained theory on “being the insect”. That evening, back out on the river, he caught three lovely trout and is over the moon. I suspect that Two Fly just created a lifelong fly fisherman. Thank you for saving the day...