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Scott Meridian Fly Rod 908 Rocks!

December 2, 2015 by adminewa Leave a Comment

bonefish_as_bahamasThe sun was beating down on my back, wind blowing 25+ miles per hour. I hear my guide, Calvin, shouting over the wind “school, 100 feet, 10 o’clock, cast, cast …CAST” This is the moment I have been waiting for. After numerous flights, long layovers and months of preparation I’ve made it. I am on Andros Island on the flats with my new Scott Meridian 8 weight. Naturally, when I hear Calvin yelling for the first time I loose my cool, get way too excited and cast like a fool. He looks at me like I have something seriously wrong with me and mumbles…”Breath, calm down -hopefully we will see another school soon.”

A few minutes pass and as predicted I hear Calvin starting his commands again. This time though I let the rod do the work and the Scott Meridian fly rod and I sync.  With an effortless cast the line lands right in front of the school of hungry looking bones.  Calvin is barking, “Long strip, strip, STOP, fast strip, SET!”  Finally the moment I’ve been anticipating for months! I feel the line become taught and in seconds the fish is running, peeling line from my reel.

The new shape of the rod’s fighting butt did not trap any of the fast escaping line as it came up off the deck and was comfortable while leveraged against my arm for support while battling these Bahamian bones.

The Meridian was so accurate and cut through the wind so well that I had no problem overcoming the stiff breeze. After a season of trout fishing I was not accustomed to casting 8 weight rods. Many 8 weights can feel clunky or even heavy yet the sleek, thin blank of the Meridian made the rod light and easy to cast most of my line with minimal effort.

I am obsessed with this rod and can’t wait to head back down to the Bahamas for some more bonefish, to the east coast for stripers and use this rod for all my salt adventures and maybe even some single hand steelheading here in the PNW.

Filed Under: Emerald Water Anglers Tagged With: Abbie Schuster, Bahamas, bonefish, casting, Emerald Water Anglers, flats, saltwater, Scott Meridian fly rod, tropical, women's fly fishing

Upcoming Events – November 2015

October 26, 2015 by adminewa Leave a Comment

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November 12th —
West Seattle Artwalk — At EWA 7-9pm — FREE
We will have on display work from several artists within our industry from metal sculpture to photo on canvas.

November 12th — Ladies Night with Abbie Schuster at EWA @7pm — FREE
Abbie will host this event at the store with some wine and snacks.  Sit down with other interested female anglers and talk sport and life, privately shop the store and otherwise enjoy the beginning of the Holiday Season.  Please RSVP via phone or email

November 19th — Writer’s on the Fly — Georgetown Brewery @7pm — $20
One of our favorite events and we are kicking the season off with one heck of a line up.  Patagonia Ambassador Dylan Tomine, wild steelhead advocate and author John Larison and Cameron Scott will be on hand to read some of their work as part of this fundraiser for the Wild Steelhead Coalition.  Space is limited to 65 people, cost is $20 per person.  Please buy tickets here.

November 21st — Rods and Rotors — Dean Cummings — H2O Guides, Valdez, Alaska Heli-ski/fly fish trips @7pm — FREE
Dean is long time member of the ski community and passionate angler.  He will be in to present the incredible summer opportunities for a ski/fly fish vacation in one of if not the most spectacular locations for both in the world…Alaska, this is going to be your very personal Warren Miller like presentation, don’t miss it.  Please RSVP for this event via phone or email.

November 27th — BLACK FRIDAY — Spend $100 and receive a $25 gift card on each purchase.  Shipping is free with purchases over $50 on in store and internet purchases.

November 28th — SHOP SMALL SATURDAY — As a participant in this AMEX event, we are picking up your sales tax on all purchases in the store.  Look forward to seeing everyone this weekend.

December 19th — Santa Claus @ EWA — Steve Duda, editor of The Flyfish Journal will be in as the official fly fishing representative to Santa himself.  Photos of yourself and the wee ones with Santa are welcome and free though we are asking for donations to the Wild Steelhead Coalition as a thank you.  See everyone there, beverages will be on hand as well.

January 28th, 2016 — EWA Film Festival — 6pm – 10pm — FREE
The preemptive event for the Fly Fishing Film Tour to be held here in West Seattle at the Admiral Theater the following week.  We will be hosting our own film fest with works from a variety of filmmakers including Waist Deep Media, Caldwell Rohrbach, Zangs Films, Sundance Award winner Greg Hamilton and more.  2 categories to see will be under 5 minutes and the 5 second film category.  Please RSVP for this event, tickets for F3T will be on sale that evening as well.  Space is limited to 70 people.

February 3rd, 2016 — Fly Fishing Film Tour @Admiral Theater, West Seattle — 7pm – 10pm — $15
Yes, you read this correctly!  We are very excited to bring the F3T to West Seattle this year and every year afterwards so we don’t have to leave the island for it!  As usual, big pre event the week before at our store and also night of, location TBD but we will intermingle with the filmmakers and the raffle will be huge so you won’t want to miss this.  We will have tickets for sale at the store here soon so stay in touch.

February 12th – 14th, 2016 — The Fly Fishing Show — Lynwood Convention Center
Very excited to be partnering with Costa for this show this year.  We will have a staff on hand to answer questions on the multitude of fisheries in Washington we guide as well as discuss new locations for our international hosted travel.  Look forward to seeing everyone there.

May 21st, 2016 — EWA Fly Fest and Guide Cook Off — Location TBA — 10am – 4pm — FREE
Never to late to plan for this.  Our 2nd annual Fly Fest coupled with our 9th annual guide staff cook off was a huge success last year and we expect it to be more so this coming year.  Come test cast all the rods we have in the store from Winston, Scott, Echo, Epic, Fenwick, Gary Anderson and more.  All sales reps and our FFF certified staff will be on hand to provide free casting advice.   Not to be missed is Abbie Schuster defending her championship plate from last year against the rest of the staff in our cook off which also provides some fabulous finger food mid day.  RSVP at the store via email or phone.

Filed Under: Emerald Water Anglers, Events Tagged With: Abbie Schuster, Art Walk, Black Friday, Emerald Water Anglers, fly shop, Ladies Night, Seattle, Writer's on the Fly

Fall Women’s Events

September 1, 2015 by adminewa Leave a Comment

Sept. 11th, 2015 – Women’s Creek Outing with Abbie Schuster – 2 spaces open, call store to register
Oct. 15th, 2015 – Ladies Night at EWA @ 7pm – Wine, snacks and talk the sport
Oct. 22nd, 2015 – Ladies Casting at Salty’s @ 5pm – followed by Happy Hour
Nov. 12th, 2015 – Ladies Night at EWA @ 7pm – Wine, snacks and private shopping experience
Dec. 10th, 2015 – Ladies Night at EWA @ 7pm – Wine, snacks and private shopping experience

Filed Under: Emerald Water Anglers, Events Tagged With: Abbie Schuster, casting clinics, Emerald Water Anglers, Salty's Restaurant, Women's casting

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