The Fly Fishing Show 2023 - Edison, New Jersey

Another week, another trip for The Fly-Fishing Show. This time, we’re in Edison, New Jersey at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center, which is a lot closer to home for us. This time, we saw even more engagement from the convention visitors, including a big crowd for the fly-fishing lessons that were happening throughout the day. We saw plenty of people looking to improve their fly-tying technique. At the wayward booth, we were doing our usual custom wooden fly-fishing net making demo, with some enthusiastic onlookers getting involved themselves.

 The booth setup was much denser here at the New Jersey stop on our tour, which meant there was a lot more to look at. In the process of checking out the convention floor, we struck up a nice conversation with a guy over at the booth for Riversmith Inc, which is based in Colorado. Ha gave us a few moments of his time to pick his brain about the convention overall. 

“Q: So, what brings you back to the Fly-Fishing Show?

A: You know, us at Riversmith, we love connecting with the community, we love connecting with the exhibitors, you know. It’s such a great culture that we have, and people are here, sharing our new, innovative products and checking out other peoples’ new, innovative products.”

 I’ll tell you what stood out to me. The displays full of waders and utility vests. There were a few booths that had some pretty sweet-looking gear that I would LOVE to have in my collection. That being said, I have to agree with our guy over at Riversmith. What really brings these conventions together is the excitement of seeing new things. There’s such positive energy from everyone when visiting their booths.

 Check back next week for the next stop in our Fly-Fishing Show tour and make sure to like and subscribe to Wayward Trading Post as well as The Fly-Fishing Show to see even more coverage of this fly-fishing journey!