Fly fishing show this weekend in Bellevue

BELLEVUE – A trip to Bellevue, Washington, for the 2025 Fly Fishing Show will be worth the drive to the sport’s enthusiasts. Organizers said there will be thirteen classes, seminars, films, demonstrations, hands-on experiences, and wall-to-wall displays of everything new in the sport.

There will be nearly $100,000 in door prizes, including the following trips: a Golden Dorado Trip for two to South America, a week on the waters of King Salmon, Alaska, a week at Rio Manso Lodge in Northern Patagonia, a week at Chile Trout in Patagonia, and fishing in Iceland. Prizes of gear including rods, reels, and other tackle, will also be awarded during the show.

Classes will reflect all aspects of fly fishing, including Advanced Fly-Casting Class on February 14. Mac Brown and Dr. Gary Borger will teach practical and comprehensive techniques in an eight-hour class, priced at $625. Other courses will be two and a half hours long for $95 which includes the day’s admission.

The show will have 18 free seminars and 42 presentations at the center’s Destination Theater.

Attendees will vote between 41 categories of new fly-fishing products competing in the 2025 Consumer Choice Awards. The awards will be decided jointly by the Fly-Fishing Show, Fly Fusion Magazine, and Fly Fishing Journeys.

The 2025 International Fly Fishing Film Festival will have its Pacific Northwest premiere on Saturday, February 15 at 6:30 p.m. The fesitval include a wide range of international fly-fishing films.

Schedules for classes, programs, seminars, and door prizes are listed on the Fly Fishing Show at https://flyfishingshow.com/bellevue-wa/ or phone (814) 443-3638.

The show will be held in Bellevue’s Meydenbauer Center in Belleveue, Wash.

General admission for the show is $20 for one day and $35 for both. Children under age five and Scouts in uniform under age 16 are free. Children ages 6 through 12 are $5. Entry for active military with an ID is $10.