Carolina Fly Fishing Academy - June 29 and 30
The Carolina Fly Fishing Academy is proud to host its annual Saltwater Fly Fishing School here at Sound Side Outfitters in beautiful Swansboro, NC.
One on one fly casting instruction that will teach you how to quickly and accurately present your fly to it's
target . Become better at anticipating how fish react, to give you the best chances of getting an eat. Learn tips and tricks to cast more accurately while dealing with wind and waves. Learn how to cast farther and faster without working harder.
We'll teach you how to communicate with your guide for the best chance of success on a fishing charter. We'll share several examples of saltwater fly fishing equipment and teach you how to choose the best gear in your price range. Learn what rod wt is best for your type of fishing, and how a rod's taper affects your cast. Navigate the myriad of fly line choices and decide what works best for you. Work hands on with our instructors to build the perfect leader from scratch. Learn all the knots needed to rig a fly fishing setup from the backing arbor knot to the non-slip loop knot attached to the fly.
View information packed power points while our instructors teach you about local fish species and the flies that they can't resist. We'll show you satellite images of local waters and teach you how to read them and how the fish use their different features. Watch slide shows on how to up your photography game and create those wall hanger images of your catch.
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Redfish Rodeo 2023 -
On August 12, 2023, Sound Side Outfitters and Eastern Current hosted the First Annual Redfish Rodeo. The tournament was a FLY ONLY tournament and anglers were allowed to fish anywhere in the state of North Carolina inside the line of demarcation. This was a catch, photo, release style tournament hosted throughout the iAngler App. We had a total of 19 teams compete for bragging rights for first place.
Early on, fish were being submitted and the leaderboard started shifting. It wasn’t until lunch time that there was a battle between first and second place. Teams kept flip flopping as fish were being submitted and boy was it intense there for a bit! At the end of the day, the podium stood with 106” taking fist place, 99” taking second and 44” taking third place. We also had the largest fish at 28.5” and smallest to win “King of the Dinks” at 19” and the “Leopard Award” went to the fish with the most spots at four spots on a single fish.
Congratulations to all of the anglers who podiumed and a HUGE thank you to everyone who participated. We’ve got a few small but fun changes for our next tournament. We’ll be keeping everyone updated as we decide on our next dates for the Redfish Rodeo 2024. Could you be the one to take home bragging rights? Oh yeah.. and a HUGE load of prizes.
Thank you to all of our sponsors who helped make this event possible. We couldn’t do it without you!
Sound Side Outfitters
Eastern Current
Mauser Fly Fishing
Hatch Outdoors
Grundens
Montana Fly Company
Eye Strike Fishing
Florida Fishing Products
Carolina First Mate
Recap -Skiffapalooza
Seem be a little behind here on the recap of Skiffapalooza… so lets get right to it!
On August 5th, the shop held what we dearly called “Skiffapalooza”. Let me explain for those of you who didn’t see the posts or attend. We cleared the parking lot, called everyone we knew with a skiff and told them to call some friends, lined some SEXY skiffs in front of the shop, then proceeded to drool over all the boats. Lots and lots of drool…
We had skiffs from East Cape Boats, Maverick, Drake Boatworks, Spear Boatworks, Gheenoe, Beavertail Skiffs and then some. New skiffs, old skiffs and some that were in-between. Guide boats, weekend warriors and all walks of life for the skiff world were present.
We had the first skiffs dropped off that morning even with the event not starting until 3pm, it seemed that folks were excited about the “show”. In total, we had 19 skiffs show up to the shop. Cold drinks were had, food was served and there were plenty of laughs and good times had.
We’re already looking forward to the next one! A few small changes will be taking place next time. We’ll be hosting a fun yet challenging casting competition for some prizes, also we’ll be doing a vote for the crowds favorite skiff for a trophy of whatever we can get our hands on. Could be an old bowling trophy from the thrift shop, but we’ll keep it a secret… maybe.
Carolina Fly Fishing Academy - Sept 9-10, 2023
Sound Side Outfitters is pleased to host yet ANOTHER Saltwater Fly Fishing School presented by the Carolina Fly Fishing Academy from September 9-10, 2023. This is the second school session for 2023 and the third session hosted by Sound Side Outfitters.
Two full days split between inside classroom style lectures and outdoor casting, skiff etiquette and flats fishing overview fills the days. There are more technical, hands on sections such as knot tying, fly tying and rod rigging as well.
For more information, head over to the website, Carolina Fly Fishing Academy. You can call the shop to register or send us an email.
soundsideoutfitters@gmail.com
910-708-1033
Opening Weekend
It all begins with an idea.
April 22, 2023. The day it all “officially” started.
What came to be from countless hours on brainstorming, research and talking shop with friends and family, we bring you Sound Side Outfitters.
Opening weekend was more than we could have ever expected it to be. Before the doors even opened up, there was a crown gathered in the parking lot. People came from all over the state to visit and show their support of the areas latest and greatest fly shop. A fridge full of cold drinks, plenty of fish tales and an abundance of laughs was what the day had in store. We cannot say thank you enough from the outpour of well wishes and high fives we received. We’re here to stay and here’s to make our make on the saltwater fly fishing community.
THANK YOU from he bottom of our hearts.
