Charlie’s Fly Box

Great shop, huge selection but must have caught the employee on a bad day.
I went in on a slow Thursday morning to purchase some Rio fly line. When I walked in I was greeted by the employee who was chatting it up with a guy who was on his lunch break. I scoped out the fly line until he acknowledged me again, then I told him what I was looking for, which he had of course (huge selection). I then asked if he could spool it up for me ($ 90 fly line).
His friend said he was gonna head out and he looked annoyed and started spooling for me on their machine.
While waiting I thought I’d chat it up with him about my upcoming trip to see if he had any suggestions. I asked specifically about trout and a few bodies of water I was considering. He answered all of my questions with a sharp «If I were you I’d go for carp». Cool, how about trout? It’s gonna be a busy weekend, I’d go for carp. No help at all, oh well.
He seemed annoyed that I drove off his friend with my presence so I decided to wander the shop and get some flies. I decided not to bother him with fly suggestions and filled my own container.
He set me up, I purchased some flies and a few strike indicators. On my way out the door I noticed the Smith sunglass stand with a pair of sunglasses I have been considering. I stood there in plain sight of the employee for about 5 minutes while he sat on the computer. Not once did he acknowledge me or ask if I wanted to see anything. I didn’t want to inconvenience him again, so I left… keep in mind I was the ONLY person in the store the whole time. Must have been something really cool going down in internet land.
Other than that one experience, it is a great shop. I have bad days too and am chalking it up to him being grumpy because he was at work and not on the water. Fair enough.

Probably the best Fly shop in Denver. I have known and worked with Charlie for over 20 years. His shop is exactly what he always said every shop should be like. Comfortable, very well supplied (never out of black ⁶⁄₀ thread or 9ft 5x leaders and tippet) and have a knowledgeable staff. Charlie is the best yet in the world and more importantly the best teacher. I had taken three classes before I took his and his class changed my approach and gave me an ability to tie anything I wanted to. Simply the best all around. I hope he does not read this because his ego is already to big. The only boy amongst 4 sisters growing up. If you Flyfisher or want don’t miss Charlie’s Fly Box.

We stopped in here the other day looking for some fishing gear. They didn’t have exactly what I was looking for, but were really helpful all around. They’ve got a really cool store and have a large selection of most gear. We were greeted promptly.
My only gripe about this place are the prices. They’re expensive. You can find the exact same gear for less at other stores, but you can’t find the same selection. They’ve got a really nice selection of nets here as well if you’re looking for one of those. We didn’t have a ton of time to stick around and shop, but we’ll definitely be back in the future. Cool place!

This place is up there as the best in Denver. Anytime I need advice or ideas when it comes to the tying bench, I go here. All of the staff are great and willing to help out. Both Greg and Charlie are full of knowledge and tricks. I try to pick their brains when I can. The shop has a great inventory of gear, carrying all of the major brands. The fly selection is pretty good as well. The primary reason I head here is for the tying materials. This is the most robust selection of materials I have ever seen. More times than not I head in with a list, and leave with far more than I need. I love the selection!