The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

We have come to the difficult decision that it is best if we close our Santa Rosa location. With the general economy idling, it makes sense to focus our resources on the San Rafael store only. We will be closing our Santa Rosa store at the end of January when our lease ends at that location.

Luckily, our most important asset - the knowledgeable anglers and hunters who make up the Western Sport Shop staff - will be joining us in the San Rafael store as we recombine operations in 2011.

My hope is that you will have the opportunity to continue to rely upon us as your hunting, fishing and fly fishing destination.

Obviously, if you only shop in the San Rafael store, not much will change, except you may notice some new (and old) faces behind the counter in the new year.

For Santa Rosa customers, there are a few things to be aware of:
- All Western Sport Shop Gift Certificates and store credits will be honored at the San Rafael store.
- Any firearm pickups must be made in Santa Rosa before January 24th. Any pickups after that time will take place in the San Rafael store.
- Any warranty issues on items purchased in Santa Rosa can be taken care of through the San Rafael store.
- We will continue to sell California Fishing & Hunting Licenses through the Santa Rosa store until it closes.

I've put a post over in the Classified Ads section with specifics on sale items.

Thank you all for your support over the years.

best,

- Jim

Jim @ Western Sport Shop

Sorry to hear this, Jim. Here's hoping the San Rafael store keeps rolling for years to come.

Thanks for the kind words, Andrew. And thanks again to the several people who contacted me via email and message.

This will be the last week we'll be open up there, and there will be some updates to the sale prices from last week. Obviously, I can't show any favoritism to specific groups, and I certainly wouldn't want to give any hints. But, if you are feeling particularly "over-TAXED" due to work pressure or anything else, you might want to think about taking a longer than normal lunch on Wednesday when the next ad hits.

Thanks again to everyone for their support.

all the best,

- Jim

Jim @ WSS

Just wanted to update with the most current info:

Starting today until we shut down on Sunday, we pay the sales tax on everything you buy.

I posted more info over in the Classified section, so or you can visit our blog at http://westernsportshop.blogspot.com

Thanks again and hope to see you down in our San Rafael store!

- Jim @ WSS