Fly Fishing Events: January's San Mateo ISE Show

November 13, 2006 By: Marshall Cutchin

A normal, living, breathing human inhabitant of the northern hemisphere greets mid-January with all the enthusiasm of a slug. The holidays are truly over, the wind is intolerable, and even avid fly tiers are counting the days until spring. But if you plan on being anywhere near San Francisco, California between January 11 and 14, you’ll be in reach of a guaranteed mood-changer: the International Sportsmen’s Exhibition in San Mateo, just south of the San Francisco airport. From the “Best-of-the-West” fly casting competition to a full schedule of presentations by fly fishing’s luminaries, the ISE shows have a reputation for being great entertainment, and the San Mateo show is the most popular of them all.