Fishing

We are Tampa Bay’s finest tackle shop, specializing in fly and conventional fishing tackle!

Bill Jackson’s Shop for Adventure has an experienced staff of professional anglers. Certified FFF fly fishing instructors are on hand to help you with all your needs. We offer quality equipment from the world's best manufacturers:

Full service dealer for:

• Abel Reels
• Accurate
• Alutecnos
• Boga Grips
• Calusa Cast Nets
• Daiwa
• Eupro Rods
• G. Loomis
• Hatch
• Islander Reels
• 7 Eye
• Penn
• Rio
• Ross Reels
• Redington
• Scientific Anglers
• Shimano
• Simms
• St. Croix
• Tibor Reels
• Temple Fork
• Van Staal
• Waterworks Reels
• William Joseph

Huge selection of fly tying materials.

 

Private Fly Casting Instruction

The art of fly casting is best perfected through personal instruction and close adherence to a program of skills practice.  Bill Jackson's Shop for Adventure is proud to offer a new course for private and personalized fly casting instruction with a FFF Certified Fly Casting Instructor.

During your personalized lesson you can discover new skills, such as distance casting, double hauling, spey casting, and much more!

This unique course will begin with an assessment of your casting skills, careful correction of any apparent flaws, and the development of a personalized skills practice program.

The cost for this program, consisting of three weekly twenty minute sessions or a one hour session, is $68.00 per person and includes all equipment.  We highly recommend Fly Fishing Strategy, by Carl Richards and Doug Swisher, as a prerequisite for this class.

 

Fly Casting Classes
Saturday Mornings 10:00am

Join our expert staff for a fun and informative  90 minutes of fly casting instruction.
Open to all ages and abilities
Equipment provided or bring your own
Reservations Required-Call: 727-576-4169
It's free!
Certified Instructors

 

Fly Tying Classes

Beginners Class
Mondays at 6:30pm - 8:30pm

$5.00 cost of materials charge.
First 3 sessions free with vise purchase.
Bring your own tying equipment or you may borrow ours
Limited to 6 Students
Reservations required.
Please Call: 727-576-4169.

Advanced Class
Wednesdays at 6:30pm - 8:30pm

$5.00 cost of materials charge.
First 3 sessions free with vise purchase.
Bring your own tying equipment or you may borrow ours
Limited to 6 Students
Reservations required.
Please Call: 727-576-4169.