Jesse Brown’s Outdoors - Charlotte, NC

March 18th, 2008 Buster

A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to get out of the office for a day and travel to Charlotte, NC to finish up a project. I had been to Charlotte before to kicking off the project, but didn’t have time to run around and explore. When I travel to different cities, I try to find the local fly shops and see what they have to offer.

While in Charlotte, I found an outdoor store called Jesse Brown’s Outdoors that specializes in variety of sports from fly fishing, paddling, climbing, backpacking, and camping. Lucky for me, Jesse Brown’s was actually less than a mile from where I was working. There is a laid back kind of feel to the store. I was greeted by a staff member upon walking into the store, but I was not followed or pressured by any of the staff. I could walk and look around at leisure.

The fly shop carries Sage, G. Loomis, Scott, ST. Croix, Tibor, Abel, Lamson, Simms, Cloudveil, Fishpond, North Face, Patagonia, Ex Officio, Scientific Angler, C&F Design, Dr. Slick, and Renzetti. The fly shop also has a wide range of fly tying materials and various fly fishing tools and gadgets. While I was there, I picked up a new C&F Large Streamer fly box and a pair of 4” black scissor clamp hemostats.

From looking around on the Jesse Brown’s website, there is a link to Angler Services, a guide service company, which Don also owns. The two owners of Jesse Brown’s also host Carolina Outdoors, a talk show on WBT in Charlotte, North Carolina on 1110 AM or 99.3 FM from 5:00AM to 6:00AM every Saturday.

Jesse Brown’s Outdoors is located at 4732 Sharon Rd, Suite 2M, Charlotte, NC 28210. They are located on the 2nd floor of plaza retail center. You can reach them at (704) 556-0020. When I called for directions, I spoke with Don Yager, Co-owner, and he showed me a great new book on Western North Carolina Fly Fishing, but I passed on this one, since I don’t fish that area much. However, if you are in the Charlotte area, be sure to stop by and check out the fly shop and other outdoor gear.

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