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History
The Sportsman Outdoors & Fly Shop was established in the same location in 1955. A couple from Texas built the store and raised their family in Lake City. The store itself has had several owners in the past 58 years, but it's always been an outdoor and fishing oriented business. Various owners have expanded the building and the services, culminating with us (Tony & Kay Tarasewicz) when we bought the store in 1998.
We bought the store because we fell in love with Lake City and felt it would be a good place to raise our son, Nicolas. Nicolas was all of six months old when we came to Lake City, and has been fishing the area waters with us since he could be put in a backpack.
Quality and Service
We have updated the store, both inside and out. We expanded the services to include 4x4 tours, guided hiking trips, rentals, mountain bikes, and most importantly, we've greatly enhanced the fly fishing shop and services. We try hard to stock quality products that will last years, if not a life-time, for reasonable prices.
We're proud of our guides and fly fishing trips, hiking trips, and 4x4 tours. The trips are ALL INCLUSIVE, meaning equipment and supplies are included in the price, and the gear itself is high-quality from name-brand companies. Trips always include FRIENDLY and EXPERIENCED guides who bring along everything you need for a fun and comfortable trip.
The Sportsman is truly a family-run business operated by friendly folks whom we appreciate and cherish. They're our employess, but they're our friends as well.
The Sportsman - 1950s
The Sportsman - 2007
