Your Winter at The Saltwater Edge: SWEducation Expos, Tying Nights and

The rods get put away for a few months, but the season does not really stop. This winter we have more going on than ever: three full-day SWEducation Expos, a monthly tying night at the shop, the surfcasters' Surf Day, the big show in Providence, and the day we kick off striper season. Everything below is on our Events calendar, where you can add any of them to your own calendar with one click.

SWEducation Expos 2027

Three Saturdays, three disciplines, one room full of the best captains and anglers in New England. Each expo is a full day of seminars, panels, hands-on rigging clinics, vendor booths and a raffle. Tickets are $100 and include lunch. New this year: all three are at the Knights of Columbus, 7 Valley Rd, Middletown, RI.

Welcome remarks at a SWEducation Expo

Inshore Expo – Saturday, January 16

Striped bass, false albacore, sea bass and tautog. Reading the water, electronics and navigation, lure strategies for bass, chasing speedsters, tog rigs and tactics, then knot and rigging clinics in the afternoon. 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM, registration and coffee at 8:30. Full program and tickets.

Offshore Expo – Saturday, February 6

A recreationally focused day for center console owners who want to up their offshore game without running to the canyons. Bluefin, mahi and yellowfin tactics, trolling and jigging setups, leader splicing and crimping clinics, boat positioning around tuna feeds, and panel Q&A with the captains who fish these waters daily. 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Full program and tickets.

Captains panel Q&A at a SWEducation Expo

Panel Q&A at last winter's Offshore Expo.

Fly Expo – Saturday, March 20

Our saltwater fly forum. Strategy before tactics, presentation and the last 40 feet, estuaries and inlets, boulder fields and tautog on the fly, Northeast flats, hardtails, a casting demo with John Field, and ask-me-anything workshops on knots, leaders, drag and hook sharpening. 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM, food trucks on site for lunch. Full program and tickets.

Going to more than one?

Bundle and save. Any two expos are $180 and all three are $240. Multi-expo tickets are here.

Hands-on leader and line rigging clinic at a SWEducation Expo

The rigging clinics are where the afternoon goes. Bring questions.

Narragansett Surfcasters Surf Day – Saturday, January 9

The surfcasters' annual winter flea market is the week before our Inshore Expo. New and used fishing gear, custom rods, custom plugs and accessories from over 70 vendors, 8 AM to 2 PM at the West Warwick Civic Center, 100 Factory St, West Warwick. It is the best morning of the year to hunt down a plug you have been missing. Club website.

Fly Tying Night at the shop

First Thursday of the month, 6:00 to 8:00 PM, at the shop. Bring your vise and materials, or just come and watch. All skill levels are welcome, and it is free. Upcoming dates:

Thursday, November 19
Thursday, December 3
Thursday, January 7
Thursday, February 4
Thursday, March 4
Thursday, April 1

New England Saltwater Fishing Show – March 5 to 7

Come find us at the RISAA show at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. Three days of tackle, seminars and the whole Northeast saltwater crowd in one building. Show details.

Striper Kickoff – Saturday, April 3

Our annual kickoff to striper season at the shop. New gear for the year, the first reports, and the crew ready to talk about where to start. Details to come.

Anglers checking out reels at a vendor booth during a SWEducation Expo

Before all that

Black Friday is November 27, and from Black Friday through December 20 we give 1% of every sale to the American Saltwater Guides Association. The Holiday Gift Guide is up now; order by December 16 for Christmas delivery.

See you this winter. The full list, with calendar links, is always on our Events page.