October 31st 2023.
Denver's Country Club neighborhood has welcomed a new tenant. Anglers All, a fly fishing shop located in Littleton, is moving into the retail space at 1303 E. 6th Ave. that was previously occupied by Trouts Fly Fishing.
Chris Keeley, the owner of Anglers All and a Platt Park resident, has been wanting to expand to Denver for years now. He said, “We’re one of, if not the oldest continuous fly shop in the state of Colorado. We’re proud of it. Something that goes along with that is we’re slow to expand. We have looked at Denver a number of times over the years.”
Keeley obtained the 69-year-old fly fishing shop in 2009, leaving the commercial banking industry behind for a more outdoor-oriented career. He said the Littleton location, which has 12,500 square feet of retail and warehouse space and a recently added “boathouse” for still-water anglers, will remain open.
The Denver location will be a “boutique fly shop” with traditional gear, and the 1,400-square-foot store is expected to open by early 2021. Keeley declined to disclose revenue figures, but said that the business has held a steady line ever since he acquired it. He noted that the shop is a “people business” and that customers keep coming back due to their warm welcome.
The 6th Avenue property is owned by Denver-based The Robert L. Naiman Co. Leasing Director Nikki Naiman said the space was most recently home to a yoga studio. It was Trouts before that. She said, “Over the past two years many people have noted they wish the space was still operating as a fishing shop.” Trouts operated in the space for 20 years before moving to Lincoln Park in 2020.
Keeley said when the Country Club space became available this summer he was initially interested because of how successful Trouts was in that space. He said, “It’s really a positive aim for us. We thought they ran such a good business out of that location and in the middle of a great neighborhood.”
It's great to see the Country Club neighborhood get a new tenant. Anglers All looks forward to bringing their fly fishing experience to Denver, and we look forward to seeing what they bring to the new location.
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