Marin Outdoor Trading Co., San Rafael CA

Totally unexpected but a welcome surprise. I just happened to look up fly fishing shops while on a pit stop in Marin and ran across this wonderful place! The owner was there to help and answer all my questions as well as handing out some great insight and a fish tale or two. Can’t say enough good things about this store. A fishy beacon in the north end of Silicon Valley.

A group of friends and I recently tried surfing for the first time with Marin Outdoor. Had a great experience. Instructors were welcoming, prepared, and encouraging! Would recommend to anyone trying surfing for the first time.

I'm so happy to finally have a fly shop in Marin. This place is great and Derek is super helpful and friendly. He has a wealth of knowledge and can point you in the right direction on piece of water in the area. And he has nice little collection of local flies.

Really helpful staff, maybe he is the owner. I am an inexperienced fly fisher, and he was able to suggest some flys to catch bass and pan fish. First day we caught about 15 pan fish each and the second day landed 2 large bass in under an hour. I will definitely be back when needing some advice and equipment for our next fishing adventure.

Super helpful, kind attendant and great deals! Got myself a vintage North Face Parka Puffy and an amazing deal on some Goretex winter boots. Highly recommend

Great service and it has a fly fishing section along with Outdoor Clothing of good quality

I really like these guys, I fly fish (Tenkara usually) and they were very helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. Really didn’t know they were there, I was looking for another business. Western is gone, not crazy about Big 5 or REI (member for 50 years) so happy to find these guys.

I got some salt water flies, a reel for my daughter, leader and helpful advice on flyfishing an estuary in Mexico. Very pleased to have a shop like this in San Rafael.

Great prices, nice selection of mens and women's outerwear, from Gore-Tex to quality down jackets and more. Come here before going to the big-box stores!

Love this spot. Best small, locally owned outdoor shop. Nice fly fish gear. Owners have solid knowledge of outdoor rec & geography.

Great store not a big box but quality and knowledge abounds the owners are a walking encyclopedia of information on fishing skiing hiking and boating a true pleasure to sit down and chat with. Want to know where to fish on the snake river? Ask Derek! Want to know where to hike in desolation
Wilderness? Ask Derek! Go see for yourself and enjoy a good family run business

Great store! Stopped in hoping to find a few things I’d forgotten to pack for a trip. Small store but nice selection with good prices. The guy staffing was super nice and helpful too. I’ll be back next time I’m in the area.

I got some hats at great prices, my go to place for hats. Lots of other great stuff, too. Great selection!

Loved finding this place the other day. Quality outdoor gear, small local shop, friendly helpful owner, and affordable prices. I’ll definitely be back soon!