In 1954 Jim Poor started a small tackle shop in the basement of the Littleton Motel called Mountain View Tackle. At that time, Littleton was not a suburb of Denver. It was a small Front Range town on the South Platte River.

In its early years, Mountain View was a general tackle store, serving conventional anglers and fly fisherman alike. Jim was an innovator of small flies and became a key figure in the development of fly fishing in Colorado and across the Rocky Mountain West.

In 1969, the city of Littleton relocated Mountain View tackle in order to build Arapahoe Community College. With a new location just a mile up the road, the name was changed to Anglers All and the legend was born. Anglers All is still in the same building today.

Jim and his wife Jane continued to own and operate the store until the mid 1980’s when Bill Shappell and Terry Nicholson took the reigns. Eventually, Terry and his wife Lori became the sole owners and it stayed that way until 2009. Anglers All has been an exclusive fly fishing shop for decades.

In 2009 Chris Keeley took over for Terry and Lori. Anglers All has resided in the same location since 1969, the building has undergone some improvements over the years, from expansions in footprint and in height, to most recently, solar power and new signage with the new Anglers All logo.

In the spring of 2023, we opened the Boathouse at Anglers All. This freestanding showroom sits just behind the Fly Shop building and houses a dazzling array of watercraft and accessories. With a focus on non motorized fishing specific boats, and personal watercraft we are truly a one stop shop for floating fly fishing enthusiasts. We showcase fully built rafts, pontoons, float tubes, kayaks and paddle boards from Outcast, NRS and Boulder Boat Works. You can quite literally drive in with an empty trailer and be on the water just hours later with a new boat! Beyond the boat displays you will find all must have and nice to have accessories for your days on the water. Paddles, oars and safety equipment from Sawyer, Cataract, Carlisle, NRS, Outcast, Down River Equipment and Astral are stocked. You will also find coolers from Orca, portable fire pits from Lavabox, rod carriers from Riversmith and Trxsle and every dry box, drop bag, valve, strap, oar stop and repair kit needed to get you out enjoying your favorite river. The Boathouse at Anglers All is open 7 days a week, sharing hours with the fly shop.

In March of 2024, we were especially excited to open a sister fly shop location! Anglers All Denver is nestled into the Country Club neighborhood of 6th Ave and Marion in the heart of Denver. This classic carriage house turned fly shop has a ton of character and is fully stocked with all the fly fishing gear you would expect from an Anglers All store. The rod selection is impressive, the wader & boot room is well stocked, the saltwater room makes you want to get down to Belize and the fly drawers are packed with the best patterns in the busines!

In our Fly Shop retail store you will find some of the very best angling gear on the market and everything you need to fish here at 5211 S Sante Fe Drive, in Littleton Colorado, just 10 miles south of Denver. The fly tying materials section alone takes up a quarter of the store and offers a vast selection of vises, tools, hooks and materials you will only find at Anglers All. The rod racks and reel cases are loaded with trusted brands: Sage, Winston, Orvis, Scott, Redington, TFO, G.Loomis, Bauer, Abel, Ross, Hatch, Galvan, Lamson, and Tibor. Anglers All carries a huge selection of waders, boots and accessories from Patagonia, Simms, Orvis, Umpqua and Fishpond in both Men’s and Women’s fits.

The second floor of the shop houses the Anglers All classroom, where fly fishing, fly tying and entomology classes are taught by a team of in-house and outside instructors.

AnglersAll.com, the online store, is run from the office upstairs and operates uniquely in that the online inventory matches in-store inventory in real time, so you can be sure anything listed online is actually available. Every online customer is treated as if they walked through the front door, regardless of what corner of the country they are in.

The Anglers All destination fly fishing travel business also coordinated from the second floor offices. With multiple destinations, in the US and across the world, we host and confidently send anglers out to pursue their angling dreams in both salt and fresh water.

The team at Anglers All is proud of the history of the shop and the level of customer service they offer to anyone who walks in the door, calls, or shops online. No matter the year, the water conditions, or the species of fish, Anglers All has provided anglers with the best information and equipment for 60 years and counting.

Come by and see us. We would love to meet you, hear about your past and future fishing trips, and share our knowledge and our gear with you. We are located on the frontage road at the southwest corner of south Santa Fe and Belleview. We are open 7 days a week.