Kaufmann’s Streamborn fly shops shuttered

FLY FISHING — Once a Northwest fly fishing industry icon, Kaufmann’s Streamborn fly shops in Tigard, Ore., and Seattle, have unceremoniously closed, according to reports in The Oregonian and Northwest Sportsman Magazine .

Lance Kaufmann started the business 42 years ago with his brother, Randall. Neither has been available for comment.  Randall sold his interest in the company 5 1/2 years ago, according to his book publicist.

Kaufmann’s Facebook page is disabled. The latest post on the company’s Twitter and blog pages is April 8.

It reads “ It’s Time to Get out & Go Fishing!”

Kaufmann’s already had closed its 28-year-old store in Bellevue.

Randall Kaufmann , by the way, is the originator of the Stimulator and a great global source of information for anglers and writers over the years.