Article: Chandeleur hooking anglers on saltwater fly fishing

OCEAN SPRINGS - Who's afraid of the new Wal-Mart SuperCenter? Not the owners of Chandeleur Outfitters, a new retail outlet at 1106 Government Street in downtown Ocean Springs. Co-owner Greg English jokes that when Wal-Mart found out Chandeleur Outfitters was opening up, Wal-Mart moved to the outskirts of town.

English and his partner, Richard Schmidt, opened Chandeleur Outfitters in April at the site of a former thrift store in a trendy area of Government Street that has seen a lot of new retail, office and restaurant developments in recent years. The niche for the store is providing saltwater fly fishing and fly-tying equipment, along with specialty outdoor clothing, and sandals.

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