Through Sunday, Jan. 29: Washington Sportsmen's Show

Puyallup Fair & Events Center

By Volcano Staff on January 25, 2012

It's a busy week for O'Laughlin Trade Shows - the juggernaut behind this week's Tacoma Home & Garden Show at the Tacoma Dome, AND the 25th annual Washington Sportsmen's Show and Sport Fishing Boat Show at the Puyallup Fairgrounds. Wednesday through Sunday, the Washington Sportsmen's Show will offer the best in dudes wearing flannel and exaggerated fishing stories. But, best of all, check out what's billed as the "one-of-a-kind" indoor "Steelhead River."

It's hard to go wrong with an indoor river.

According to hype, other attractions include over 150 hours of how-to seminars, camp cooking demos and a free trout pond for the kids.

Wait!?! Two indoor bodies of water?

Just pinch us now.

[Puyallup Fair & Events Center, noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, $12 adults, $5 for ages 6-16, free for 5 and younger, 110 Ninth Ave. SW, Puyallup, thesportshows.com/wss]