L.L. Bean of Freeport, the retailing giant with an international reputation, brings a display of outdoors equipment to the main floor of the auditorium during this year’s State of Maine Sportsman’s Show.

In addition, Bean’s knowledgeable staff will give a total of 34 separate demonstrations or seminars on how to become a better wing-shot with a shotgun, how to speak fish (or more precisely, how to read water and decipher what fish want) and many other     topics. An outdoors option will please fly rodders because they can cast the L.L. Bean Silver Ghost fly rods.

Among the outstanding L.L. Bean  presenters at the show will be Keith McDonald, head of the Wingshooting School who will switch gears to present “How to Talk Fish,” and Craig Ueker, who will lead the outdoor fly casting sessions.