Fly Tying Classes

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Our Fly Tying Class is offered once per month on Saturdays. You will learn basic patterns that will improve your skills as a tyer to better prepare you for many others patterns in the future. (See below for Fly Tying Terminology.) We furnish vises and all materials for the class, so all you have to do is show up and learn the art of creating flies and your own patterns that will catch fish!

One Saturday per month, 9:30 am — 2:30 pm
$50.00

FLY TYING TERMINOLOGY
Dry Fly	A fly pattern that floats on top of the water. It does not sink below the water surface and imitates an insect that has already hatched.  Examples include Caddis, Sulphurs, Blue Wing Olives, Plae Morning Duns, etc.
Wet Fly/Nymph	A fly pattern that is still in nymph form. An unhatched adult fly. These nymphs live on the streabottom and comprise a major portion of a trout’s diet. Examples include Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear, Pheasant Tail Nymphs, Prince Nymphs, etc.
Streamer	A fly pattern that inmitates a baitfish, leech, hellgrammite, sculpin or dace. These patterns are highly effective, enticing large fish and vicious strikes. Examples include Wooly Buggers, Leeches, Clouser Minnows, Crayfish patterns, etc.
Terrestrials	Any insect that normally lives on land but may fall into the water. Examples include Ants, Grasshoppers, Cicadas, Beetles, etc.
Attractors	Usually bright flashy fly patterns. These patterns “attract” the fish to the fly for investigation. Examples include Royal Wulffs and other bright patterns.
Emergers	A stage of the hatching of an insect in between nymph and dry fly. The insect is at its most vulnerable point during this stage. The nymph is breaking out of its nymphal husk and has not reached the surface of the water to fly away. Examples include Soft Hackle flies, Parasol flies, etc.