Beginning Fly Casting Class - April 2nd to May 7th, 2020, 6 PM to 8 PM for Six weekly sessions that are held on Thursday evenings, for two hours. Beginning Fly Casting Class is taught by WFFC members trained by a FFI board of governors casting instructor. The class tuition is free for WFFC Members […]
Beginning Fly Casting Class - April 2nd to May 7th, 2020, 6 PM to 8 PM for Six weekly sessions that are held on Thursday evenings, for two hours. Beginning Fly Casting Class is taught by WFFC members trained by a FFI board of governors casting instructor. The class tuition is free for WFFC Members […]
The Beginning Fly Fishing class which in the past years has been held in a classroom, has been has been changed to a 3 session zoom webinar format due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the health and safety of the participants. The class will be held at 7 PM, for one hour, on September 9th, […]
Below is the link to our March 17th tying session. We will complete our Callibaetis series with Rene Harrop's 'Callibaetis CDC Biot Thorax (adult). The material list is as follows: Hook: Dry fly barbless, size 14-18 Thread: Tan Tail: Coq de Leon fibers Adboment: Callibaetis goose biots (or substitute) Thorax: Callibaetis dubbing Wings: Paired medium […]
At our next meeting on March 31st, we will tie the Nearly Dun. Time permitting, we will tie a second fly: Upright BWO Emerger. Both flies utilize the same materials. The only difference is that the Upright BWO has a schuck and not tails. Both are easy ties and highly effective flies to fish. Nearly […]
Once again, the Beginning Fly Fishing class which in the past years has been held in a classroo4m, has been has been changed to a 3 session zoom webinar format due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the health and safety of the participants. The class will be held at 7 PM, for one hour, on […]
At our next fly tying session on April 14th, we will be tying the Klinkhammer fly. This fly was originally designed to imitate an emerging caddis. However, it is easily adaptable to most any mayfly hatch. The materials list is as follows. Feel free to tie the fly for the hatch you will be fishing. […]
At our next meeting Wednesday, May 5th @ 7:00p.m. (19:00) we will be tying a CDC Comparadun using split thread technique. You will need a flat thread (Veevus 12.0 or Danville 6.0) or equivelent. If you do not have Marc Petitjean's Magic Tool, please do not rush out and get one. You may use a […]
Our next Forum is Wednesday, May 19th. We will continue with Split Thread Technique. This time will will tie a CDC parachute; that is the wing will be CDC. Below is the recipe. You may substitute as necessary. For expample, your wing post can be foam, as noted below, or you can use Poly […]
Our next fly will be Quigley's Hackle Stacker Callibaetis. We will meet June 2nd at 7:00pm (19:00). Hook: TMC 100 #14-16 - equivilent (standard dry fly hook). Thread: Uni-thread Gray 8/0 Hackle: Grizzly Hackle Abdomen: Gray Goose Biot Thorax: Callibaetis Superfine Tail: Grizzly Spade Hackle Fibers Post: 7X or 6X tippet This link will show you the typical technique used to tie […]
