Beginning Fly Tying Class
FLY TYING
6 SESSIONS
The six week class traditionally starts around the first of the year (see club calendar for dates). It consists of orientation, basic information, information on hooks, how to choose the right hook for a pattern, materials used for tying, preservation of tying materials, references, etc.
Prior to the first class students need to have purchased one bobbin holder, one spool of 6/0 black thread and one spool of 3/0 black thread. At the first class we will discuss the essential, and some of the desirable, tools; vises, lamps, bobbin holders, scissors, et al, and give some suggestions on purchasing these items. This will be followed by an examination of the tools that the students already possess. The two essential fly tying knots will be demonstrated and practiced. The step-by-step illustrated tying instructions for the two flies to be tied at the following week's class will be handed out to allow for advanced study of the patterns.
At each of the subsequent five classes two flies will be demonstrated and then tied by the students. In addition to the Chief Instructor and any Demonstration Tier, several experienced Club tiers will be available during each class to assist the students. During each weekly class one fly is tied by the students with the assistance of the instructors, with the expectation that three additional flies, of the same patterns, will be tied by the student at home during the week. These flies are then brought back to the next class to be critiqued.