Fly Tying Demo: Cat Toy (4/5/25) - Saturday 9am-11am

Arbor Anglers is pleased to host a fly tying demonstration from Cat Toy Come join us at the shop for a tying demo, coffee, and doughnuts! This is a free event, but please sign up!

Signature Patterns:

Green Cheeseburger, Matchstick midge, Burnt French Fry mini leech

Tyer Bio:

The beautiful river resonates trickles, bubbles, and ripples with the existence of what a river is. Fly fishing for Cat has become the art of fly tying, casting, and the passion to entice the trout at many picturesque rivers, creeks, and streams of Colorado. Fly tying gives Cat the artistic touch of creating the tiniest forms of art for the prize, the trout. Cat grew up in Mammoth Lakes, California, spin fishing trout in the scenic lakes, rivers, and creeks in a quaint ski resort town nestled in the magnificent Southern Sierra Nevada mountain range. She has always had a zest for the outdoors with a background mastery of fly fishing, downhill skiing, mountaineering, and racing motocross. She caught her first trout fly fishing at the Frying pan river in Colorado, and her passion mushroomed to win this gift. Cat is a professional fly fishing guide for Blue Quill Angler. She is a fly designer for Discount Flies for her Caddis larva aka Green Cheeseburger, the Matchstick midge, the Burnt French Fry mini leech coming spring 2025, and her Matchstick emerger coming summer 2025. She is on the prostaff team for Solarez, Anadramous Fly Company, Togens Fly Shop, Mystic Fly Rods, Qualifly Reels, Miss Mayfly, Lid Rig, and Shop McFly.  

Patterns & Techniques Demonstrated:

Cat will be tying some of her favorite trout flies including her Burnt French Fry mini leech, Matchstick midge, and her Caddis larva, aka Green Cheeseburger and other patterns to fish this spring. We will talk about when to fish these fly patterns and where in our local waters in Colorado.