Intermediate Fly-Tying: Essential Dry Fly Tying Skills

Intermediate Fly Tying:

Each class will be an in depth look at a selected topic. It will cover tying techniques, materials, and patterns relevant to the topic. This class is geared towards tyers who have experience tying and have their own vice and basic tools. This class offers a rich learning experience that will elevate your fly-tying skills to new heights. Explore different tying techniques, discover top-quality materials, and master patterns that are essential to each subject. Elevate your skills and knowledge with each session – join us for an enriching experience!

Topic: Essential Dry Fly-Tying Skills

Watching a dry fly skate effortlessly along the surface and be devoured by a willing fish is what becomes the highlight of many outings for anglers of all skill levels. However, tying many of our favorite dry fly patterns requires a specific skill set that can challenge even the best of us with items like material selection, hackle options, body materials and tailing fibers. In the duration of this three-hour skill driven class we will strive to help each student learn techniques to make tying several styles of dry flies much easier to understand, as well as give a much deeper depth of knowledge about materials and their uses. 

Topics Covered:

·     Hackle types

·     Hackle selection and sizing

·     Hair selection 

·     Body materials and why they work

·     Tailing materials

·     Treads

·     Hook selection

·     Parachute vs standard hackles 

Arbor Anglers will provide:

·     Handout’s

·     Hackle

·     Basic Materials

·     Hooks

·     Any specialty tools deemed necessary

·     Tailing materials

·     Body materials

·     Thread

Students to Provide:

·     Vise

·     Tying tools

·     Multiple bobbins

·     Hackle gauge

·     Lamp/cord if desired