2010 Fly Tying Classes

SFF will again offer a Beginning Fly Tying course for members of the Spokane Fly Fishers. You must be a member to attend this class. Youth over the age of 10 are invited to attend with an adult. A twenty-five dollar ($25) charge will be collected at the first meeting.

For 5 Saturdays, starting with January 3rd, there will be a early class starting at 9am and, if there are enough people who sign up, an afternoon class starting at 1pm.

This schedule will make the first class on January 9th followed by Jan.16th, Jan.23rd, Jan. 30th and Feb. 6th. A sign up sheet will be at the meetings – if I remember to bring it.

We will follow last year’s game plan, having the class at “the Club House” 1812 West 10th Ave.

SFF supplies all the materials and tools needed to complete the course as well as a notebook of information. This and other education programs are supported by materials and tools donated to the club by members.

Although this class is not meant to complete your education on how to tie flies, it will supply the answer to the question each of us ask early on – “Do I want to tie my own flies or do I want to buy them?”

I am also looking for people willing to help with the class. You do not have to be a master tier to do this. We are teaching people how much fun tying can be rather than attempting to teach them to become Masters. I will need one person to help with each of the classes. In other words, one for the morning class and one for the afternoon class if we have one.

Sign up at the meetings or call Betty Smith-Lambert@ 838-5914. I will need to talk to you so if I am outside working on my house and yard please leave a phone number so I may call you back.

INTERMEDIATE & ABOVE SKILL LEVEL

(skill level – can tie without wrapping your material hand forefinger to the hook)

I’m happy to report that intermediate fly tying is taking shape. I know those that have already signed up are particularly glad to hear this. We will be spinning, trimming, shaping, learning cripples, doing bullet heads, sallying forth, tackling soft hackles, always emerging and I hope at more than a snail’s pace.

This year there will be more discussion on how and when to fish these critters we tie. The tying sessions will be Thursday evenings 7 – 9, January 7, 14, 21, 28, February 4 and 11. We will meet at the Wildlife Council Building at 6116 Market (2 blocks South of Francis). The cost

 or the six evenings of fun and learning has always been $20, that’s if we have a minimum of 20 sign up and PAY. This year there may be a change. We may collectively purchase all tying materials, bundle the materials needed for each pattern and have a packet of each pattern materials for the tiers. All that tiers would need to bring would be vise, tying tools and thread. This would mean a fee of more that $20, how much more will depend on the cost of materials and number signed up. The change is also contingent on enough volunteers to do the packaging work. Hey, we can have a put it all together party!

We need a minimum of 20 to have the sessions. There are 13 signed up and I know of another 3 that will probably join. That leaves us 4 short. If you plan to tie please contact me as soon as possible. You don’t want these six evenings of fun, learning, bragging (some lying) to be cancelled because you procrastinated.

You may sign up at the December meeting or call Judy Kaufman at 924-9462.