Because of the busy holiday season, our December fly tying event will be a combined class. On December 18th at 7 p.m., we will have a class for all levels…
Category: Fly Tying
Advanced Fly Tying: G&H Sedge Dry Fly
At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering, on November 20th at 7:00pm, I will lead the session, during which we will tie the G&H Sedge dry fly that I used in…
Beginner Fly Tying: Hogan’s Winter Leech
In selecting the fly pattern for our November session, I chose Hogan’s Winter Leech. This pattern will further enhance the tying skills of our Beginner’s class as well as to…
Advanced Fly Tying: Fly TBD
Our advanced fly tying gathering this month will be on October 16th at 7:00 p.m. The fly and the tier still TBD. We will send an update as we get…
Beginner Fly Tying: Thin Mint Bugger
In selecting a new fly pattern for our October Beginner Fly Tying session, I chose the “Thin Mint Bugger.” This pattern will help us learn new tying skills and provide…
Advanced Fly Tying: Letort Hopper
Late summer and early fall is hopper season. Grasshoppers, crickets, and other larger terrestrials are at their most abundant, often falling into streams and rivers. Trout, smallmouth bass, and other…
Beginner Fly Tying: October Caddis
At our September beginner fly tying class we will be tying an October Caddis. In his book “Caddisflies,” author Gary LaFontaine described the hatch of the October caddis as one…
Advanced Fly Tying: Foam Post Dry Fly
Below is a little personal background and information on the Foam Post Dry Fly that the advanced tiers will be tying this month. I’ve been fly fishing since my dad…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Foam Beetle
Late summer is the time of the year when terrestrial insects (beetles, hoppers, ants, crickets, etc.) are prevalent virtually anywhere we might be fishing on freshwater streams, rivers, lakes, or…
Advanced Fly Tying: Sunken Cicada
At our July 17 Advanced Fly Tying get together, we will be tying the Sunken Cicada, designed by George Daniel. The cicadas are out again this summer in some parts…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Yellow Palmer Dry Fly
Our next PVFF Beginner’s Fly Tying session will be held July 16th, starting at 7:00pm at Trinity United Methodist Church. The fly pattern chosen for that evening is the Yellow…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: The Gurgler
Our next Beginner Fly Tying session will be held on Tuesday, June 18. The fly pattern selected for our class that evening will be a version of the Gurgler. This…
Advanced Fly Tying: Adams Cripple Dry Fly
On June 19 at 7 p.m., Nina Cleven will show us how to tie an Adams Cripple dry fly at our Advanced Fly Tying gathering. Nina was going to lead…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Cone-head Bunny Leech
The fly pattern selected for our May beginner’s class will be the Bunny Leech, one of my favorite “streamer” patterns for pursuing larger trout and smallmouth bass. Now that the…
Advanced Fly Tying
At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering, scheduled for April 17 at 7:00 p.m, PVFF President Martyn Holland will show us how to tie the swimming hydropsyche (a species of caddis)…