6 Week Fly Tying Course

Learn to tie your own flies during this comprehensive, 6 week course taught by White River Fly Shop tying expert Cody Ingle. The class will meet from 7-9 p.m. each Wednesday from January 14 through February 18, 2009. Each week you will learn a new type of fly, cover the materials, tools and techniques to tie the fly, watch Cody go through each pattern step by step, then tie some of your own to take home. By the end of the 6 weeks you'll have your own fly box with 14-16 flies that you have hand tied. There is a $25 fee to cover materials, and registration is limited to 10 people so we can provide the best instruction possible. At the end of the 6 weeks, you will recive a certificate of completion, and a gift card for you to use to stock up on supplies. Register by contacting Chris Ulane, Fishing Manager, at 712.325.6023, or via e mail at cjulane@basspro.com Here is a week by week outline of the class

Week 1: Introduction to Staff, hook anatomy, thread types and sizing, material selection.
Week 1 Flies: San Juan Worm, Wooly Bugger

Week 2: Nymphs, Midges and Emergers, Overview of insect life cycle, thread and wire bodies, dubbing techniques.
Week 2 Flies: Brassie, RS-2 and Zebra Midge

Week 3: Hairwing Flies, overview of hair types (deer, elk, belly, bucktail) and pros/cons of each
Week 3 Flies: Elk Hair Caddis, Comparadun BWO, Stimulator

Week 4: Dry Flies: proper proportion, correct position on water, standard fly vs. thorax, tail techniques and hackle overview.
Week 4 Flies: Mosquito, Adams and Wulff

Week 5: Streamers: Streamer techniques, hair body (wing), floss body, tinsel body, weighting.
Week 5 Flies: Clouser Minnow, Bucktail Streamer, Bend Back, Seducer

Week 6: Wet Flies/Terrestrials: soft hackle vs. dry fly hackle, proportions, techniques.
Week 6 Flies: Hare's Ear Spider, Dubbed Ant, Wire Nymph

We will also hand out certificates and gift cards week 6, and answer any remaining questions.