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…
Category: Fly Tying
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)…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: CDC Caddis
The pattern chosen for our PVFF Beginner’s Fly Tying session on April 16 is the CDC Caddis. Perhaps you do not know what the acronym CDC represents? CDC is the…
Advanced Fly Tying
At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering, on March 20th at 7:00 PM, the fly and the tier are still TBD. We will send an update as we get closer. I…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Bead Head Pheasant Tail Nymph
Our next Beginners Fly Tying session will be held at 7:00 PM on March 19th. The pattern chosen for the class to tie that evening is the Bead Head PT…
Beginner’s Fly Tying: Griffith’s Gnat and Zebra Midge
Just because its winter and some of the warmer-water species (e.g. smallmouth and largemouth bass) are not as active, that’s no reason not to go fly fishing. There are two…
Advanced Fly Tying: Terrestrial Fly with Seth Denbo
At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering, on February 21st at 7:00 PM, Seth Denbo will show us how to tie a special large terrestrial fly. I hope you can join…
Advanced Fly Tying: Mystery Fly with Donald Lee
At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering, on January 17th at 7:00pm, Donald Lee will show us how to tie a special fly. Not sure what that fly is as I…
CANCELLED: Beginner’s Fly Tying: Griffith’s Gnat and Zebra Midge
Due to inclement weather, this class is cancelled. See you next month! Just because its winter and some of the warmer-water species (e.g. smallmouth and largemouth bass) are not as…
Combined Beginner/Advanced Fly Tying: Half-n-Half
Given the Holidays and busy schedules, this month we are going to combine both classes and meet on Wednesday night, Dec. 20, at 7:00 PM. Our guest tier is Dan…
Advanced Fly Tying: Nitro Caddis
At our Advanced Fly Tying gathering on November 15th at 7:00 PM, I will teach the Nitro Caddis fly. This is a great fly for me when I am not…