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Tag: Beginner’s Fly Tying Series

Beginner’s Fly Tying: Squirmy Wormy & Salmon Egg

Our next Beginner Fly Tying session will be held at 7:00 PM, January 17, in Room 207 at Trinity United Methodist Church. Don’t let the complacency and chill of the…

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Published December 31, 2022
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Beginner’s Fly Tying: Zebra Midge and Griffith’s Gnat

Our next Beginner’s Fly Tying session will be held at 7:00 PM on November 15th at Trinity United Methodist Church. The evening’s class will focus on two common fly patterns…

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Published October 29, 2022
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Beginner’s Fly Tying: Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear Nymph

Our September fly tying session was a great kick-off for our upcoming Beginner’s Fly Tying class, which will be held on October 18th at 7:00 PM at Trinity United Methodist…

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Published September 30, 2022
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Beginner’s Fly Tying: The CHRLFY Woolly Bugger Variant

After a brief summer break, our next Beginner Fly Tying session will be held at 7:00 PM on September 20th at Trinity United Methodist Church in Frederick. As a change…

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Published August 31, 2022
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Beginner’s Fly Tying: White Miller Emerging & Emergent Variations

Print Instructions Session Overview At our July Beginner fly tying session we will be tying both a White Miller wet fly and dry fly. I chose these patterns for our…

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Published June 30, 2022
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Beginner’s Fly Tying: Black Ant

Tying the Dubbed Fur Ant and Foam Ant: Print Instructions Session Overview The fly pattern chosen for our June fly tying class is the ‘common’ black ant. Ants are among…

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Published June 1, 2022
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Beginner’s Fly Tying: Beck’s Super Beetle

Session Overview Our session for April 19 (7:00 PM) is an opportunity for our class participants to ‘step outside the box’ when it comes to learning to tie terrestrial fly…

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Published March 31, 2022
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Beginner’s Fly Tying: Red Tag (Wet & Dry)

Session Overview Realizing that spring trout season is upon us, I sought to find a fly pattern which would provide our Beginner’s class with new tying techniques and a pattern…

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Published February 27, 2022
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Beginner’s Fly Tying: Dirty Bird

Session Overview The fly pattern chosen for the February 15 Beginner’s Fly Tying class is “The Dirty Bird.” We chose this fly pattern to honor Bob Abraham, long time member…

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Published January 30, 2022
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Beginner’s Fly Tying: Two Winter Patterns

Download Print Instructions Session Overview Our first Beginner’s Fly Tying session of 2022 will be held January 18 at Trinity United Methodist Church, starting at 7:00 PM. Seeing that winter…

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Published December 30, 2021
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Combined Beginner’s and Advanced Fly Tying: Dubbing Tips and Techniques

In this session, we have decided to focus on a tying technique rather than tying a specific fly pattern. As such, the class will focus on the application of dubbing…

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Published November 30, 2021
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Beginner’s Fly Tying: CDC Elk Hair Caddis

The fly pattern chosen for the November tying session is the CDC Elk Hair Caddis. Fall water temperatures make caddisfly patterns i.e. the CDC Elk Hair Caddis a perfect candidate…

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Published September 23, 2021
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Beginner’s Fly Tying: Green Eyed Damselfly Nymph


The fly pattern chosen for the next Beginner’s tying session will be the Green Eyed Damsel nymph.  Damselflies are present spring through fall each year. As such, different species of…

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Published August 30, 2021
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Beginner’s Fly Tying: Pat’s Rubber Legs

The fly pattern which I have selected for the July beginner’s fly tying program is Pat’s Rubber Legs.  Named after its creator, Pat Bennett, this fly is considered a great…

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Published June 27, 2021
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Beginner’s Fly Tying: Emergent Sparkle Pupa

Emergent Sparkle Pupae

The fly pattern which I chose for the June Beginner’s class is the Emergent Sparkle Pupa, perhaps one of the “best kept secrets” for fishing trout and some of the…

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Published June 2, 2021
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