Tying Classes At The Hatchery

[Jeremy Hunt]

Tying Class at the Hatchery 2-26-08

I must say the first class was a good one. It feels good to get back in the groove of things. We had a few new faces which was good to see also. We tied two patterns tonight. Since we had a few new ones we started off with the easiest one first which was a standard bunny leech with a tungsten bead. Since it’s shad month of course it was all white. I did challenge everyone with adding some eyes and epoxy them in. I wish we had more time because we didn’t really tie the hard fly soon enough, but everyone finished with tying one Davy Wotton Shad which was the test tonight. If you’ve never tied this fly I must say it’s got a lot of steps and it can get the best of you if you haven’t tied a bunch of step flies. At the same time it’s good to tie with different material so you learn about it and learn thread control with what material you’re working with. To me that’s how you get better. If you only tie two or three step flies it will take you a lifetime. I also think if you identify new materials more then likely you will tie more patterns that call for those particular materials.

The next class will be another class related to shad type patterns so make sure you attend. Classes are only going to get better. I also want to say I appreciate everyone who attended and it was nice meeting the new guys.

Here's the patterns we will tie for March 2008

We will work on shad patterns for the shad kill. Since the lake turned over then that means the shad kill can happen any day now. These shad patterns will also work for warm water species so you don’t want to miss out. If you’re a beginner these classes are for you as well. You can either watch or join in. It’s really up to you.

Davy Wotton Shad- Tied at the Hatchery

Floating Shad- Tied at the Hatchery

Marabou Streamer- Next Class March 4th at Lilley's Landing Resort

Pencil Popper Shad- Next Class March 4th at Lilley's Landing Resort

Double Bunny- Next Class March 4th at Lilley's Landing Resort

If you would like to know more about classes please call me at 417-294-0759 or email me at flytiehunt@hotmail.com