FLY TYING & FLY FISHING CLASSES

Hopewell Fish and Game Fly Tying and Fly Fishing Education classes are back this year! Please plan on attending. ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME.

Classes are held the SECOND MONDAY of EVERY MONTH from 6:30pm until 8pm in the clubhouse.

Classes are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, ages 10 yrs. and older. 
 
Meetings are open to all club members, members of their family, and the public.  Activities will be geared to all levels of fly fishing and fly tying expertise – beginner to intermediate to advanced.  Those attending are encouraged to bring their own fly fishing and/or fly tying equipment to the meetings.

From January through March, and October through December, the meetings will focus on fly tying and fly fishing skills such as knot tying, fly selection, and terminal fly rigs.

April through September, weather permitting, the meetings will focus on fly tying, casting with the fly rod, and presenting the fly.  Casting activity will be done outside on the lawn and at the pond. 

2025 Dates:  January 13th;  February 10th;  March 10th;  April 14th;  May 12th;  June 9th;  July 14th;  August 11th;  September 8th;  October 13th;  November 10th;  December 8th.

Note:  Fly Tying instruction for beginning and intermediate tyers will be available year-round in the club house.

Activity schedule by month:
Each month will have fly tying instruction and general fly fishing topics.  Fly casting and fly presentation will also be presented outside, weather permitting.

January 13th: Woolly Worms and Woolly Buggers, flies no fly box should be without.
February 10th:  Classic Nymphs and Wet Flies, the sub-surface trout  menu.
March 10th:  Classic Bucktails, more meat for hungry trout.
April 14th:  Classic Dry Flies, match the hatch.
May 12th:  Caddis Flies, the other dry fly
June 9th:  Bass Bugs, surface deer-hair flies
July 14th:  Terrestrials, insects that drop in for an easy meal.
August 11th:  Midges, the little dry flies.
September 8th:  Salt Water Flies, get ready for the migration.
October 13th:  Steelhead Flies, classic and modern.
November 10th: Tyer’s choice
December 8th: Tyer’s choice.

For more information, please contact Jay Davis: jayhdavis@hotmail.com

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Stewartstown, PA 17363
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