The second Tuesday of each month through April join us at Tree House Brewing in Deerfield from 6 to 8 pm for a themed night of fly tying. Each month we will let you know ahead of time the theme for the night (dry flies, bass flies, etc–requests welcome!) and we will provide materials to tie a handful of flies.
On January 13 we will be tying streamers–we have a few in mind that incorporate different techniques and materials, but suggestions are welcome. In addition to regular tools like a vise, bobbin, scissors, whip finisher and whatever else you typically tie with, bring a dubbing twister and hair stacker if you have them. If not, we will have some extras on hand. for thread, 6/0 or 140 denier in black, red and any other color you like to tie with.
This year our friends at Firehole Outdoors have generously sponsored Bugs and Beers–we will be tying on their great hooks and you will leave each session with a nice assortment of relevant hooks from Firehole.
Bring your own tools but we can help out if requested ahead of time. While these sessions are aimed at intermediate to advanced tyers, we will try to accommodate more novice tyers as well. Our goal with Bugs and Beers is simply to have a fun night of camaraderie and tying. We hope to provide a space for the fly fishing and fly tying community in western Massachusetts to learn with and from each other. Even if you don’t want to tie, stop by for a beverage and say hi!
There is a $10 material fee for this session.