You’ve heard it before: Big flies catch big fish. There’s a lot of truth to this, and what better way to up your big fly game than to learn a handful of streamers from one of the best? Rich Strolis will lead a Zoom class through the Deerfield Fly Shop on Tying Modern Streamers on Saturday, February 26 starting at 9 am. This six-hour class will go through tying a selection of single hook and articulated streamers that will illustrate a variety of techniques and materials that you can then adapt to tie a multitude of other modern streamer patterns. Limited to ten students, Rich will teach this class as he does his in person classes–going step by step through each fly and waiting for all tyers to complete each step and answer all questions before moving on.
The class will require an advanced beginner to intermediate level of tying skill, but will provide information and insights valuable to the most experienced of tyers as well. Rich is truly at the top of his profession when it comes to tying and fishing streamers for trout and other species.
Rich will take students step by step through the construction of both his personal proven patterns and other time-tested patterns. Flies tied in the class will include Rich’s Simple Baitfish, the Modern Double Deceiver, Articulated Ice Pick, Hog Snare 2.0, and the Alter Ego.
Students should have their own vise and tools, including a hair stacker, scissors, dubbing whirl, bobbin and whip finish tool in addition to a compliment of threads in a variety of colors (UTC 140 or an equivalent recommended as well as some 100 denier gel spun thread—all thread and tools are available at the Deerfield Fly Shop). All materials will be provided in kits that Rich himself will put together and mail to all participants prior to the class. Bring an open mind and any questions you might have. Rich will go over hook choices, material choices and substitutions and most importantly, how to effectively fish these patterns.
Tuition for the class is $125 and includes the material kits. Advanced registration with payment in full is required by Feb. 16. Contact [email protected] or call 413-397-3665 to register. This class is limited to 10 students and will fill up quickly!
- Tying Modern Streamers with Rich Strolis
- Feb. 26, 9 am
- $125 fee
- Limited to ten students
Pre-register: [email protected] or call 413-397-3665.
From right down the road in Connecticut, Rich Strolis honed his craft as a guide on the Farmington and Housatonic Rivers and then shifted to commercial fly tying as his patterns started to gain national attention as consistent fish producers. He has fished his patterns all over the world and continues to torment the big browns of the Housatonic and Farmington! He is a signature designer for the Montana Fly Company and is on the pro staff at Thomas and Thomas as well as Regal Vise. The author of the well-received book Catching Shadows: Tying Flies for the Toughest Fish and Strategies for Fishing Them as well as numerous articles in the fly fishing magazines, Rich is a sought after tyer and educator, so we are very pleased to have him here at the Deerfield Fly Shop.
