2020 Free Fly Tying Classes

The 2020 NKFF Free Beginner’s Fly-Tying Classes have ended.

Check our Events page for Beer’s & Barbs as well as Monthly Fly Tying Meetups that are scheduled throughout the rest of the year.

Our Beginner Fly Tying class will return in 2021, bigger and better than ever!

Our 2021 fly tying class will be a six week program, meeting on Sunday afternoons for two-hours. We start these classes on the Sunday following the Super Bowl and continue through the middle of March.

5 Reasons to tie your own flies

1. Customization/Creativity
Creativity is probably the biggest driving factor for fly tying.  The fact that you have an open canvas to put whatever you want on a hook will draw you to the vise again and again.

2. Durability
Invariably, once you’ve got a little experience your flies will last longer than the store bought variety.

3. Satisfaction
There is something about catching a fish on a fly that you’ve made with your own two hands.

4. Instant Gratification
If you have an idea for something that you think will work, you don’t have for somebody else.  You can sit down at a vice and start tying immediately.

5. Saving Money
It’s the debate that won’t quit.  Do I save money tying my own flies vs buying them?  Well its no different than anything else in life…if you put your mind to it and are thrifty, then you can save money.