Dec 28, 2012 2 min read

The Greene County Department of Recreation recently kicked off its series of four fly-tying courses with a successfully attended beginner’s class.

Instructors Ken Dufalla and Lynn Murral are leading 10 students interested in learning the basic principles needed to begin fly tying, teaching topics such as threading a hook, adding the basic body parts of a fly, adding the hackle and tying off the fly. Each student has had the opportunity to make several flies during the course, which ends Thursday, Jan. 3.

Each subsequent course in the series is designed to build on skills learned in the preceding course. Courses last three weeks and are being held on the upper level of the 4-H Building at the Greene County Fairgrounds.

From Jan. 8-24, an intermediate course will be offered. The beginner’s course is a pre-requisite, and the intermediate course will cover the construction of more complicated and advanced flies, such as streamers, nymphs and wet flies. The pre-registration deadline for the intermediate course is Friday, Jan. 4.

A course combining fly tying and lure making will be offered next from Jan. 29 to Feb. 14. The pre-registration deadline is Jan. 25. The final course in the series is an advanced class consisting of making dry flies, wet flies and copies of insects found in streams. The advanced course will run from Feb. 19 to March 7, and the pre-registration deadline is Feb. 15.

The fly-tying series of classes is sponsored by the Greene County Commissioners, the Department of Recreation, Michael’s Auto Sales, Inc., and the Harry Enstrom Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America.

For more information, call the Department of Recreation at 724-852-5323.