FLY-TYING COURSE UPDATE 1/6/2022

Due to the ongoing surge of Covid-19 in Dane County and Wisconsin:

1. Beginning Fly Tying is cancelled for 2022. Students registered for the beginning course should have received an email from Fitchburg Recreation announcing the cancellation.
2. Intermediate Fly Tying will be taught remotely via Zoom on Wednesday evenings from 7-9PM beginning 1/19/2022 and continuing through 3/9/2022.  Students who have already registered for the intermediate course should have received an email from Fitchburg Recreation announcing the change to virtual instruction.  Additional students can register online for the Zoom course at http://www.fitchburgwi.gov/599/Recreation/recreation until 1/16/2022.

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Phil Anderson at swtu-flytying@outlook.com.

Below is the original announcement with a few key areas crossed off.
Trout Unlimited invites you to learn fly tying or im­prove your tying skills this winter.  Experienced SWTU instructors will teach both beginning and intermediate level fly tying courses in Fitchburg beginning January 19, 2022. Classes consist of instructor-led demonstrations and hands-on tutorials. The courses are completely free of charge, and all materials needed in class are provided. You need only supply thread and fly tying tools, a list of which is available at https://www.swtu.org/learn/flytying/flytying-classes/.

Beginning Fly Tying is intended for those with limited previ­ous fly tying experience, including complete begin­ners. General techniques needed as a founda­tion for fly tying are established, and basic but effective trout fly patterns are demon­strated and practiced. An instructional booklet with pattern sheets is provided free of charge.

Intermediate Fly Tying is intended for those who have a solid foundation of fly tying experience and want to in­crease their proficiency.  The course builds on the founda­tions of Beginning Fly Tying and progresses to more ad­vanced methods. Techniques and materials are more varied, the patterns can be more com­plex, and the hook sizes are generally smaller than flies of the beginning course.

In-person instruction planned, but …
SWTU currently plans to offer both Beginning and Intermediate Fly Tying classes in person on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the Fitchburg Community Center (5510 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg) beginning January 19, 2022.  Courses run for eight consecutive Wednesdays (final class March 9, 2022). Please note that if the infection rate of COVID-19 in Dane County worsens over the next few weeks, in-person instruction will be replaced by virtual instruction via Zoom. A decision of whether to teach the courses in person will be made by instructors approximately mid-December, and all registered students will be notified by email. Instructors are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, and they request that students be vaccinated as well. 

Advanced registration is required! Register online via at Fitchburg Recreation Department (http://www.fitchburgwi.gov/599/Recreation). If you’ve not previously created a password-protected customer account with Fitchburg Recreation, you must do so before registering.

Questions? See https://www.swtu.org/learn/flytying/flytying-classes/ for additional information. Or, email ques­tions to swtu-flytying@outlook.com.