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Register for SWTU Fly Tying Courses – 2023

Fly Tying

Limited space left! Sign up by January 15, 2023

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 starting Wednesday January 18, 2023.  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 fly-tying tools and thread, 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.

SWTU currently plans to offer both Beginning and Intermediate Fly Tying courses in person on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the Fitchburg Community Center (5510 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg) beginning January 18, 2023.  Courses run for eight consecutive Wednesdays (final class March 8, 2023).  All registered students would then be notified by email.  Instructors are fully vaccinated and boosted for Covid-19; and they request that students be fully vaccinated and boosted also.

Advanced registration is required!  Register online at the Fitchburg Recreation Department site (http://www.fitchburgwi.gov/599/Recreation).  If you’ve not previously created a 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.