We’re getting into the busy season here, and we’ve got quite a few events planned for the next few months!
First off, the boys at OPST are coming to the shop on Dec 19th @ 1pm do a free tying demo! Not something you’ll want to miss. And we’ll have free beer. If you want good beer you’ll have to bring your own, but should be a good time. If you haven’t seen any of their videos yet, you should.
We’ve got one more Spey Casting Class for 2015 on Dec 12th with only one more spot available. So make your move if you want to join! (360) 417-0937
Otherwise we’ve got a bunch of new classes, both fishing and tying, coming up for 2016! Here is what we’re looking for January and February!
Learn to spey cast on a local river in this full day class. You’ll meet up with head guide Curt Reed at either the Elwha or one of the West End rivers and learn all of the basics, or fine tune your current casts! We provide the rods and reels, but feel free to bring your own. You will need to bring a lunch and your waders.
Time : 9-3ish
Place: Elwha River under the Pedestrian Bridge off of Crown Z Road in Port Angeles
Dates: December 12th 2015, January 9th 2016, January 30th, February 13th
Cost: $95
FREE Tying Demo on Saturdays
Stop on by the shop to pick up some new tips and tricks for tying or a demo of our hottest patterns! Every Saturday will be something different from dubbing loops, palmering hackles, UV products, and splitting and wrapping feathers.
Time: 10am
Date: Saturdays starting January 9th
Cost: Free
Fly Tying Course
Three classes per course. Both the Beginner and Steelhead course will teach a variety of tying techniques giving you the foundation you need to tie whatever your heart desires, and you’ll walk away with flies that are tried and true for the fish of the Olympic Peninsula!
Time:@ 3-5:30 or 6-8:30
Dates: Beginner Classes: Wednesdays January 6th, 13th, and 20th 2016
Jerry French will be in the store on Saturday, March 1st at 1:00 pm doing a tying demonstration. This is a great opportunity to learn how to create amazing Intruder patterns for winter steelhead. Check out the video below to see Jerry in action at the vise.
Chris sat down in the shop for a few hours and tied saltwater patterns. With salmon season now open off the coast, it was perfect timing for this tying demonstration.
The next At The Bench will be Thursday, July 11th from 10am-1pm as Chris sits back down at the bench for more saltwater flies. The focus will be on topwater patterns for salmon and bottomfish.
Here’s a picture of a few of the flies tied yesterday.
We had Sean Dahlquist in the shop this morning to tie some of his favorite steelhead patterns. He is a true artist at the vise and it showed in the finished product. Make sure to swing by when he returns to tie for us again on July 27th.
We are happy to offer the following class this summer.
Sea-run Cutthroat In Saltwater – Saturday August 3rd and Sunday, September 8th
Come enjoy a day walking and exploring a local area beach while learning from one of our guides the in’s and out’s of saltwater fly fishing for sea-run cutthroat. You will gain an understanding of the species and how to improve your fly fishing success while chasing these beautiful native cutthroat along our local beaches.
Subjects covered include:
Selection and care of equipment
Fly Selection
Presentations
Locations and seasons
Reading water and how to fish different tides
Cost of the class is $50. Class will start at the Port Williams boat ramp in Sequim and last from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Come prepared to walk the shoreline and learn about this exciting saltwater fishery.
Swing by the shop, email us, or call (360) 417-0937 to sign up.
At The Bench is our in store fly tying series. These demonstrations will focus not only on specific patterns and fisheries but also techniques and how to use some of the new fly tying materials. Watching someone else tie will help you improve the patterns you already tie and give you ideas for new patterns.
These tying demonstrations start at 10:00 am and run until 1:00 pm.
Sunday, May 26th – John Gort will spend the morning tying chironomid patterns. John has been a customer since we first opened our doors and is a fabulous tyer. He loves lake fishing and his chironomids are little works of art.
Saturday, June 15th – Special guest Sean Dahlquist will be joining us for a day of steelhead fly tying. Sean is an extremely gifted tier and everyone should show up for this one. He will be demonstrating classic and low water styles as well as spey flies. This one will probably go past 1:00pm! His flies are works of art and his demos are always filled with tips and tricks that make all of us better tiers.
Friday, June 21st – Chris Bellows will be sitting down to tie his favorite saltwater patterns. Chris guided fly anglers for six years at Neah Bay and will be focusing on subsurface salmon and bottomfish patterns. Chris loves the Clear Cure Goo products and will be showing why he’s given up epoxy and silicone in favor of these UV cure products. He will discuss fly fishing for rockfish, lingcod, and salmon with the flies he ties.
Thursday, July 11th – Chris Bellows will be back at the bench. With the 2013 salmon season already in progress the focus will be on tying popper patterns for salmon. He will be tying top water patterns for salmon, but most of the patterns can be downsized for sea-run cutthroat along the beaches. While the focus is on tying, he’ll also be answering questions on surface fishing techniques.
Saturday, July 27th– Sean Dahlquist will be back for another round of steelhead flies. This one will be strictly focused on Spey and Dee style flies. These gorgeous flies can be very effective on the river but they also look great on the wall. Sean will be showing us how to mount these flies in a frame or shadow box.
Saturday, August 10th – Jeffrey Delia will be sitting down and showing us his effective sea-run cutthroat and salmon patterns. Jeffrey has lived on Dabob Bay for years and has used his proximity to the saltwater as a laboratory for creating saltwater flies that trout and salmon cannot resist. He will tie the Conehead Squid and a few other patterns that consistently fool Hood Canal cutthroat and coho salmon.
