COUNTY TO OFFER SERIES OF FLY-TYING COURSES For Release: November 30, 2011 Contact: Elizabeth Menhart, Communications Director/Tourism (724-852-5210)
WAYNESBURG, PA — Starting Tuesday, Dec. 13, the Greene County Department of Recreation will kick off its series of fly-tying courses with a three-week beginner’s class. Each of the four courses in the series costs $20 to attend and is limited to 12 students. Courses will be led by instructor Ken Dufalla and will be held on the upper level of the 4-H Building at the Greene County Fairgrounds. Each subsequent course is designed to build on skills learned in the preceding course.
The beginner’s course is designed for adults age 18 and older who are interested in learning the basic principles needed to begin fly tying. Classes will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday through Dec. 29. The pre-registration deadline for the beginner’s course is Friday, Dec. 9.
The beginner’s course will focus on topics such as threading a hook, adding the basic body parts of a fly and the hackle and tying off the fly. Each student will have the opportunity to make several flies during the course, including streamers.
From Jan. 3-19, 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 Thursday, Dec. 29.
A course combining fly tying and lure making will be offered next from Jan. 24 to Feb. 9. The pre-registration deadline is Jan. 20. 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. 14 to March 1, and the pre-registration deadline is Feb. 10.
The fly-tying series of classes is sponsored by the Greene County Commissioners.
For more information, or to pre-register for the beginner’s course, call the Department of Recreation at 724-852-5323.
For general information, please contact the Information Services at 724-852-5399 / Toll Free: 1-888-852-5399. County Office Building, 93 E. High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370
