Each year the Expo features prominent fly tiers in our state-of-the-art Fly Tying Theatre. A wall mounted big screen provides a close up view of the fly being tied so you can really see the details that make these tiers the masters of their art. The Fly Tying Theatre takes place in Banquet Room 5.
Friday Theatre Schedule:
10:00am to 11:00am – Randy Flynn, Hailey ID and Jon Hegsted – Pocatello, ID
Randy and Jon will demonstrate Hair Weaving Techniques for George Grant Style Flies (Sandy Mites).
11:30am to 12:30pm – Scott Sanchez (Buszek Award Recipient) – High Country Outfitters – Jackson, WY
Watch Scott tie and entertain you at the vise. Scott will tie his patterns ranging from delicate dries to saltwater patterns, maybe even Santa Claus.
1:00pm to 2:00pm – Dutch Baughman (Buszek Award Recipient) – Southlake TX
Dutch will be tying the Mulpin – his design for a sculpin pattern. Bass also love it.
2:30pm to 3:30pm – Paul Bowen, SRC/TU, FFI – Rexburg, ID
Patterns for our local South Fork of the Snake River.
4:00pm to 5:00pm – Madison Losee, Fly Fish Food – Idaho Falls, ID
Madison will demonstrate 3 unique ways to use a partridge skin.
Saturday Theatre Schedule:
10:30am to 11:30am – Al Ritt (Buszek Award Recipient), Al Ritt Flies/Dyna-King and Daiichi pro teams – Montrose, CO
Al will be tying the ARF Humpulator, ARF Tung-Syn PT, ARF Hi-Vis Rusty Spinner, and ARF Harey Caddis.
12:00pm to 1:00pm – Layne Read – Chubbuck, ID
Layne will be tying Trout Spey and small steamers using exotic and custom dyed materials. This will include the Playing Possum, Zonker, and Up-Eye Softie patterns.
1:30pm to 2:30pm – Marty Howard – Heber City UT
Marty will tie trout flies from his new book, Trout Flies, a Lesson in Fly Design
3:00pm to 4:00pm – Christopher Ashby, Moonlit Ambassador – West Bountiful UT
Chris will tie his favorite confidence patterns – great for multiple species and are effective for both still water and river fishing.