Kevin Daniel's Fly Tying Class 2026
When: Wednesday evenings 7-9pm starting January 7th thru the middle of March
Where: Grants Pass High School, 830 NE 9th Street
The class will meet in the library located in the main Core Building
Cost: $35 which includes all materials
What to bring: Basic tools: scissors, bobbins, bodkin, whip finisher, vise
If you don't have these tools, loaner tools are available
Southern Oregon Fly Tyers
Meeting on Tuesday Jan 13, 2026
6:00 PM
Madrone Hill Mobile Home Park
8401 Old Stage Road, Gold Hill
This evenings tyer:
David Haight
I am going to demonstrate a pattern that I use for winter
steelhead. It is a heavily-weighted Woolly Bugger that I tie in colors
suitable for steelhead. I especially like to use it on small coastal
streams, like the Winchuck River, where I need a fly that will sink quickly
into the pockets around boulders. I dead-drift the fly through the
pockets, and then let it swing across the tail-out.
My favorite color is the pink and purple version . This is
the one which I will demonstrate.
I also tie it in a variety of colors .
Steelhead Bugger
Hook: Eagle Claw 1197B size 4
Bead: 1/4" hot pink
Weight: .035 lead wire
Thread: 6/0 purple
Tail: purple marabou
Rib: medium silver tinsel
Hackle: blue-dyed grizzly saddle
Body: medium purple chenille