Fly tying classes completed

March 20, 2019 at 5:00 a.m.

by Staff Reports

Photo Submitted Members completing the introductory class include Luann Lawrence (front, left), Patrick McAuley, Aidan McAuley, Nona Stiles, Frank Spino (middle, left), Sandy Allan, Paul Bickford, Marilyn Bullock, Bob Blumenstein (back, left), Joe Warren and Kevin Huels.
Photo Submitted Members completing the introductory class include Luann Lawrence (front, left), Patrick McAuley, Aidan McAuley, Nona Stiles, Frank Spino (middle, left), Sandy Allan, Paul Bickford, Marilyn Bullock, Bob Blumenstein (back, left), Joe Warren and Kevin Huels.

Several members of the Bella Vista Fly Tyers Club completed weekly fly-tying classes sponsored by the club. Weekly classes began on Sept. 17, 2018, and will end on March 18, 2019. Members tied at least 25 different fishing fly patterns during the course. New classes for introductory and advanced fly-tying will begin in September 2019.

The Bella Vista Fly Tyers Club is a fishing, conservation and service club with approximately 190 members. This group of men and women share a common interest in fishing (both warm- and cold-water species) found in the local streams and lakes of Bella Vista. The Club also promotes lake conservation, recreational activities and conducts service projects throughout northwest Arkansas.

The Club meets every Thursday in Riordan Hall in Bella Vista, beginning at 9 a.m. for a social hour, followed by a meeting from 10 to 11 a.m.

The club has been preserving the art of fly tying since 1975.

Sports on 03/20/2019