Art of fly tying making a comeback

Amy Woolvett

THE COAST GUARD

NovaNewsNow.com

Sidney Robertson has been teaching courses through the community use program at Shelburne Regional High School.

Fly tying, a lost art, has been making a recent come back in Shelburne County.

The course last week had 11 people show up to learn from beginners to experienced tiers hoping to learn some new tricks.

Each lesson provided people with materials and tools to make the flies and Robertson’s natural teaching tips made it easy to learn.

“More and more people have been showing up to the lessons,” said coordinator Adam Dedrick for the community use programs.

Robertson taught at his last class the Royal Humpy which is a dry fly, good for when the waters are high and for catching Bass as well as various other flies to be used in different situations such as the mouse fly for catching trout.

The most difficult part perhaps would have to be whip finishing but after a few times practicing under the patient eye of Robertson it seems to become easy.

The class had a fun atmosphere of fly fishers talking fish-tales and good spots to try.

“I started fly fishing at six, caught my first trout when I was eight and I’ve been hooked ever since,” said one participant of the class, Richard Balcom.

According to Dedrick at least one more fly tying class will be offered sometime in the next month until it resumes again next fall.

People interested in taking the class should call Adam Dedrick at 875-2831.