Master Tiers Paul Mc Gurren and Jeff Space conduct Fly Tying Classes at 6:30 Tuesday nights at Maine Sport. There are classes for Introductory, Intermediate and Experienced Tiers. The second series of eight tying sessions starts January 27. The cost for this series will be $ 80 and covers all materials. The price is up a bit, but Paul promises that we'll have better materials.

Hook: 3X - 4X Long Hook, Size 8-10 *See note

Thread: 3/0 White or color of your choice

Body: 2mm Yellow Closed Cell Foam

Back: 2mm Green Closed Cell Foam

Hackle: Grizzly- Sized to just the gape of the hook

Wing: Deer Body Hair

Adhesive: Superglue

       * For hooks that are 4X long, choose the thinnest wire streamer hook you can find

1.        Affix the hook into the vice and add a thick layer of thread onto the hook shank. This will help absorb some of the super glue when gluing the two foam pieces together. This will keep the foam from turning on the hook. Allow the thread to hang at the barb of the hook.

2.        Cut a narrow piece of yellow foam for the belly. The length will equal the thread base on the hook shank.

3.        Tie in the foam on the underside of the hook shank directly under the barb and secure tightly.

4.        Cut a narrow piece of green foam 2½ times the length of the hook and slightly wider than the yellow strip.

5.        Tie in the green foam on top of the hook shank, directly in line with the yellow foam and barb. The green foam will measure the same length as the yellow foam in front of the wraps and the remainder will extend over the bend, secure tightly. The thread will remain hanging at the barb of the hook until the two foam layers are glued together.

6.        Apply the superglue liberally to the thread base. Squeeze the two foam layers together to sandwich the hook shank between the two layers of foam.

7.        With the thread still hanging at the barb of the hook, tie in the hackle feather directly in line with the wraps already created from securing the foam.

8.        Move the thread in evenly spaced wraps towards the eye of the hook. Make as many wraps of thread as you have hackle feather to spiral around (this will take some practice). After reaching the end of the foam, compress it slightly with a few thread wraps.

9.        Wind the hackle feather towards the eye of the hook sliding the stem into the spiraled thread wraps. Secure in place and trim excess when reaching the end of the foam, trim excess.

10.        Fold over the remaining green foam over the back of the fly and secure in place. Do not trim excess.

11.        Tie in the wing of deer hair on top of the fly measuring the length of the body. Secure and trim excess. Glue can be used to ensure the hair stays in place.

12.        Fold the tag end of green foam back over the deer hair wing. Secure in place and trim remaining foam close to the base of the thread wraps.

13.        Whip finish.