Award-winning tier Jerry Coviello will present a 9-week presentation on Flies of the Silver Fly Tying Award, beginning Tuesday, January 19th. The online video sessions will continue thru March 16th. All times are 8:00pm CST.
The FFI Tying Skills Awards Program provides FFI members with the opportunity to develop or reinforce their fly tying skills and test their progress against a consistent standard at three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. For most tiers, this program will expand their horizons by tying flies and/or using techniques they’ve not done before. Making them better all-around tiers.
Each week, Jerry will go over a different fly and explain how to tie it and what the Fly Tying Award Evaluators are looking for. He will also explain the new flies added to the award, and what is coming soon for the awards system.
For the Silver Tying Award, participants are required to present THREE (3) samples each of SIX (6) flies of the NINE (9) listed patterns. They may choose 5 of the 9 patterns they wish to tie, but the Ginger Quill is a required 6th pattern that all award seekers must submit.
Here is the schedule of online clinics:
Jan. 19 – Ginger Quill
Jan. 26 – Beadhead Prince Nymph
Feb. 2 – Leftys Deceiver (saltwater streamer)
Feb. 9 – Troth Elk Hair Caddis (dry fly)
Feb. 16 – The Blue Charm Hair Wing (salmon/steelhead)
Feb. 23 – Parachute Adams (dry fly)
Mar. 2 – Borski’s Redfish Slider (saltwater)
Mar. 9 – Resin Sand Eel, aka Surf Candy (saltwater)
Mar. 16 – Merkin Crab (saltwater)
Registration is required. There are only 100 openings.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwocuGsrT0iE9YvbYGpZ52vTU-2-Ms4dxY1
Once you register, you will receive the Link and Passcode for these presentations.
