INTERMEDIATE FLY TYING CLASS - NORTHEAST SALTWATER FLIES with Joe Calcavechia
Saturday - February 6th, 2027 - 11:00am to 4:00pm
OVERVIEW: Join us as we host renowned local fly tier Joe Calcavechia from Saltwater Custom Flies as he leads, demonstrates, and instructs how to craft a variety of signature favorites that have proven quintessential musts for targeting Striped Bass/Bluefish and Atlantic Bonito/False Albacore here along our Northeastern seashore!
GOAL: At the end of this class, participants should be able to identify the materials required, and perform the sequential steps necessary to tie a variety of deadly saltwater flies perfect for targeting saltwater gamefish here along our New England seacoast.
PREREQUISITES: Students must be 15 years old or older. An intermediate to advanced level of fly-tying experience and skill is required for this class. Please bring your personal vice and tools if desired, though a vice and tools can be furnished with advance notice. All materials required to tie the hosted flies in class will be provided.
CLASS SIZE: 10 MAX
About The Instructor Joe Calcavecchia is a production tier, a saltwater master fly tier, and the creator of many well-renowned fly patterns such as the Striper Dragon, Mojo Squid, and the Bonita Bear. He has been tying commercially for the past thirty years for fly shops in the New England region. He is also a fly designer for Pacific Fly Group, on the Solarez Pro Team, Pro staff member of Ewing Feathers and on the Regal Vise Pro Staff. He is a master teacher in fly tying and instructs students with a jovial manner that is always infectious to everyone in attendance. Joe takes part in many fishing expos where he is able to talk and engage with visitors and showcase his style of tying. Ask him to tie a Clouser on the Regal Revolution and watch the vice smoke!