Fly Tying Class - Rich Strolis 04-11-26
$75.00
SKU
Z-CLASS-260411
INTERMEDIATE FLY TYING CLASS - MODERN STREAMERS FOR TROUT & SMALLMOUTH BASS
with Rich Strolis
Saturday - April 11th, 2026 - 11:00am to 4:00pm
OVERVIEW: Join us as we host renowned New England fly tier and Catching Shadows author Rich Strolis as he leads, demonstrates, and instructs how to craft a variety of modern streamers deadly for both Trout and Smallmouth Bass alike:
Simple Baitfish Cellar Dweller Headcase Crayfish Childs Play Alter Ego
GOAL: At the end of this class, participants should be able to identify the materials required, and perform the sequential steps necessary to tie the various patterns detailed above.
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
Rich Strolis has been fishing nearly his entire life. A lifelong 'New Englander', he began fishing for native brook trout in the foothills of the Berkshires in western Massachusetts where he grew up as a kid. After college his career path took him to Connecticut where he found himself on the banks of the Farmington river, and a short drive from the Housatonic. In due time he found himself guiding both rivers for the better part of a decade in between juggling his other career and family. He eventually transitioned into commercial tying and instruction specializing in modern streamers and larger flies for the traveling angler which is what he is most known for today. He hosts tying classes every year focusing on a wide scope of tying techniques both modern and classic, and gives presentations on fly tying, fishing techniques and the various places he has travelled to fish. You could say he is a jack of many trades within the sport of flyfishing, and has worked with many companies over his career developing better gear and materials for the consumer. When not at his vise he can be found chasing just about anything that swims and developing new flies that solve angling problems. He is currently a signature fly designer for the Montana Fly Company, and advisor to Regal Vise. His patterns have appeared in several national magazines and books, and in 2016 he wrote his first book Catching Shadows: Tying Flies For the Toughest Fish and Strategies For Fishing Them. He writes yearly for various magazines including but not limited to Flyfisherman, Fly Tyer Magazine, Fly Fusion as well as a monthly newsletter filled with tying tips, instructional tying videos, fishing information and other relevant news in the sport. For more on Rich's flies, travels and fly tying classes and appearances, sign up for his newsletter, or to order some of his flies check out his website: www.CatchingShadows.com
with Rich Strolis
Saturday - April 11th, 2026 - 11:00am to 4:00pm
OVERVIEW: Join us as we host renowned New England fly tier and Catching Shadows author Rich Strolis as he leads, demonstrates, and instructs how to craft a variety of modern streamers deadly for both Trout and Smallmouth Bass alike:
GOAL: At the end of this class, participants should be able to identify the materials required, and perform the sequential steps necessary to tie the various patterns detailed above.
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
Rich Strolis has been fishing nearly his entire life. A lifelong 'New Englander', he began fishing for native brook trout in the foothills of the Berkshires in western Massachusetts where he grew up as a kid. After college his career path took him to Connecticut where he found himself on the banks of the Farmington river, and a short drive from the Housatonic. In due time he found himself guiding both rivers for the better part of a decade in between juggling his other career and family. He eventually transitioned into commercial tying and instruction specializing in modern streamers and larger flies for the traveling angler which is what he is most known for today. He hosts tying classes every year focusing on a wide scope of tying techniques both modern and classic, and gives presentations on fly tying, fishing techniques and the various places he has travelled to fish. You could say he is a jack of many trades within the sport of flyfishing, and has worked with many companies over his career developing better gear and materials for the consumer. When not at his vise he can be found chasing just about anything that swims and developing new flies that solve angling problems. He is currently a signature fly designer for the Montana Fly Company, and advisor to Regal Vise. His patterns have appeared in several national magazines and books, and in 2016 he wrote his first book Catching Shadows: Tying Flies For the Toughest Fish and Strategies For Fishing Them. He writes yearly for various magazines including but not limited to Flyfisherman, Fly Tyer Magazine, Fly Fusion as well as a monthly newsletter filled with tying tips, instructional tying videos, fishing information and other relevant news in the sport. For more on Rich's flies, travels and fly tying classes and appearances, sign up for his newsletter, or to order some of his flies check out his website: www.CatchingShadows.com
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