New Friday Class!: The hands-on, intermediate-to-advanced-level Dave Whitlock Bass Flies - From Top To Bottom fly tying class teaches students to expertly tie and fish Whitlock’s incomparable Bullet Head Waking Minnow and NearNuff Crayfish fly patterns.
Your Whitlock Bass Fly instructor Allen Rupp was a close friend of the late Dave Whitlock for many years. To ensure his legacy and keep his innovations alive, Dave passed his Fly Tying skills to Allen over that time. Now Allen is prepared to pass the baton again to the next generation of experienced fly tyers.
Students will learn how and why Dave Whitlock tied his NearNuff Crayfish & Bullet Head Waking Minnow flies and what materials he used. We will delve into the characteristics and habitats of the baits these flies imitate. These insights will help students understand when and where the Bullet Head Waking Minnow and the NearNuff crayfish patterns can be effectively fished.
This limited-seating course, with space for only 10 students, will be held on FRIDAY, February 23, 2024, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, the day before the Texas Fly Fishing & Brew Festival weekend, in a classroom at the Hampton Inn & Suites (1700 Rodeo Drive, Mesquite, TX ). Students may reserve hotel rooms at the special, reduced Texas Fly & Brew Festival rate if they are staying for the festival that weekend.
Students will need to bring their own tying tools: vise, small file or emery board, bobbin, scissors, small flat nose pliers, bodkin, Velcro dubbing brush, and rotating hackle pliers. All other tying materials will be provided.
Each student will receive:
● One Whitlock Bullet Head Waking Minnow and one NearNuff Crayfish personally tied by Allen Rupp to take home as a reference.
● A bottle of Zap-A-Gap to keep.
● A one-year membership to Trout Unlimited (students who are already TU members will have their memberships extended for one year).
These perks have a combined retail value of $75.
Each Dave Whitlock Bass Flies - From Top To Bottom student will also receive a $10-off coupon for $35 spent on fly-tying materials purchased from Dirty Water Fly Shop at the 2024 Texas Fly Fishing & Brew Festival. (Please present your class registration letter upon checkout at the Dirty Water booth.)
Please note: Registration in the Dave Whitlock Bass Flies From Top to Bottom School does not include admission to the festival.
