Fly Tying Demo @ the Utah Boat Show

[jim m.]

Does anyone have any info on who will be tying at this weeks boat show at the south town expo center? The adds keep mentioning fly tying demonstrations but I can't seem to find any info on it.

[mcgx2]

I would be interested in the same info.

mcg

[Jim B]

I'll be up there Thursday afternoon. If they have a schedule for Friday/Saturday/Sunday fly tying presentations, I'll post it when I get back, unless someone else has the information sooner.

[Jason]

So, how much, what are the hours, where's it at, and what's the itineray? Is this going to be similar the Doug Miller Outdoor Expo thing?

[jim m.]

That would be great. Thanks Jim.

[Dale]

I'm taking a tying class from Mickey at Fish Tech. He said last night that he would be tying and fishing at the expo on Thurs, Fri, and Sat. I didn't catch the hours, sorry.

He also will be doing some promos for the show on channel 2 tomorrow morning (their earily am show, abt 7) and both channel 5 and 13 on Fri morning.

[Fred]

I think they'll have a small pool with fish in it for the kids, but they might let you give it a go.

If you can get away with tossing a float tube in there, I'll come with a camera and Jason can post the picture in the photo section of the site.

And, i'll even give you ten bucks for trying it.

[RAW]

But I seem to recall hearing that they will have some type of simulated (artificial) trout stream in that show. Wouldn't they be mad if we all showed up with our rods and related gear and made a party out of it?

[Fred]

RAW! Yes!

I didn't know they would have a stream. We should all go at the same time and chuck some caddis flies at those poor fish. They'd think it was a blizzard hatch!

[Jim B]

I got back from the boat show today. Yeah, there were alot of boats, skiing and boarding stuff (this is a boat show), and they do cover other types of fishing (my two 3 year old boys did enjoy catching small rainbows in the fishing pond with bait), and the nod to ff is only one small theater, but I enjoyed the show I saw, and I will be back when Larry Tullis shows up Saturday.

Dennis Brakke tied several patterns this afternoon. I liked his "Mike's Midge" and the "Chrome-midge" patterns. I also learned a way to strengthen my hurl wraps. The rest of you probably already knew the trick, but I didn't. He also had an interesting minnow streamer pattern.


They will have ff casting and fishing shows Fri. Sat and Sun.

For those who want to hit the tying or casting shows, here's the schedule for Fri, Sat and Sun:

Fri: pm
4 - 4:45 Bear Samples, casting
5 - 5:45 Marty Howard of Spinner Fall, tying demo
6 - 6:45 Marty Howard, Fishing Moving Waters, speaker
6 - 6:45 Bear Samples, casting
7 - 7:45 Marty Howard, How to fish a Stream, speaker
7 - 7:45 Larry Tullis, Secrets to Provo & Green Rivers, speaker
8 - 8:45 Larry Tullis, Popular Flies for Provo, tying demo

Sat. pm
12 - 12:45 Marty Howard, How to fish A Stream, speaker
12 - 12:45 Dennis Brakke, tying
12 - 12:45 Bear Samples, casting
1 - 1:45 Mickey Anderson, Fish Tech, Presentation is Everything
1 - 1:45 Marty Howard, tying
2 - 2:45 Mickey Anderson, tying
3 - 3:45 Marty Anderson, How to Fish a Stream, speaker
3 - 3:45 Bear Samples, casting
3 - 3:45 Todd Mangum, tying
4 - 4:45 Mickey Anderson, Presentation is Everything, speaker
4 - 4:45 Todd Mangum, tying
4 - 4:45 Bear Samples, casting
5 - 5:45 Bear Samples, casting
5 - 5:45 Larry Tullis, Guiding in Utah, speaker
6 - 6:45 Mickey Anderson, Rishing A Moving Stream, speaker
6 - 6:45 Bear Samples, casting
6 - 6:45 Todd Mangum, tying
7 - 7:45 Mickey Anderson, tying
7 - 7:45 Bear Samples, casting
8 - 8:45 Bear Samples, casting
8 - 8:45 Larry Tullis, Secrets of the Provo, speaker

Sun. pm

12 - 12:45 Mickey Anderson, tying
1 - 1:45 Mickey Anderson, Stream Fishing Tricks, speaker
2 - 2:45 Bear Samples, casting
3 - 3:45 Marty Howard, tying
4 - 4:45 Mickey Anderson, How to Fish a Stream, speaker
5 - 5:45 Mickey Anderson, How to Fish a Stream, speaker

All in all I had a good time.

[jim m.]

....for sharing that info!

it's appreciated.