Event: Winter in the Woods Festival

The FATC was invited to participate in the first Rockwood Reservation Winter in the Woods Festival. It used to be the Maple Sugar festival but the Rockwood reservation team expanded it to include more than just tapping the maple trees for sugar.  There were many exhibits throughout the reservation on … Read More

Fly Shop Tips: Magnifiers for Fly Tying

Lately I have been researching “portable” magnifiers that I can use while tying flies.  I do have a very nice desktop magnifier with a florescent light that attaches to my fly tying table.  It works great but is too big and bulky to take with me when I tie away … Read More

Event: Beginner’s Fly Tying Class

Our second beginner’s fly tying class of 2018 took place this past Saturday (2/24) at Terry Seaton’s house.  Terry, our FATC fly tying instructor, had three new guys this time around.  Rick McMichael, Tim Klotz ans Don Varner joined Terry on this morning to learn the basics of tying flies.  … Read More