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Saturday Fly Tying – Kevin Feenstra

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Join Kevin Feenstra this Saturday at the shop for a FREE Fly Tying Demonstration 11-2.  Kevin is the guru of the Muskegon River.

Kevin’s Bio: Born and raised in West Michigan, Kevin has been fishing West Michigan streams his whole life. Soon after graduating from Calvin College in 1995, he became a fishing guide. He regularly contributes articles to magazines such as Midwest Flyfishing and his flies have been published in many books, magazines, and fly tying manuals. He is a member of the national pro staff of the Scott Fly Rod Company, Ross Reels, and Daiichi Hooks.

Fly Tying Classes & Seminars

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

Fly Tying Classes & Seminars

Beginning Fly Tying Class
$60 all tools and materials provided 6-8pm minimum 4 students
January 12, 14, 19 & 21
February 8, 10, 15 & 17
March 16, 18, 23 & 25

Specialty Classes
$20 Each minimum 4 students 12-4pm
Simple Steelhead Patterns – January 24th
Trout Streamers – February 14th
Smallmouth & Pike Patterns – March 21st

February 28th
Jeff “Bear” Andrews 10-5pm “Best of the Bear”
Join Jeff Andrews and learn how to tie some of his favorite Trout flies in the morning followed by Steelhead Flies in the afternoon.  Lunch and materials will be provided.
$100 for both sessions or $60 for the Trout or Steelhead session.
Trout Fly Session  – Steelhead Afternoon

FREE FLY TYING Seminars*
Saturdays January – March 11-2pm
January 9th – Todd White – Fly Tying Tips & Tricks
January 16th – Jeff Hubbard – Outfitters North – Pere Marquette Favorites
January 23rd – Jon Harris – Trout Fly Patterns & Grand River Favorites
January 30th – Ed McCoy – Hawkins Outfitters – Manistee River Favorites
February 6th – Kevin Feenstra – Feenstra Guide Service – Muskegon River Favorites
February 13th – Matt Erny – day5flies.com – Warm Water Favorites
February 20th – Jim Reed – Flies by JR – Tying with Deer Hair
February 27th  – Tommy Stornant – Local Fishing Patterns
March 6th – Jeff “Bear” Andrews – Au Sable River Favorites
March 13th – Mel Comeau – Forgotten Patterns
March 20th – Eli Barent – Great Lakes Flies – Flies for Big Fish
March 27th – Brian Bielecki – Nomad Anglers Practical Patterns & Night Patterns
*This is a tentative schedule tiers my change dependent upon availability.

Fire Spey – Feenstra Guide Service

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Here is a sweet spey pattern fro Steelhead and Brown Trout this Fall.  Tie some up and hit the river!

Kevin is available @ feenstraguideservice.com Kevin is one of the best on the Muskegon River.

Fire Spey
Hook: Up Turned Eye Salmon Hook Size 2-2/0
Rear Body: Mirage Flashabou
Hackle: Yellow and Orange Jailhouse Marabou
Front Body: Olive Ice Dub or Black and Blood Hares Ice Dub
Collar: Olive Marabou
Wing Flash: Copper, Yellow and Green Flashabou
Top: Olive Ostrich Herl
Tying Instructions:

•1. Tie in some Fashabou mirage fringe or large pearl tinsel and wind 2/3 up the body of
the Fly.  If Flashabou is used, pull the remaining flash back as an underwing.
•2. Strip half of the marabou feather and tie it in by the tip.  If yellow and orange is not
available, you can use yellow, orange, black, or olive marabou.  They all work.
•3.  Dub a body of ice dub.
•4.  Wind the marabou in wide wraps through the body.  Add a collar of olive marabou.
•5.  Top the fly with fire tiger holographic flashabou and red flashobou.
•6.  Add a topping of two strands of olive ostrich herl (optional).
Comments:   This fly is a colorful mix of modern materials.  The fire tiger flashabou is
becoming available but you can create similar colors by blending strands of ?ashabou
yourself.  This fly is good for early steelhead but also takes lake run brown trout.