Sunday February 26th, 2012 : Don BastianTying Class

Don Bastian has been tying flies for 48 years, starting at age 12 in 1964. He was a Pennsylvania fly fishing guide for 16 consecutive seasons and a commercial fly tier for 12 years. He is the author of three instructional fly tying DVD’s; Advanced Classic Wet Flies – 2007; Traditional Streamers and Bucktails 2007; and Tying Classic Wet Flies – 2004. Don was the featured author and fly tier of the Ray Bergman chapter in the book Forgotten Flies, published in 2000 by The Complete Sportsman. He has a combined total of approximately 765 traditional wet flies, streamers, and bucktails published in that book. The Ray Bergman Collection featuring historic wet fly patterns tied by Don Bastian debuted in September 2010 at Hatches Magazine Online. When completed this archived collection will feature 483 wet flies illustrated with Don’s macro photographs and updated information with pattern recipes from Ray Bergman’s books. Completion of this project will establish Don’s combined total of flies published in print and on-line at approximately 1,300, and considering future prospects that number is bound to increase. He specializes in tying classic wet flies and streamers but he is equally comfortable at the vise whether he is turning out dry flies, nymphs, steelhead and bass flies, salmon flies, panfish patterns, and even a few saltwater flies. He is a fly tying instructor with 30 years teaching experience, and has participated at various shows, forums, and fly tying clinics for nearly 25 years. He has 30 years experience as an amateur photographer. His fishing experience is primarily freshwater in his home state of Pennsylvania, but he has also fished in New York, Maine, Ontario, Montana, Wyoming, Maryland, Georgia, Ohio, Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode Island, and England. Don is a tactical fly fishing specialist, versatile in diverse methods and techniques. He is the father of two daughters - Kim and Lyneah, and has four grandsons. He lives in Pennsylvania.

Sunday February 26th, 2012 : Don BastianTying Class
$85.00