L.L.Bean Fly Tying Series

Join our fly-tying experts and learn how to tie some of the most effective flies for both salt and freshwater.

Classes will be held on Wednesday evenings beginning November 6, 2024 and ending March 26, 2025. No classes on November 27, December 25 and January 1.

Each night we offer a Beginner Class from 5-6:30pm followed by an Intermediate Class from 7-8:30pm. Please do not sign up for both.

Registration opens one week prior to each class at 8:00 am on this site/eventbrite.

No experience necessary. All materials provided. Free!

WEEK 2 Intermediate

Parchute Purple Haze. The Parachute Purple Haze is a versatile dry fly that imitates a variety of mayflies and other small insects. It features a purple body, white parachute post for visibility, and hackle wrapped horizontally around the post, which gives it excellent flotation and a natural presentation on the water’s surface. The purple color adds a unique trigger point that can entice trout, especially in pressured waters. This fly should be fished on a dead drift in slow to medium-paced water, where insects are likely to be floating. Its effectiveness peaks during mayfly hatches but can be used as a general attractor pattern year-round.

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