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Joe A

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Ran

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Tim C

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Scott C

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Den

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M

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Jack A. Field

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Tim

Flagler .....................U

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David

Foley ....................U

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Jay “Fishy” Fu

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Matt G

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Pau

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reg H

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David

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Ro

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Peter Ko

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Jessica Lettich ................U

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Bart Lo

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Jim M

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Jo

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Jacob

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Safet Niko

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Tim O

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Ted Patlen

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Peter Simo

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SAPiero

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Jack Skelley ....................USA

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Eric Sn

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Mike Stew

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R

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Sco

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Julie Szu

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So

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Jaso

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D

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Steven

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Leslie W

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W

elcome to the 27

th International Fly Tying Sym

posium. This year w

e will m

ove the sym

posium to the M

arriott Hotel in

Lancaster, PA. A

s you may have heard

our previous location, The Garden State

Exhibit Center, was sold and the sym

po-sium

was fortunate to be able to contract

the beautiful ballroom at the M

arriott. If you have attended the Fly Fishing Show

that com

es in March to Lancaster you

know that this is a central location and

a beautiful historic city. The Marriott is

definitely a fi

rst class hotel for the symposium

and The Fly Fish-ing Show

.

Our them

e this year is “Born Again.” W

ith a new Sym

posium

location and dozens of tiers coming for the fi

rst time, our them

e m

akes sense. New

patterns will be born at the Sym

posium and

many attendees are planning to join us for the fi

rst time.

The best fl

y tiers in the country and several from overseas w

ill share their patterns and techniques all w

eekend. Every fly tying

material old and new

will be on display and available for pur

chase and the largest display of tying books, videos and DV

D’s

will be ready for you to review

. Plan your day to also attend our great Sem

inars, the Featured Tier, the Author’s Booth to get your

books signed, and the chance to pick the brains of over 100 tiers dem

onstrating and happy to teach you their special techniques.

Don’t m

iss a chance to take one of our special morning lim

ited classes. See the selection in the brochure or on our w

ebsite. Register early before the classes are sold out.

And as alw

ays, our Saturday evening banquet is fantastic, with

surprises, lots of tying give-a-ways, and door prizes. Show

at-tendees are w

elcome as tickets rem

ain. Check early if you plan to attend.

The Marriott H

otel has special lodging rates, so call: 717-239-1600 and m

ention code FTI.

Tell your friends or bring them along. Y

ou won’t be disap-

pointed, maybe even “Born A

gain.”

See you soon,

Chuck Furim

sky

P.S. Don’t forget to pick up your discount parking coupon w

hen you buy your Sym

posium ticket.

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Son TaoW

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FlaglerJohn Shaner

Josh Miller

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if you

wan

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have a seat fo

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elp w

ith yo

ur tyin

g, th

is is th

e place. It’s p

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adm

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price an

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app

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elp yo

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NEWDEMOS!

NEWVENUE!

The World’s Largest Show for Fly Tying!

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TheoBakelaar

BobClouser

BlaneChocklett

“Fishy” Fullum

Ben Furimsky

Matt Grobert

Jerry Coviello

Matt Green

Walt Young

RobertSmith

Charlie Craven

John Shaner

2017 INTERNATIONAL FLY TYING SYMPOSIUMNOVEMBER 11 & 12, 2017

Lancaster Marriott • Lancaster, Pennsylvania

The World’s Largest Show For Fly TyingYour Show Ticket provides a lot of choices. All included are:

• Seminars • Exhibits • and Featured Tiers

DIRECTIONS TO NEW VENUE!!Lancaster Marriott, 25 South Queen Street, Lancaster, PA 17603From Highway 30: Take the Fruitville Pike exit and follow directions for “Historic Lancaster.” Fruitville Pike will become N. Prince Street. Proceed south on N. Prince Street to King Street; left on King Street.

By Air: Harrisburg International Airport is located 26 miles from the Lancaster County Convention Center. Please visit the following website for information regarding ground transportation. www.flyhia.com/home/parking/gt

SEMINARSSaturday10:00 Matthew Green -

“Identifying Live Insects from Free Stone and Spring Fed Streams”

11:15 Robert Smith - “Soft Hackles (Spiders) Tying and Fishing Them”

12:30 Blane Chocklett - “Designing Flies that Trigger Strikes”

1:45 Tim Flagler - “Late Fall Fly Fishing”

3:00 “Meet the Bloggers” Panel discussion with your favorite bloggers

Sunday10:00 John Shaner - “Development

of the Wet Fly, Ancient to Modern”

11:15 Tim Cammisa - “Finding Success with Emergers”

12:30 Blane Chocklett - “Designing Flies that Trigger Strikes”

2:15 Matt Grobert - “Dry Flies - Tying and Matching the Hatch for Trout”

AUTHORS BOOTHSaturday11:00 Fishy Fullum12:00 Matt Grobert 1:00 Len Lichvar, Henry Ramsey,

Rich Stolis 2:00 Charlie Craven 3:00 Bob Clouser

Sunday11:00 Bob Clouser12:00 Charlie Craven 1:00 Len Lichvar, Henry Ramsey,

Rich Strolis 2:00 Rich Murphy

FEATURED FLY TIERSSaturday10:30 Bob Clouser - “My Latest New

Patterns”11:45 Tim Flagler - “Flies That Catch

Fish and Are Easy to Tie” 1:00 Charlie Craven - “My Favorite

Patterns” 2:15 Robert Smith - “Soft Hackle

Techniques”

Sunday10:30 Blane Chocklett - “Trigger

Flies and Game Changers”11:45 Daniel Galhardo - “Tying and

Fishing Tenkara Flies” 1:00 Charlie Craven - “My Favorite

Patterns” 2:15 Bob Clouser - “My Latest New

Patterns”

Note: The featured tiers will be demonstrating their favorite patterns and unique tying techniques. Plus, they will also sign their books for you. Located in the Exhibit Hall and Lobby.

SATURDAY EVENING TIER’S BANQUETThe 27th Anniversary Saturday banquet will be at the

Marriott’s 3rd floor ballroom beginning at 7:00 pm. Stop at

the bar for a cocktail after the symposium ends, but save your

appetite for our famous banquet buffet. Tickets are limited

and available at the show registration desk beginning Friday

evening. There will be door prizes, in addition to great food,

plus our evening speakers will entertain you as always. This is

a fun evening for all the vendors, tiers, and show customers

that are welcome as tickets remain available. Don’t miss it!

SPECIAL LIMITED CLASSES (Fee)These morning classes offer a unique instructional experience in a limited class setting. A personal opportunity to spend time with a world class in-structor. Most classes are limited to only 10 stu-dents. Register now before classes fill.

CLASS DETAILSTimes: Saturday & Sunday from 8:30-11:00 a.m. Arrive at 8 a.m. to register and prepare for

class.

Location: All tying classes are at the Lancaster Marriott. Check-in there. Fee: $80 – includes free same day ticket to Symposium. FFF Class – FREEPhone to Register Daily: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST • (814) 443-3638 AMEX, MasterCard, VISA and Discover. Sorry No Refunds.

TYING CLASSESSaturdayCharlie Craven - One of everyone’s favorite tier and instructor returns with new patterns and fresh ideas. Intermediate

Jerome Coviello - A hair spinner and stacker wizard that will make difficult patterns easy. Finally learn to control all your deer hair patterns. Intermediate

Blane Chocklett - Blane has developed certain tying techniques that incorporate steps in his patterns that drive fish to attach the fly. Prepare to improve your fishing success. Intermediate

SundayCharlie Craven - One of everyone’s favorite tier and instructor returns with new patterns and fresh ideas. Intermediate

Matthew Green - Learn to imitate and identify the bugs you use in fly-fishing. Matt will have them live and breathing life into this class on entomology. All Levels

Tim Cammisa - The hottest flies revealed that have been the patterns used to win world fly- fishing competitions. Be the first to fill your box with these winners. Intermediate

Tying classes located at Lancaster Marriott.

Note: Most classes require some tying experience and others may require more. Ask us when you call. Beginners are welcome, but be prepared for more than basics. All students must bring their own tying vise, tools, lamp if needed, and a sampling of materials. Most classes will provide adequate materials for the patterns being taught. If a class is cancelled, you will be notified prior to the weekend and either permitted to switch or receive an authorized refund.

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Tim Flagler

Josh Miller

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