August 2018
Test Event
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Find out more »September 2018
Grand Opening
Join us Saturday September 1st at 3:00 pm for the Grand Opening of Bend Fly Shop.
Find out more »November 2018
Ladies Only Fly Tying Crash Course
Our Ladies Only Fly Tying Crash Course will help you develop core skills and an understanding of the essential tools, materials, and technique to get you going tying your own flies. No experience necessary. Materials provided. Bring your own vise and tools or use ours. Limited to eight students. Preregistration required. $25
Find out more »Intro to Fly Tying Class – Session 2
Our four part Intro to Fly Tying Class covers the fundamentals. Over the course of four weeks you will build your skill set and tie a variety of simple and effective nymph, streamer, and dry fly patterns. No experience necessary. Materials provided. Bring your own vise and tools or use ours. Limited to eight students. Preregistration required. $75
Find out more »Intro to Fly Tying Class – Session 3
Our four part Intro to Fly Tying Class covers the fundamentals. Over the course of four weeks you will build your skill set and tie a variety of simple and effective nymph, streamer, and dry fly patterns. No experience necessary. Materials provided. Bring your own vise and tools or use ours. Limited to eight students. Preregistration required. $75
Find out more »December 2018
Intro to Fly Tying Class – Session 4
Our four part Intro to Fly Tying Class covers the fundamentals. Over the course of four weeks you will build your skill set and tie a variety of simple and effective nymph, streamer, and dry fly patterns. No experience necessary. Materials provided. Bring your own vise and tools or use ours. Limited to eight students. Preregistration required. $75
Find out more »Steelhead Fly Tying Class – Session 1
Our three part Steelhead Fly Tying Class will focus on tying durable and attractive swinging flies for steelhead. Over the course of three weeks you'll learn how to create sparse and properly proportioned hairwing, surface, and sink tip flies. Basic fly tying experience required. Materials provided. Bring your own vise and tools or use ours. Limited to six students. Preregistration required. $75
Find out more »Steelhead Fly Tying Class – Session 2
Our three part Steelhead Fly Tying Class will focus on tying durable and attractive swinging flies for steelhead. Over the course of three weeks you'll learn how to create sparse and properly proportioned hairwing, surface, and sink tip flies. Basic fly tying experience required. Materials provided. Bring your own vise and tools or use ours. Limited to six students. Preregistration required. $75
Find out more »Steelhead Fly Tying Class – Session 3
Our three part Steelhead Fly Tying Class will focus on tying durable and attractive swinging flies for steelhead. Over the course of three weeks you'll learn how to create sparse and properly proportioned hairwing, surface, and sink tip flies. Basic fly tying experience required. Materials provided. Bring your own vise and tools or use ours. Limited to six students. Preregistration required. $75
Find out more »May 2019
Intro to Fly Fishing Class
Our Intro to Fly Fishing Class is a four hour crash course that will teach you the fundamentals of fly fishing, including the essential equipment, accessories, nomenclature, and basic fly casting technique. We present this information in an easily digestible format and with one goal in mind: for you to leave with a general understanding of both what is needed to go fly fishing and the way that a fly line and fly rod work together to cast a fly.…
Find out more »Youth Intro to Fly Fishing Class
Our Youth Intro to Fly Fishing Class is a four hour crash course for people ages 17 and under that will teach you the fundamentals of fly fishing, including the essential equipment, accessories, nomenclature, and basic fly casting technique. We present this information in an easily digestible format and with one goal in mind: for you to leave with a general understanding of both what is needed to go fly fishing and the way that a fly line and fly…
Find out more »Intro to Fly Fishing Class
Our Intro to Fly Fishing Class is a four hour crash course that will teach you the fundamentals of fly fishing, including the essential equipment, accessories, nomenclature, and basic fly casting technique. We present this information in an easily digestible format and with one goal in mind: for you to leave with a general understanding of both what is needed to go fly fishing and the way that a fly line and fly rod work together to cast a fly.…
Find out more »November 2019
Intro to Fly Tying Class
Our four part Intro to Fly Tying Class covers the fundamentals. Over the course of four weeks you will build your skill set and tie a variety of simple and effective nymph, streamer, and dry fly patterns. No experience necessary. Materials provided. Bring your own vise and tools or use ours. Limited to eight students. Preregistration required.
Find out more »December 2019
Intermediate Fly Tying Class
Elevate your trout tying game with our Intermediate Fly Tying Class. This three session class focuses on developing more complex techniques to tie better trout flies than you can buy. Profile, proportion, and durability are among the core concepts of this class. Some basic fly tying experience recommended. Materials provided. Bring your own vice and tools or use ours.
Find out more »January 2020
A Winter Steelhead Gameplan: POSTPONED
UPDATE: POSTPONED We’ve had to postpone this event. Our keynote speaker fell ill and doesn’t want to risk getting anyone else sick. We are finding an alternative date and will post it here ASAP. Apologies for the inconvenience, we are sincerely bummed out we had to cancel tonight. Thank you for understanding. Please join us for an educational evening with Chris O'Donnell of Bend Fly Shop as we discuss a gameplan for successful winter steelheading. Chris will review key components…
Find out more »March 2020
Fly Tying Demo Feat. Loren Irving – FREE Event
Join us for an evening of entertainment and enlightenment (AKA BS'ing) with local fisherman Loren Irving. This is the part where I'm supposed to say that Loren is just an everyday regular normal guy who ties crude steelhead flies (very slowly) that occasionally work. No big deal. But, we couldn't be more excited for a guest fly tyer, and here's why: Loren has spent more than a few decades fly fishing for steelhead in the Pacific Northwest. He is an…
Find out more »May 2022
Women’s Intro to Fly Fishing Class
Women's Intro to Fly Fishing is a four hour, two-part class that covers the essentials you need to get started, a few basic knots and setups, and fundamental fly casting. The first session begins at 9:00 am at the shop and is about 1.5 hours. We'll have the essential equipment, tackle, and tools on hand as we go over what you'll need to get set up to go fishing. We'll show you the basic knots you'll need to know, and…
Find out more »June 2022
Women’s Intro to Fly Fishing Class
Women’s Intro to Fly Fishing is a four hour, two-part class that covers the essentials you need to get started, a few basic knots and setups, and fundamental fly casting. The first session begins at 9:00 am at the shop and is about 1.5 hours. We’ll have the essential equipment, tackle, and tools on hand as we go over what you’ll need to get set up to go fishing. We’ll show you the basic knots you’ll need to know, and…
Find out more »November 2023
Intro to Fly Fishing Class
Intro to Fly Fishing is a four-hour class that covers the basics: equipment and tackle, terminology, knot tying, and fundamental fly casting. The class is split into a classroom session here at the shop and a casting lesson at a local park by the Deschutes River. This class is appropriate for anyone or any age, realistically. Everything is provided. Just show up, learn, and have fun. The Classroom Session The classroom session typically spans 1.5 - 2 hours depending on…
Find out more »December 2023
Intro to Fly Fishing Class
Intro to Fly Fishing is a four-hour class that covers the basics: equipment and tackle, terminology, knot tying, and fundamental fly casting. The class is split into a classroom session here at the shop and a casting lesson at a local park by the Deschutes River. This class is appropriate for anyone or any age, realistically. Everything is provided. Just show up, learn, and have fun. The Classroom Session The classroom session typically spans 1.5 - 2 hours depending on…
Find out more »End of Season Party
End of Season Party at Bend Fly Shop is for everyone to gather and celebrate the fishing season and YOU. We're beyond grateful to live, work, and fish in such an awesome part of the world. We're highly appreciative of your support and encouragement this season. We have some fun stuff in the works for the day/evening, and will update this page as things develop. What I can say for now is that Big Ski's Pierogis food truck will be…
Find out more »Intro to Fly Fishing Class
Intro to Fly Fishing is a four-hour class that covers the basics: equipment and tackle, terminology, knot tying, and fundamental fly casting. The class is split into a classroom session here at the shop and a casting lesson at a local park by the Deschutes River. This class is appropriate for anyone or any age, realistically. Everything is provided. Just show up, learn, and have fun. The Classroom Session The classroom session typically spans 1.5 - 2 hours depending on…
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