27th Annual Dr. Ed Rizzolo Fly Tying Festival - Saturday, February 9, 2019

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27th Annual Dr. Ed Rizzolo Fly Tying Festival - Saturday, February 9, 2019

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27th Annual Dr. Ed Rizzolo Fly Tying Festival
Hosted by the Texas FlyFishers

Fly tying for everyone…Beginner, novice or expert! Mark your calendar for Saturday, February 9th, 2019 and make plans to attend the Texas FlyFishers 27th Annual Dr. Ed Rizzolo Fly Tying Festival. Enjoy this unique opportunity to learn from some of the best tyers in the country. Bring along your family and introduce them to a lifelong, fulfilling pastime of fly tying and fly fishing.

Schedule of Presentations
9:00 - 10:00 am – Geoff Scotty – "Swing It: Flies for Steelhead"
10:00 - 11:00 am – Pat Cohen – “Smallmouth Bass - Behavior, Tactics and Fly Pattern Ideas”
11:00 – Noon - Iron Fly Tyer – Preliminary Round and Judging
11:00 am – 12:30 pm - BBQ Lunch
Noon – 12:30 pm – Iron Fly Tyer Championship Round
12:30 - 1:30 pm – “Catch” Cormier and Larry Offner - – “The Magnificent Seven Panfish Flies”
1:30 - 2:30 pm – Capt. Billy Trimble – “The Blind Chicken”, One of Texas’s Most Productive Redfish Patterns
2:30 - 4:00 pm – Pat Cohen – “My Personal Favorites - Patterns for Smallmouth and Largemouth Bass and Tactics for Using Them”

Plus, Many of the Area’s Finest Fly Tyers

When: Saturday, February 9th, 2019. Doors open from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm.
Where: Bethany Christian Church, 3223 Westheimer, Houston, Texas 77098, between Buffalo Speedway and Kirby Drive
Admission: Adults: $10.00, Seniors (62+): $8.00, Teens: Youth (12-18): $5.00 or, the Entire Family: $14.00. Children under 12: Free with paid Adult or Senior. BBQ Meal tickets: $12.00
Directions: Traveling on the Southwest Freeway / US 59, Exit Kirby Drive and travel North on Kirby to Westheimer Road (appx. 7/10th mile). Turn Left on Westheimer and go approximately 3/10th mile and see the Bethany Christian Church on your left. Parking is located behind the church.

For additional information about the Texas FlyFishers, visit our website at http://www.texasflyfishers.org
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