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Preserving, protecting and enhancing the Catskill fly tying heritage, while promoting the development of future generations of Catskill fly tyers.

About the Catskill Fly Tyers Guild
In 1993 Floyd Franke and Matthew Vinciguerra formed the Catskill Fly Tyers Guild. These individuals recognized the need for an organization that would:

- Preserve, protect and enhance the Catskill fly tying heritage.

- Work cooperatively to promote the work of present Catskill fly tyers.

- Provide a forum for the sharing of information.

- Promote the development of future generations of Catskill fly tyers. Members of the Catskill Fly Tyers Guild firmly believe that the development of fly fishing in the Catskill Mountains of New York is synonymous with the development of fly fishing in the United states. This rich heritage is seen as the foundation of the Guild's present efforts.

10/14/2026

Join us this Saturday, October 17, for our final in-person Catskill Fly Tyers Guild meeting of 2026!

We’ll be exploring John Atherton’s classic dry flies, with a demonstration on blending the colors that give these patterns their distinctive character. As always, bring your vise, tools, and materials for some open tying, good conversation, coffee, and snacks.

📅 Saturday, October 17 | 10 AM – 1 PM

📍 Rod Shop, Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum
1031 Old Route 17, Livingston Manor, NY

Please note: We’re meeting in the Rod Shop this month, downstairs from the Wulff Gallery, with easy access through the side door.

Free and open to everyone, members and nonmembers alike. Hope to see you there!

10/03/2026

Join us for this year’s Fly Tyers Round Table, presented by the Catskill Fly Tyers Guild and hosted by the Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum.

On Saturday, October 10, from 11:00 AM–3:00 PM in the Wulff Gallery, a select group of accomplished tyers will gather to demonstrate their craft and share the traditions behind some of the most important flies in American angling history.

A special focus of the day will be Ray Bergman. Mark Schwarz will give a presentation on Bergman and bring significant pieces from Bergman’s personal collection, with additional historic displays and stories shared by Catskill legends from their own collections.

It will be an informal, up-close opportunity to watch exceptional tyers at work, ask questions, hear stories, and spend time with people deeply connected to the Catskill fly-fishing tradition.

Free and open to everyone. We hope you’ll join us.

09/16/2026

Join us this Saturday, September 19, from 10:00 AM–1:00 PM for the Catskill Fly Tyers Guild’s next in-person meeting in the Wulff Gallery at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum.

With fall approaching, we’ll have a loose theme of tying your favorite small Blue-Winged Olive, but as always, bring whatever you’d like to tie. Coffee, snacks, plenty of fly-tying conversation, and a chance to catch up after a couple of months apart.

Guild meetings are open to members and nonmembers, so feel free to bring a friend. We hope to see some familiar faces—and some new ones too.

05/10/2026

Join us Saturday, May 16 for a full day of hackle, history, and Catskill fly tying tradition at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum.

Our next in-person Catskill Fly Tyers Guild meeting will feature Charlie Collins presenting on hackle from 10:00 AM–1:00 PM in the Wulff Gallery. Charlie’s presentations are always exceptional, and this is a rare opportunity to learn directly from one of the great names in Catskill fly tying.

Charlie will also be bringing Collins hackle for sale — and with supplies dwindling, this may be one of the last chances to purchase hackle directly from Charlie himself. Please remember to bring cash if you plan to purchase hackle.

We’ll also have open tying throughout the meeting, so bring your vise and spend the day with us.

And don’t head home afterward…

Stay on at Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum for the evening presentation with David Atwood, “An Evening with Chip Stauffer,” beginning at 4:00 PM. David will share the remarkable story and history surrounding one of fly fishing’s most fascinating figures, along with the rich history of hackle in the Catskills.

It should be a wonderful full day celebrating Catskill fly tying heritage.

04/09/2026

Fly Tyers Rendezvous 🪶

Join us at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum for a day celebrating the craft, tradition, and camaraderie of Catskill fly tying.

Come see members of the Catskill Fly Tyers Guild tying flies, sharing tips and stories, and setting the tone for a memorable season on the water.

📍 Wulff Gallery
🗓 Saturday, April 18, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

💬 Questions or interested in tying as a CFTG member?
Email Seth: [email protected]

Free admission and refreshments!

See you there.

Address

1031 Old Route 17
Livingston Manor, NY
12758

Website

https://catskillflytyersguild.org/

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