Instructor Buzz Buffington guides Stacey Smith through the process of tying a trout fly during the 2015 Beginning Fly Tying course offered by the Clinch River Chapter of Trout Unlimited. Photo by Frances Oates.

NORRIS, TN — Just a few openings remain in the Beginning Fly Tying course offered on six Saturdays in January and February by the Clinch River Chapter of Trout Unlimited.

Guided one-on-one by experienced instructors, students will tie nine different trout flies that are effective in area tailwaters and in the mountains. Techniques learned will enable participants to tie many other flies as well.

The course is limited to 15 students. Classes are scheduled for six Saturday mornings, 9-11, from Jan. 16 through Feb. 20 (snow date Feb. 27), at St. Francis Episcopal Church, 158 W. Norris Road, Norris.

Cost is $125 including an illustrated manual, all materials and, for newcomers, a free one-year membership to Trout Unlimited. Tools will be loaned free of charge to students who don’t have their own. Class proceeds benefit the Clinch River Chapter’s conservation and youth education projects.

For more information or to sign up, contact Dave Harrell, tleo2008@live.com or (865) 803-4541.