SOMERSET, NJ — More than 100 fly tiers, demonstrators, instructors and celebrities will show their best fish-catching creations at the 32nd annual International Fly Tying Symposium on November 11 and 12 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Somerset Hotel and Conference Center. 

The fly-tiers include Curtis Fry and Clark “Cheech” Pierce of Fly Fish Food and pattern designers Tom Rosenbauer, Bob Clouser and Pat Dorsey. 

There is no charge for parking. Reservations for reduced symposium attendee room rates are available at the host hotel.

Tiers from across the United States, Canada and around the globe will demonstrate what it takes to turn fur and feathers—and sometimes rubber and plastic—into artificial fishing flies, according to event director Chuck Furimsky.

Other celebrity tiers slated to demonstrate techniques, methods and patterns include Tim Flagler, Steve Culton and Theo Bakelaar from the Netherlands, who introduced the now ubiquitous bead to fly tying about 30 years ago. Bakelaar will both demonstrate and teach his techniques and methods at the event.

Displays and items for sale include hundreds of fly-tying books and videos available at the Angling Book Store booth, and many of the authors will be there to sign them. “Manufacturers, wholesalers, importers and local shops will be on hand to display, demonstrate, and sell all that’s new in a sold-out show area,” said Furimsky.

The conference center is located at 200 Atrium Dr. 

The facility is about 51 miles from New York’s Kennedy Airport, 57 miles from LaGuardia and 28 miles from Newark Liberty International.

Admission to the symposium costs $18 on Saturday, $15 on Sunday or $28 for a two-day pass.

There is no charge for children under age 16. Admission is by cash only at the box office. 

Admission to all displays, seminars and demonstrations is included. Individual special classes are priced separately.

All symposium registration forms, programs, special classes, attending celebrities, fly tiers and demonstration times are posted at www.internationalflytyingsymposium.com.