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Learn to tie a Bumble Bee Fly with SGT Lee Barbee
On Wednesday May 27, 2020 at 6pm EST, Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing veteran ambassador and professional fly tier SGT Lee Barbee, U.S. Army (ret) of Red,White and Blue Flies will broadcast a virtual fly tying class live on the Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Facebook Page.
On Wednesday May 27, 2020 at 6pm EST, Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing veteran ambassador and professional fly tier…
Posted by Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc. on Tuesday, May 26, 2020
He will be tying a Bumble Bee Fly – here’s what you need to tie along at home:
- Hook: Partridge K12ST or similar bend in size 14
- Thread: black nano silk
- Stinger: Solarez Black resin
- Body: gold and black ostrich herl
- Wings: hackle tips
- Legs: black ostrich herl
- Head: Solarez Black and Solarez Dijon mustard
Watch past fly tying tutorials here: SGT Lee Barbee’s Fly Tying Library
Lee Barbee was born in Macon, Georgia and spent 7 years in the U.S. Army with an MOS of 68W (Medic). Lee served along great Infantrymen in 2-8IN, 2BCT, 4ID, at Fort Carson, CO, with a tour down range to RC South Afghanistan. He started a tour in Kandahar province finishing tour in Mya Neshin Province, and served as an Eastern Equine Encephalitis protocol assistant for the Division of Medicine at the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease.
“PHWFF has become a major part of my life,” says Barbee, “the sense of comradery amongst volunteers and participants alike made me feel at home. After working with volunteers Al Warner, Ted, Cryblskey, Kiki Galvin, Carl Smolka, Hank Pilcher, and Dick Buback, I immediately began to feel part of a family. They took me in under their wing and showed me a different path to healing. Teaching me the techniques of fly tying and fly fishing gave me a sense of peace that I never felt before. I’m thankful to continue to be a part of this program and amazing organization.”
Following his time as a participant with our Walter Reed, MD program, Lee launched Red White and Blue Flies – a Veteran owned and operated company providing quality, hand-tied flies for the everyday fly angler – and moved to California to attend college with the goal of becoming a Physician Assistant and health care provider. You can find Red White & Blue Flies on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/redwhiteblueflies/