The North Coast Fly Fishers are hosts for a great winter road trip idea Saturday, Jan. 12 — the Northern Ohio Fly Tying Expo.

The event is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Building Y at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland Ohio, just 90 minutes from Erie on Interstate 90. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for youths 13 to 18, and free for those under 12. Scouts in uniform also get in for free.

There’ll be plenty of tying, especially Dennis Potter’s all-day seminar. And beginners will be able take their turns at tying.

But there also are many Great Lakes-specific seminars on topics such as steelhead fishing, fishing for smallmouth bass, trout fishing in Pennsylvania, strike indicator fishing, inland Ohio trout fisheries and more.