We meet for Fly Tying at The Baskerville Arms in Shiplake this Thursday 3rd April as usual 19:00 - 21:30.

This Week

We are tying…

Trout and Grayling - Detached body Mayfly

Salmon and Sea Trout - Ally Shrimp fly or tube (Dressing)

FDG Silver Award - Blue Charm

For those that have no seen it – please refer to our draft tying programme for the rest of 2025

Next Time - Thursday 27th March

We are tying…

Trout and Grayling - Winged or Hackled Dry Fly

Salmon and Sea Trout - Tiny Summer doubles / tubes

FDG Silver Award - Blue Charm

Of course, you are more than welcome to tie your own choice of fly or simply come for a drink and chat.

Fly Dressers' Guild Elinor Bank Fishing Competition

The Fly Dressers' Guild Bank Fishing Competition is at Elinor Trout Fishery, Aldwinkle, NN14 3EE on Sunday 18th May.  A good day out. Fishing is from 09.3 to 12.00, a break for lunch, and then 12.45 to 17:00, with a light meal and prize-giving ceremony afterwards. It is for teams of 3, but individuals are very welcome and will be grouped as teams, if possible.

Fly Dressers' Guild Surrey Branch Auction 

Out of interest, the Surrey FDG Branch Auction sold nearly £3,200 of Lots raising over £400 for the Branch.  Well auctioned by Chris and technically managed by Caroline.

Auctions of Angling Items

Angling Auctions in Stockbridge – on Sat 5th Apr 2025 – high end items – their catalogue is an eye watering drool re prices….

End of Fly-Tying Season Dinner

A quick reminder that our last meeting for this fly-tying season will be on Thursday 1st May.  If you would like a dinner, etc, please let us know.  I’m sure that Charles could organise it again very efficiently.  After that you will all be far to busy fishing…

FDG Thames Valley Website

Please look at and contribute your fly tying and fishing photos to our website ably managed by Simon

We meet for Fly Tying at The Baskerville Arms in Shiplake this Thursday 27th March as usual 19:00 - 21:30.

This Week

We are tying…

Trout and Grayling - Spiders - images of three different traditional Spider wet flies below

Salmon and Sea Trout - Cascade tube / double variants - Images below

FDG Silver Award - Czech Nymph

For those that have no seen it – please refer to our draft tying programme for the rest of 2025

Next Time - Thursday 27th March

We are tying…

Trout and Grayling - Detached body Mayfly

Salmon and Sea Trout - Ally Shrimp fly or tube (Dressing)

FDG Silver Award - Blue Charm

Of course, you are more than welcome to tie your own choice of fly or simply come for a drink and chat.

Fly Dressers' Guild Elinor Bank Fishing Competition

The Fly Dressers' Guild Bank Fishing Competition is at Elinor Trout Fishery, Aldwinkle, NN14 3EE on Sunday 18th May.  A good day out. Fishing is from 09.3 to 12.00, a break for lunch, and then 12.45 to 17:00, with a light meal and prize-giving ceremony afterwards. It is for teams of 3, but individuals are very welcome and will be grouped as teams, if possible.

Fly Dressers' Guild Surrey Branch Auction 

Out of interest, the Surrey FDG Branch Auction sold nearly £3,200 of Lots raising over £400 for the Branch.  Well auctioned by Chris and technically managed by Caroline.

Auctions of Angling Items

Angling Auctions in Stockbridge – on Sat 5th Apr 2025 – high end items – their catalogue is an eye watering drool re prices….

End of Fly-Tying Season Dinner

A quick reminder that our last meeting for this fly-tying season will be on Thursday 1st May.  If you would like a dinner, etc, please let us know.  I’m sure that Charles could organise it again very efficiently.  After that you will all be far to busy fishing…

FDG Thames Valley Website

Please look at and contribute your fly tying and fishing photos to our website ably managed by Simon

A few fishy things that might be of interest: Wild Trout Trust online charity auction closing March 23rd, the catalogue for the Surrey FDG auction on March 22nd, and opportunities to join a small syndicate on the River Pang.

Wild Trout Trust online charity auction

The Wild Trout Trust online charity auction is closing March 23rd closing March 23rd
auction.wildtrout.org

Surrey FDG auction

The catalogue for the Surrey FDG's auction of fishing and fly-tying equipment, materials and miscellanea is now available:

if your printer supports double sided printing, use this version to print it (double sided) as a neat booklet: (Download - PDF)
Otherwise, use this version to print it as a normal file: (Download - PDF)

Please share as widely as you like and see you there on Saturday 22 March - viewing from 10.00 am for a 12.00 noon start! Cornerstone Centre, Camphill Road, West Byfleet KT14 6EH.
PS there’s a very nice cafe not far away, on Station Road: Log in or sign up to view. Does very nice coffee and food.

Tidmarsh Trout Fishery

This informal syndicate has a mile of fly fishing on the river Pang just upstream of Pangbourne. This is a small chalkstream with wild trout and grayling. The mayfly fishing in particular can be excellent. They do not stock any more.
 
There are opportunities to join, 24/7 access throughout the season, for about £250pa. There is an expectation of participating in the occasional work party: a contractor will be engaged for the regular grass cutting to permit etc. Please get in touch with Peter Huggard if you are interested.

We meet for Fly Tying at The Baskerville Arms in Shiplake this Thursday 6th March as usual 19:00 - 21:30.

This Week

We are tying…

Trout and Grayling - March Brown (Dressing)

Salmon and Sea Trout - Alistair tube variants (Dressing)

FDG Silver Award - Klinkhåmer (Dressing)

For those that have no seen it – please refer to our draft tying programme for the rest of 2025

Next Time - Thursday 27th March

We are tying…

Trout and Grayling - Spiders

Salmon and Sea Trout - Cascade tube / double variants

FDG Silver Award - Czech Nymph

Of course, you are more than welcome to tie your own choice of fly or simply come for a drink and chat.

Fly Dressers' Guild National Fly tying Competition

A reminder for you to submit your entries (The Carson and others) to the Fly Dressers' Guild Secretary by Sat 29th March, at the latest.

Fly Dressers' Guild Elinor Bank Fishing Competition

The FDG Bank Fishing Competition is at Elinor Trout Fishery, Aldwinkle, NN14 3EE on Sunday 18th May.  A good day out.
Fishing is from 09.3 to 12.00, a break for lunch, and then 12.45 to 17:00, with a light meal and prize-giving ceremony afterwards.
It is for teams of 3, but individuals are very welcome and will be grouped as teams, if possible.

Fly Dressers' Guild Surrey Branch Auction 

The Surrey Fly Dressers' Guild Branch is holding an Auction on Saturday 22nd March in West Byfleet.
Chris Reeves is organising and is able to receive your surplus gear for auction until next weekend.

Peter will circulate the Catalogue as soon as I receive it – due out by around 10th March.

Auctions of Angling Items

Angling Auctions in Stockbridge – on Sat 5th Apr 2025 – high end items – their catalogue is an eye watering drool re prices….

Mullock Jones in Telford – on Sat 19th March – some high prices but less high end

This Week

We are tying…

Trout and Grayling - March Brown (Dressing)

Salmon and Sea Trout - Gold Willie Gunn Tube Variants (Dressing)

FDG Silver Award - Dark Olive

Charles - Peter has disinterred some post season Hen Pheasant Wings and Tails from his Black Bin, washed and frozen to debug them for your March Brown tying pleasure….

Phil - Peter has the Carson ingredients in his bag ready for you…

For those that have no seen it – please refer to our draft tying programme for the rest of 2025

Next Week - Thursday 6th March

We are tying…

Trout and Grayling - March Brown (Dressing)

Salmon and Sea Trout - Alistair tube variants

FDG Silver Award - Klinkhåmer (Dressing)

Of course, you are more than welcome to tie your own choice of fly or simply come for a drink and chat.

Fly Dressers' Guild National Fly tying Competition

My last reminder to submit your flies (The Carson and others), to the FDG Secretary by 28th March.

Peter's entries submitted at the end of February...

Now to find a use for the other 10!

Auctions of Angling Items

Angling Auctions in Stockbridge – on Sat 5th Apr 2025 – high end items – their catalogue is an eye watering drool re prices….

Mullock Jones in Telford – on Sat 19th March – some high prices but less high end