Fly Tying Session and AGM Thursday 8th January 2026
We meet this next Thursday 8th January at The Baskerville Arms in Shiplake, from about 19:00- 21:30, as usual.
Programme this Week
Trout and Grayling Group
This week John W will be leading the group tying Klinkhammer, Reversed Parachute. Dressing (PDF)
Sea Trout and Salmon Group
Peter W will be tying a Tay Raider. Dressing (PDF)
FDG Branch AGM
We will have a brief AGM and auction of capes before our regular Fly-Tying session. Our Secretary has emailed the details.
Surplus Tools and Materials
If anyone has any surplus tools or materials that they would like to donate to get new tyers started, then please bring them along.
Game Bird Fly Tying Feathers
The Shooting / Beating Season has started. Game Bird Feathers for Fly Tying are readily available from several of us. Please let Peter W know if you would like any game bird feathers. Recently a nice drake Gadwall was plucked for its black and white barred flanks for wings and neck for hackles. The keeper of a neighbouring estate has said that he will let me have feathers from some Melanistic (black) pheasants after Christmas – superb neck and tail feathers. (This last week the Great Park shoots had to produce sufficient Partridge and Pheasant for next week’s State Dinner, so they were in short supply – should be available after Tuesday!)