Thames Valley Fly Dressers

A Branch of the Fly Dressers' Guild

Fly Tying Session Thursday 2nd October 2025

We meet this next Thursday 2nd October 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 dry flies: Pheasant Tail Nymph (PTN), Cruncher and JC Nymph. Patterns (PDF)

Sea Trout and Salmon Group

Peter W will be tying the Tartan – a colourful pattern for the middle dropper when fishing for Sea Trout and Salmon in lochs.  Pattern (PDF)

Novices

Richard L has kindly volunteered to work with anyone starting out fly tying – with an aim to have a completed fly by the end of the evening.

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.  (Richard B – any spare squirrel tails?)

Projector

Don’t cross your fingers, but we may be able to ‘cast’ images of flies being demonstrated from our phones to the TV – if both the internet and TV are working….