Fly Tying Session Thursday 31st October 2024
Our next Fly-Tying session is at The Cherry Tree Inn, Stoke Row, on Thursday 31st October at 19:15 - 21:30.
Unless there are many booking for dinner, we have plenty of space in the two rooms to spread out.
Trout Fly Tyers
Geoff will post on the website the pattern for next Thursday
Salmon Fly Tying Group
This week we will continue with Sea Trout flies, with a classic for Sea Tout: the Skarra Monger variant (Dressing - PDF)
The programme up until Christmas is:
31 Oct: Skarra Monger variant.
7 Nov: Goat's Toe
28 Nov: Blue Zulu
5 Dec: Clan Goat (or Clan Goat Muddler)
12 Dec: Mid Winter Dinner & Quiz?
If you would like to have Dinner together on Thu 12 Dec - please let Charles know if you are interested so we have an idea for numbers. (Location to be decided).
We will investigate if it will be available.
Food in the Pub
If you are looking for supper before fly tying - ensure you order by 18:45 - the kitchen is closing early at present.
News from Scotland Fishing
No water in the Esk limited the Salmon fishing.
Not heard yet what happened on the Eritch.
South Uist produced some super Sea Trout, however cancelled ferries and gale force winds lost a couple of days fishing, annoyingly. However, Peter and Peter did get to see most of the Outer Hebrides from Harris through Berneray, Benbecula, North Uist, South Uist, Eriskay, and Barra….but it was not what they went for.
The Upper Tweed at Holylee was full of autumn salmon, 5 caught by 3 anglers during our one day. Peter failed to connect….
Grayling Fishing
We keep talking about organising a group to go Grayling fishing for a day or weekend this winter.
Would anyone like to organise it and book somewhere for a group of 4 or 5 anglers??
March for Clean Water in London
On Sunday 3rd Nov there is a protest march to Parliament Square in London campaigning for clean water in rivers all over UK.
It has been planned by a coalition of over 100 different organisations who have an interest in clean rivers - everyone from Open Water Swimmers to Sailors, Rowers, Anglers, RSPB, and many others.
Have a look at: https://marchforcleanwater.org...
British Fly Fair International
The BFFI (https://bffi.co.uk/) will be on Sat 8th & Sun 9th February 2025 at Staffordshire County Showground, Weston Road, Stafford. ST18 0BD, as usual.