Fly Tying Session Thursday 6th March 2025
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
A Traditional March Brown Wet Fly and a Silver Bodied Variant
