Blog | The Hertfordshire Branch of the Fly Dressers Guild

Zoom meeting 18th Jan'21

Zoom meeting 14.12.20

Zoom evening 16.11.20

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The Big One

The Fly Dressers Guild will be tying flies for coarse, saltwater and game fish at the UK's largest fishing show. 24th - 25th March FIVE Farnborough GU14 6AZ For tickets go to www.fishfacepromotions.co.uk

Wild Trout Trust Auction Spring 2018

As usual there are some interesting collections of flies on offer this year. For full details go to http://www.wildtrout.org. Below are the highlights; Lot No: 30 - 50 flies tied by Ken Truman of the Derbyshire County Angling Club, presented in a mahogany fly box. Starting Price: £60 Donor: Ken Truman Category: Flies Fifty flies tied by Ken Truman of the Derbyshire County Angling Club, presented in a mahogany fly box. The flies are: 20 x size 12 Buzzers, 20 x size 12 Crunch

Displaying your catch

From arcticsilver innovation (arcticsilvershop.com) what do you think of this idea for displaying your catch? I know I wouldn't need a container that big!

FREE Practical River Habitat Workshop

Learn how to improve River Habitat for Fish and Wildlife. Free hands-on training days run by the Wild Trout Trust give you the skills to carry out river habitat enhancement work. What are they? During the day-long workshops, you'll learn about the tools and techniques to improve river habitat. We will concentrate on the skills of installing woody material features such as flow deflectors and brash berms. The workshops are aimed at anyone working on rivers, from fishery manage

London Branch Auction

The London Branch of the FDG are holding their annual Spring auctions on 24 February and 3 March. 24 February 2018 Auction sale of Fly Fishing Miscellanea, Clothing, Nets, Bags, Rods, Reels, Lines. 3 March 2018 Auction sale of Flies, Fly Boxes Vices, Tools, Fly Dressing Materials, Books etc. Viewing from 10.00 am, auctions start 12 noon sharp. Refreshments available on site. All welcome! Catalogue available via email from mike@cutleruk.co.uk or secretary@flydresse

Casting an Urban Fly on the Grand Union Canal

If you fancy something a bit different with your fly fishing, I recommend you follow the link to a really interesting article by Gary Anderson (one of our members). https://issuu.com/coachga/docs/guc1

'Chalk' a fly fishing odyssey on the chalk streams of England

If you are into your river fishing then you probably have already seen this film. If not, then I can thoroughly recommend it. It features friends of the Herts FDG, and has great production values. If interested then it can be viewed on Fly Fishing T.V. www.fishingtv.com

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