Sussex Branch Programme 2010/2011
All are welcome to our Speakers' evenings. Please note that fly-tying meetings are held every Thursday evening between end September and early April other than speakers' evenings.
Meetings are held at the Patcham Community Centre, Ladies Mile Road,
Brighton, BN1 8TA starting at 8 p.m. (unless otherwise indicated).
| MONTH | DATE & DAY | EVENT / LOCATION | ORGANISER | ||||
| 2010 January | 7th (Thursday) CANCELLED | Fly tying recommences | |||||
| 14th (Thursday) CANCELLED | Mark Bowler editor of Fly Fishing and Fly Tying will enlighten us.no doubt on many subjects! | ||||||
| February | 7th (Sunday) | Brass Monkey Fishing Challenge Hazelcopse Fishery Baynards Lane Rudgwick Surrey. | Bill Smith/ Wayne Duerden | ||||
| 11th (Thursday) | Fran Southgate of the Sussex Otters and Rivers Project will bring us up to date on otters water voles (and mink!) in Sussex. | ||||||
| March | 11th (Thursday) | Peter Lapsley on Fishing Flying & Flies | |||||
| 14th (Sunday) | Committee Day Fishing Outing Meon Springs (By invitation from the Chairman only) | John Plowman | |||||
| April | 17th (Saturday) | Annual Dinner - guest speaker - Brian Smart | John Burt | ||||
| 22nd (Thursday) | End of season gathering with prizegiving | ||||||
| 25th (Sunday) | Match v. Eastbourne F.F. Arlington Reservoir East Sussex | Bill Smith | |||||
| May | 8/9th (Sat/Sun) | Sussex Angling Show Ardingly Showground | |||||
| 9th (Sunday) | Frank Darrah Pairs - Bewl Water | Kent John Plowman | |||||
| 13th (Thursday) | Casting Clinic - Patcham House Playing Fields | ||||||
| 20th (Thursday) | Branch evening with beer and sandwiches - Arlington Reservoir | Roy Gurney | |||||
| 29th (Saturday) | Heathfield Show demonstrating | John Plowman | |||||
| June | 5/6th (Sat/Sun) | Country Pursuits Weekend Loseley Park Guildford | |||||
| 10/11/12th (Thursday Friday and Saturday) | South of England Show Ardingly - Demonstrating, | John Plowman | |||||
| 19th/20th (Sat/Sun) | Parham Game and Country Fair | ||||||
| 20th (Sunday) | Branch Outing & BBQ Ashbourne nr Battle | Roy Gurney | |||||
| July | 3rd (Saturday) | Match v. Hastings FFC - Powdermill Reservoir Sedlescombe | Paul Davis | ||||
| 10/11th (Sat/Sun) | Michelham Priory Game & Country Fair - Demonstrating | John Plowman | |||||
| 15th (Thursday) | South of England Show Ardingly Schools Day - Demonstrating. | John Plowman | |||||
| 25th (Sunday) | Stillwater Challenge Chalk Springs | Chris Croucher | |||||
| August | TBC | Salt Water Fly Fishing for Bass Shoreham Harbour | Brian Hendry | ||||
| 21st (Saturday) | Carp on the Fly Stammerham Lakes. | Paul Davis | |||||
| 28th (Saturday) | John Watt Trophy Graffham Water | Chris Nunn | |||||
| September | 16th (Thursday) | Simon Cooper - Managing Director of Fishing Breaks will give a talk on his organization and fishing in general | |||||
| 19th (Sunday) | Match v. Crawley F.F. Lakedown Trout Fishery Burwash | Bill Smith | |||||
| 23rd (Thursday) | Fly Tying commences | ||||||
| 26th (Sunday) | Branch Trophy Day Brick Farm | Peter Winder | |||||
| October | 2nd & 3rd (Sat/Sun) | South of England Autumn Show and Game Fair Ardingly Demonstrating | John Plowman | ||||
| 10th (Sunday) | Charity Pairs Competition Bewl Water | Ray Love | |||||
| 17th (Sunday) | Grayling Fishing River Test Wherwell. | Paul Davis | |||||
| 24th (Sunday) | Match v. East Sussex Salmon & Trout Association Coltsford Mill Oxted, Surrey. | Roy Gurney | |||||
| 28th (Thursday) | We welcome back JOHAN KLINGBERG who will hold a workshop (and we hope tell us a few illustrated tales) | ||||||
| 30th & 31st (Saturday & Sunday) | British Fly Fair International (BFFI) Trentham Gardens, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire | ||||||
| November | 2nd (Tuesday) | Annual AUCTION of fishing tackle- rods reels miscellaneous tackle and clothing. | Roy Gurney | ||||
| 18th (Thursday) | Annual AUCTION of flies fly-tying tools and materials and books. | Roy Gurney | |||||
| 25th (Thursday) | Phil Waller expert on vintage tackle will entertain us | ||||||
| December | 16th (Thursday) | AGM and quiz with mince pies | |||||
| 26th (Sunday) | Branch Outing Boringwheel Fishery, Nutley, E. Sussex. | Bill Smith/ Wayne Duerden | |||||
| 2011 January | 6th (Thursday) | Fly tying recommences | |||||
| 20th (Thursday) | Steve Thornton, of Virtual Nymph, a master of imitative patterns, will join us to demonstrate – and will no doubt bring a selection of his products. | ||||||
| February | TBC (Sunday) | Brass Monkey Fishing Challenge Hazelcopse Fishery, Baynards Lane, Rudgwick, Surrey. | Bill Smith/ Wayne Duerden | ||||
| 17th (Thursday) | Mark Carr-Brown will give us a talk on Weir Wood after its first full season as a trout fishery for some years | ||||||
| March | 17th (Thursday) | We have a welcome return visit of our old friend Charles Jardine who will entertain us with more of his adventures. | |||||
| TBC (Sunday) | Committee Day Fishing Outing TBA (By invitation from the Chairman only) | Chairman | |||||
| April | 14th (Thursday) | End of season gathering with prizegiving | |||||
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