Fly Tying Programme 2010/2011
The Sussex FDG branch run a structured fly tying programme from beginners through intermediate to advanced at our Thursday evening classes at Patcham Community Centre from September through to April. Download a printable version here.
The courses for each stage are tailored to ensure good fly tying skills are learnt and the majority of fly tying techniques are covered throughout the three courses.
Our courses integrate with the main guild Accreditation system of Bronze, Silver and Gold standards for fly tying and our members who successfully complete each course can be awarded the appropriate certificate from the main guild. In addition all of our instructors who teach and instruct all of the different classes hold the Instructors Certificate from the Main Guild. This may sound quite formal but the tying evening are far from stuffy and boring - they are tremendous fun with our instructors keeping the classes entertained as well as informed.
Although the courses are structured for the 'winter tying season' anybody can join at any time and tie with a class or join the table of regular freeform tyers who come along to tie their own flies with friends in a very friendly atmosphere. If you are unsure then please just drop in for a chat and a cup of tea on one of our Thursday evenings - you are sure of a warm and friendly welcome.
We use Peter Gathercole's two books (Fly Tying for Beginners and The Fly Tying Bible) as course texts for the beginners and intermediate classes and within the programme the page numbers listed for the particular fly on a particular week refer to these books.
| Beginners | Page | Intermediate | Page | Advanced | Workshops | ||
| Peter Buss | Nr | Jim Harris | Nr | Various noted | Instructor | ||
| Course book Fly Tying for Beginners |
Course book The Fly Tying Bible |
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| BRONZE ACCREDITATION | SILVER ACCREDITATION | ||||||
| 16-Sep-10 | SPEAKER | SPEAKER | SPEAKER | Fishing Breaks - Steve Cooper | |||
| 23-Sep-10 | Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph | 58 | Bloodworm / Teeny Nymph | 128/98 | Grayling Flies | Phillip Ellis | |
| 30-Sep-10 | Diawl Bach | 54 | Bi - visible | 40 | Palmering and Jay | Alan Middleton | |
| 07-Oct-10 | Claret Emerger | 62 | Sparkle Pupa | 116 | Palmering and Winging | Alan Middleton | |
| 14-Oct-10 | QE Damselfly Nymph | 66 | Peeping Caddis | 114 | Gallows tools and hackles | Paul Davis | |
| 21-Oct-10 | Competition flies - This year's | Competition flies - This year's | Alberts Flies | Albert Horne | Carp on Fly PD | ||
| 28-Oct-10 | SPEAKER | SPEAKER | SPEAKER | Johan Klinberg | |||
| 02-Nov-10 | AUCTION | AUCTION | AUCTION | ||||
| 04-Nov-10 | Soldier Palmer | 114 | Royal Wulff | 50 | Flies with foam | Phillip Ellis | |
| 11-Nov-10 | Hydropsyche Nymph | 94 | CDC Dun / Blue Winged Olive | 58 / 56 | Competition flies - This year's | Alan Middleton | |
| 18-Nov-10 | AUCTION | AUCTION | AUCTION | ||||
| 25-Nov-10 | SPEAKER | SPEAKER | SPEAKER | Phil Whaller | |||
| 02-Dec-10 | Viva Booby | 198 | Adams & Cahill | 46 / 48 | Hackle Point Flies | John Plowman | |
| 09-Dec-10 | Flexi Buzzer | 102 | Highland Dun | 54 | Terrestrials | Alan Middleton | |
| 16-Dec-10 | AGM & Quiz | AGM & Quiz | AGM & Quiz | ||||
| 23-Dec-10 | Christmas Holiday | Christmas Holiday | Christmas Holiday | ||||
| 30-Dec-10 | Christmas Holiday | Christmas Holiday | Christmas Holiday | ||||
| 06-Jan-11 | Olive Midge Pupa | 138 | Silver Butcher | 166 | Tube Flies - Trout and Salmon | Paul Davis | Brooches AM |
| 13-Jan-11 | Orange Hopper | 134 | Serendipity | 104 | Sea Trout Flies | Albert Horne | |
| 20-Jan-11 | SPEAKER | SPEAKER | SPEAKER | Steve Thornton | |||
| 27-Jan-11 | Cruncher | 70 | Olive Matuka | 180 | Dubbing loops and split thread | Phillip Ellis | Furled Leaders BB |
| 03-Feb-11 | Fiery Brown | 170 | Daddy Longlegs | 64 | Fry Imitations | John Plowman | |
| 10-Feb-11 | Hot Butt Caddis | 174 | Invicta | 172 | Salmon flies | Albert Horne | Rod Rings JP |
| 17-Feb-11 | SPEAKER | SPEAKER | SPEAKER | ||||
| 24-Feb-11 | X-Beetle | 74 | Klinkhamer Special | 62 | Married wings | Paul Davis | |
| 03-Mar-11 | Hares Ear Spider | 50 | March Brown | 170 | Sedge wings | Alan Middleton | Reservoir Fishing MB |
| 10-Mar-11 | Red Quill | 146 | Stimulator | 68 | Saltwater flies | Brian Hendry | |
| 17-Mar-11 | SPEAKER | SPEAKER | SPEAKER | ||||
| 24-Mar-11 | Matuka | 211 | Parachute Hairs Ear | 60 | Saltwater flies | Brian Hendry | Splicing / Loops JP |
| 31-Mar-11 | Shuttlecock | 86 | Humpy | 52 | Saltwater flies | Brian Hendry | |
| 07-Apr-11 | Trouble Shooting - Any Questions? | Trouble Shooting - Any Questions? | 88 | Saltwater flies | Brian Hendry | Carp on Fly PD | |
| 14-Apr-11 | END OF SEASON GATHERING | END OF SEASON GATHERING | END OF SEASON GATHERING | ||||