Congleton Fly Tying Club

Branch Fly Tying Competition Patterns

James — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:23:12 +0000

Dear All

The patterns for the forthcoming branch fly tying competition are:

1. CDC Olive

2. Mole Fur Nymph

3. No Hackle Dun

4. Wonder Wing Gnat

Many Thanks

Malcolm Geenhalgh Demonstration

James — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:29:52 +0000

Many thanks to Malcolm for coming along to the club on 5th January 2012 and sharing his knowledge and insights on using scruffy sea trout flies. The stories and humor which ran along side each pattern were fantastic!

Many Thanks

Stuart Crofts Entomology Presentation

James — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:13:46 +0000

Congleton Fly Tying Club would like to extend there thanks to Stuart Crofts for making the perilous journey from South Yorks to Congleton to share his wealth of entomology knowledge and experience.

You dont realise how many of the obvious things you miss when fishing the rivers in the UK. Thanks to Stuart, I [...]

This weeks fly patterns – 03-11-2011

James — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:29:09 +0000

Dear All

At this weeks fly ting session, we will be tying the following nymph patterns.

Biot Midge

Hook: Nymph or Scud Hook, x2 heavy #14-#20 Thread: Black or Brown Thread Abdomen: Black, Brown or Olive Biot Wing Case*: Pupa, Light grey antron (*Optional) Thorax: Peacock Hearl Head: Optional Bead

Pheasant Tail Nymph

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Steve Cooper Demonstration

James — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:04:54 +0000

Thanks to Steve Cooper from Cookshill Fly Tying Materials for coming along and demonstrating some of his favourite fishing patterns.

It was nice to see Steve away from skinning and preparring natural materials and just talking about flies he likes to fish with! A great night that was extremely informative.

Thanks and Tight [...]

A night of Spiders

James — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:01:09 +0000

Thanks for Lee Woodward for taking the helm at Congleton Fly Tying Club on the 20th October 2011 and showing club members the art of tying spiders..

Lee, you did us proud! The evening was enjoyable and informative alike and we look forward to another intuitive session in the coming months.

Happy Fly [...]

Paul Proctor Demonstration

James — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:55:31 +0000

A big thank you to Paul Proctor for travelling the distance from the wild North to Congleton Fly Tying Club to demonstrate some of his favoured patterns…

As always, the evening was enjoyable and informative and we look forward to seeing you in the near future.

Tight Lines

Fly Tying Workshop Patterns – 22nd Sept 2011

James — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:45:09 +0000

To kickstart the season off, Congleton Fly Tying Club will be tying the following popular River Patterns

Partridge and Orange Spider Hook: Medium shank wet fly hook – Kamasan B160 or Hayabusa sproat bend size 12 . Thread: See below Body: Pearsalls Orange tying silk Hackle: Brown Partridge Head: Peacock herl (optional)

Greenwells Glory We will [...]

Emergency General Meeting Called

neilt — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:17:06 +0000

An emergency general meeting of the Congleton Flytyers has been called on Thursday 8th September at the Church House pub at 20:00hrs.

Results of the annual boatfishing competition at Draycote

neilt — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:03:38 +0000

Winning Pairs No lb oz Pair Total R Morris 5 17 0 Heaviest bag & Biggest fish at 5lb 0 N Thomas 2 7 8 ½ 24lb 8 1/2 2nd Place L Woodward 7 15 14 2 fish released (4lb included) R Barlow 3 7 10 1 fish released (2lb included) 23lb 8 3rd Place [...]