This is the home page of 'Skipton Flytyers'.
If you are not already a member, please feel free to browse.
We are a friendly group of currently about 20 members. We meet on the 3rd Monday evening of every month. Some of our meetings are demonstrations by nationally (and sometimes internationally) recognised fly dressers. Other meetings entitled 'Tying Together' consist of joint practice sessions.
This is undoubtedly the most effective way to learn fly-tying methods and the great variety of named patterns which exist. If you want to see what we have to offer, visitors are welcome.
ON THE MEMBERS' PAGE:
Club Business, including our Constitution
A downloadable database of almost 2000 old traditional fly patterns.
Events for 2012 are now posted on the Calendar page, though much is yet to be confirmed.
Detail for 2012 Fly of the Month competition will be available at our February meeting.
Our January 16th 'Tying Together' session was led by Phil Holding and sponsored by Fly Tying Boutique.
The subject was 'Dubbing re-visited'.Phil demonstrated dubbing techniques for wet and dry flies.
A NEW FORUM FOR THE FLY DRESSERS' GUILD -
the guild has aranged with the well known 'flyforums' to reserve an area for the guild. It is already attracting a lot of attention. There is now a link on our 'Contact & links' page and for the moment it is also here:
NEW ON THE MEMBERS' PAGE:
A downloadable database of almost 2000 old traditional fly patterns.
Already updated -if you have already downloaded it, please replace with this version.
There are improvements resulting from some very useful feedback.
MEMBERS:
If you have anything - photo, fishing tale, etc, that will add to interest on this web site
(Members' page or otherwise)
Please get in touch with me.
MEMBERS: PLEASE SUPPORT THE FLY OF THE MONTH COMPETITION.
Current winners are there to be knocked down.
The trout don't care but it does help our learning process.
FLY OF THE MONTH pattern brochures can be downloaded from the members' page
or ask for one at the next meeting