Leeds Fly Dressers Guild is a friendly club of about sixty members who practice all disciplines of game fishing. The membership is mainly drawn from central Yorkshire and members travel from all over the West Riding and North Yorkshire.
Meetings are on Wednesday evenings from the beginning of October to end of March in Bramhope, North West Leeds. There is a varied tying programme that will appeal to all levels of experience from complete beginners to more experienced fly tyers. Tying evenings are enhanced by the use of the latest HD camera technology to project the fly dressings on to the big screen.
The weekly meetings consist mainly of fly tying. There is a tying programme for beginners as well as for more experienced fly tyers and the branch has video and projection equipment to aid in the teaching programmes. Complete beginners are welcome and they will be taught the basics of the fascinating art of fly tying. For more experienced tyers there are classes to learn new techniques or to brush up old skills. Anyone who wishes to along and tie their own flies is very welcome.
During the winter there are branch fly tying competitions and they also enter the national FDG competition. The branch has had winners in various categories in this competition and also prizes for the most entries by a branch.
On the first Wednesday of the month there is a guest speaker. Most of these are well known in the fly tying and fishing world and in the past have included Oliver Edwards, Paul Procter, Stuart Crofts, Charles Jardine and Malcolm Greenhalgh. There are also events throughout the summer, including a fishing competition and a casting competition.
Membership of the National Fly Dressers Guild is £20.00 per annum and a £3.00 discount applies if the subscription is paid by standing order. This annual fee must be paid direct to The Fly Dressers Guild and you can download the forms to join here. You can also view the membership benefits here.
The Leeds Branch has a yearly supplement of £10.00 in addition to the annual National Guild fee. To attend the Leeds Branch it is compulsory that you are a member of the National Fly Dressers Guild. A small charge of £3.00 is levied each week to cover the cost of the room hire. On guest speaker nights the charge is £8.00 for members and £10.00 for guests.
Correct as of 15/02/16