Fly Tying Dates
From September through to April the Sussex FDG branch runs a structured fly-tying programme for beginners through intermediate to advanced level on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 19:00 hrs at our evening classes in Clayton Church Hall, Underhill Lane, Clayton, West Sussex BN6 9PJ.
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.
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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 is far from stuffy and boring - they are tremendous fun with our instructors
keeping the classes entertained as well as informed.
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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, please 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.
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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 are listed for the particular fly on a particular week
refer to these books.
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