Branch Winter Meetings 2021 to 2022

WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT DUE TO COVID WE HAVE DECIDED TO CANCEL ALL MEETINGS UNTIL OCTOBER 2022.

Most meetings start at 7:30 for an 8.00pm start.

The meetings will be held at Ben Rhydding Golf Club. https://www.benrhyddinggolfclub.com/

Ben Rhydding Golf Club, High Wood, Ben Rhydding, Ilkley, LS29 8SB

Guest Speakers for this year will be as follows and we all look forward to our new season of speakers.

Tuesday 12th October, 2021 – Don Stazicker
Don is a Freelance Videographer and a retired dentist who is a highly experienced instructor and fly tier based in the Derbyshire Peaks, a man who knows his rivers. He has guide extensively in both the UK and USA, apart from his contributions to Trout and Salmon magazine. Don recently co-authored the acclaimed eBook “Trout and Flies – Getting Closer”


Tuesday 9th November, 2021 – Jack Perks
Wildlife camera operator, Jack Perks is no stranger to life under the water and has become a regular feature filming above and below our waterways. Recently appointed as a vice president of Salmon & Trout Conservation we caught up with Jack on all things fish – from his favourite stretch of river to the challenges facing our watery environments.


Tuesday 14th December, 2021 – Jim Curry
Jim Curry is the UK Sales Agent for Guideline and Untamed Angling European Ambassador.
A renowned AAPGAI master instructor. He runs the Yorkshire Fly Fishing School in northern England, offering tuition on the stunning rivers and lakes of Yorkshire, Cumbria, and Lancashire. A writer and rod tester for magazines including Trout and Salmon Jim is widely regarded as one of the best and most knowledgeable teachers of fly fishing and fly casting.