Burrator Fly Fishers: January 2014

Monday, 27 January 2014

Competitions and Club Meetings 2014

'Keen as Mustard' whatever the weather - four fine examples of piscatorial dedication

Once again Mike Duckett has produced a list of competition and meeting dates which we hope will prove convenient for all and also provide some variety of fishing venues for members to visit in addition to our regular in-season events at Burrator.

The club meeting dates: are all on the second Monday in the month. Please note that the February meeting is a Fly Tying Special (please bring your vices and other equipment) which will start at 7.00pm. All others will start at 7.30pm except the Christmas meal which will be at 6.30pm.

The meetings will continue to be at the Travelodge (next to the Jack Rabbit Pub) Derriford. The actual dates are:
10th February - Fly Tying - Start at 7.00pm
10th March
14th April
12th May
14th July
8th September
13th October
10th November
8th December Christmas meal at Jack Rabbit Pub

Please note that there are no meetings in June and August.

The club competition dates are:
Thursday 20th February Newhouse - From 10.00am
Saturday 15th March Burrator Reservoir (Opening Day) - From 10.00am
Saturday 27th April Bake Lakes (Three Fly Competition) - From 10.00am
Saturday 17th May Burrator Reservoir - Afternoon & Evening
Wednesday 11th June Burrator Reservoir - Afternoon & Evening
Thursday 26th June Chew Valley Reservoir near Bristol - Travel to be arranged
Saturday 12th July Burrator Reservoir - Afternoon & Evening
Thursday 14th August Kennick Reservoir - Afternoon & Evening
Wednesday 17th September Burrator Reservoir - From 10.00am
Saturday 18th October Bake Lakes - From 10.00am
Thursday 13th November Rose Park near Alturnun - From 10.00am
Saturday 6th December Bake Lakes - From 10.00am

In addition to the prize for each competition winner there will be an award for the best fish caught from any venue during 2014, and new for 2014 onward, a trophy for the best fish from Burrator. It is intended that this will be for a 'Geoff Riley Memorial Trophy'.

Any queries about the meetings and fishing events should be directed to Mike Duckett.

Wednesday, 8 January 2014

Don't forget the AGM

Date:Monday 13th January 2014

Time: 7.30pm

Place: Travelodge, Derriford Roundabout

Agenda

Review of 2013 including Chairman's and Treasurer's reports
Election of Officers
Decision about subscriptions for 2014
Plans for meetings and competitions

Come along to help your club to make 2014 a really enjoyable fishing and social year for all of us.

Contact the BFFA

Membership of the Burrator Fly Fishers is open to anyone who is genuinely interested in fly fishing. It doesn't matter if you are male or female, old or young, a beginner or an expert. All are welcome. The annual subscription is £17.50 per year. In the first instance contact the Treasurer, Richard Peel, by email at treasurer.bffa@gmail.com He will send you an application form and give you more information about the Association. If you would like to talk to someone in a more general way before deciding whether to join you can contact the Chairman, Linda James , at chairman.bffa@gmail.com

Usually, general correspondence should be sent to the Secretary, at secretary.bffa@gmail.com but, as of January 2019 that role is vacant. Until further notice it might be best to write to the Chairman instead. Additionally, BFFA now has a Facebook page and can be contacted through that.