Next Branch Meeting, Tuesday 16th December Branch Annual Nigel Rodgers Fly Tying Competition sponsored by Semperfli
Branch Annual Nigel Rodgers Fly Tying Competition sponsored by our friends Semperfli the competition focuses on tying two flies featured in the fly of the month articles provided by own Les Lockey, with Les overseeing the results on the night. Full details have been emailed out and there are some superb prizes to be won as well as the coveted trophy so come along and see how you get on!
Location: Timperley Village Club, 268 Stockport Road, Timperley, WA157UT
Branch Meeting, Tuesday 18th November 2025. Fly Tying Demonstration – Louis Noble

This month we welcomed the well known Writer, GAIA Instructor and Fisherman, Louis Noble. Long term members will remember Louis from a previous visit packed with info many years ago. It was an evening full of interest, ideas and chat, for Pro’s and Novice alike.

Louis started the evening tying a Goran Sedge pattern with a Rabbit fur body, a wing consisting of 2 CDC feathers and a Mallard Breast Feather over wing.
It was finished with a CDC hackle. An interesting pattern that looks very buggy and floatable.

His second fly was a Nymph that he called The Secret Nymph. One he was sworn to secrecy about many years ago.
This was tied with a Hot Orange thread that was also used as a rib and had a Gold Bead Head, Hairs Ear dubbing, a strip of Holographic Mylar over the back and then ribbed.
The fly was finished with a bright Orange collar tied with the Orange thread.
Great claims made for this fly.

Next was an unusual Spinner that incorporated fluorescent material.
Louis also talked about his methods of blending materials and threads adding a subtle touch of Fluorescence to the fly ( Flies ) A subject on its own…
The body of the spinner was tied with Fluorescent thread, Cock Hackle Tail and he used two Feather Tips for the wings, ending with a Hen Hackle at the head of the fly.

The final fly was a pattern called The Grayling Steel Blue.
A Palmered style fly, tied with Orange thread, a Silver and Orange Tag, Peacock Sword body and Palmered with a Blue Dun Hackle, tied in with a fine wire.

Louis also gave a talk and demo of his ideas for an unusual Leader and Tippet set up, with a profile starting with a fine or low breaking strain, gradually rising in breaking strain segments to the middle of the leader, then going down again in breaking strain to the tip. Turn over is apparently amazing.
A guide to the set up and sizes below:
A neat trick was also demonstrated, to sink the first few inches of the tippet, with a small hook eye tied to a dropper about an inch long.
A great evening all told and a pleasure to listen to one of the greats in our game.
Thanks as always to Alan for providing refreshments.
