After last winter’s phenomenal success in the Inaugural Fly Swap, it was a hard act to follow, but once again members of the Crediton Fly Fishing Club sat down and toiled over their vices during the winter months. Once again there was a magnificent response with fourteen entrants lasting the course and submitting really excellent flies.
The tying standard this year was even better than last year, and pictures of these elegant flies together with descriptions of their tying patterns can be downloaded by clicking on the hotlinks below.
| Participants | Fly Pattern | Received |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Weaver | Sparkle Griffiths' Gnat | January 9th 2000 |
| David Pope | Antron Spinner | February 11th 2000 |
| Howard Thresher | Hawthorn Klinkhamer | January 9th 2000 |
| Peter Tyjas | Taw Gnat | February 19th 2000 |
| Damian Hussell | Blue Upright | February 20th 2000 |
| Greg Mason | Legg Mayfly | January 10th 2000 |
| Bob Swinhoe | Black Gnat | February 19th 2000 |
| Jeff Clark | Beacon Beige | February 16th 2000 |
| John Ponting | Half Stone | January 20th 2000 |
| Jon Ponting | Klink-Adams Variant | February 6th 2000 |
| Ted Riseley | Coachman | February 16th 2000 |
| Dierk Ströle | Red Tag CDC | February 25th 2000 |
| Keith Hicks | Grey Duster | February 6th 2000 |
| Mark Tanner | Adam's Trude | February 12th 2000 |
We had a great fly tying evening on January 10th at the Exchange, Crediton, where experts Roddy Rae, Mike Weaver, Jeff Clark, Greg Mason and Jon Ponting provided one-on-one tuition for club members, and other entrants in the Millenium Swap.
On February 28th we had a Fly Tying Exhibition Evening coinciding with the completion of the Swap. Everyone was delighted with their swapped flies which were of an even higher standard than last year. Mark Tanner was awarded the prize for the what was adjudged to be the best set of flies. Mike Weaver provided us with excellent tuition on some of the finer points of tying with CDC and various hairwings, together with some North American tyings.
Other local patterns and pictures of flies are illustrated on:
HT's Fly Page.
Last updated 6th November 2000