Events Calendar

Events Calendar 2020/21

 

October  2020

  • 6 Tuesday Fly Tying introductory session – 8:00 pm. A-Zoom session by Richard Kos who will talk about the basics of fly tying – the tools, materials, and techniques.
  • 15th Thursday General Meeting: Speaker – Andrew Fuller from the Flyfisher Melbourne store – talking about the best of Argentina and notes on the latest and greatest in fly fishing equipment  -  Likely to be Zoom  Depending on Covid-19 regulations
  • 27th Tuesday Session on understanding Social Media by Will Davidson, a Zoom meeting commencing at 7:00 pm
  • 28th Wednesday - Council Meeting - 6.30 pm - via Zoom
  • Date TBA - Thorpdale Dam Day with Latrobe Valley Fly Fishers. Details to be advised if we are able to run this event with LVFF.

November  2020

  • 3rd Tuesday Fly Tying session - 8:00 pm. A-Zoom session by John Pilkington who will take us through the process of tying a fairly simple but very popular fly – the Red Tag.
  • 19th Thursday General Meeting: John Billing from Mending Casts, and Jo Dobson from Casting for Recovery
  • 18 Wednesday Council Meeting – 6:30 pm, via Zoom
  • 25 Wednesday VFFA members visit Millbrook Lakes.

December 2020

  • 1st Tuesday Fly Tying session - 8:00 pm. A-Zoom session by Andrew Mossman who will take us through the process of tying two very effective flies using possum fur.
  • 2nd Wednesday - Council Meeting - 6.30 pm - via Zoom
  • 11th Friday Our Annual Christmas Dinner –with guest speaker Malcolm Crosse, who was Director of Operations for the World Fly Fishing Championships in Tasmania last year. Malcolm plans to tell us about the vagaries of organising the World Championships, as well as updating us on the Tasmanian trout fishery. This will also be a Zoom video presentation.

January 2021

  • 3rd Wednesday VFFA members visit Millbrook Lakes.

February 2021

  • 1st Monday 2nd Wednesday - Council Meeting - 6.30 pm - via Zoom

  • 13-21 Tasmania trip to Hayes on Brumby’s. Event Co-ordinator – Chris Gray.

  • 25th Thursday General Meeting – 8:00 pm at the Kelvin Club: “Liars’ Night” – reports from members on their summer fishing.

March 2021

  • 2 Tuesday Fly Tying session - 8:00 pm. A-Zoom session. Details still to be confirmed.
  • 3 Wednesday VFFA members visit Millbrook Lakes.
  • 18 Thursday General Meeting – 8:00 pm at the Kelvin Club: Speaker – TBC.
  • 26 – 28 2020 Big River trip. Event Co-ordinator – John Pilkington.
  • 31 Wednesday Council Meeting – 6:30 pm.