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Coming Events

Just a reminder … if you haven’t paid 2025/26 membership subscriptions they are due now.

Next Meeting

12 Nov – special presentation by young gun angler Patrick Brennan. More information was sent by Secretary. Zoom should be available – contact a committee member or leave a comment here.

Next Activities

26 Nov – Fly tying via Zoom 7:30 – Hares Ear/pheasant tail nymph with Claude

Nov – new dates 21-23 Nov  – Saltwater trip led by Ryan. Contact him, or leave a comment here, if you would be wanting to stay in the house – filling fast.

November 2025 Burley Line (Issue 217)

Email system restored – thank goodness.  Our shift means that emails from @canberra-anglers.asn.au will get through to Hotmail, yahoo and some other systems.

Just a gentle reminder, while we’ve had quite a rush of new members since the casting, plus some suggestion from long ago members enthused by our 80th birthday, there are a few of our ‘regulars’ not paid.  That’s ok, situations change etc, but membership is essential for attendance at our outdoor events for insurance reasons.

We’ve had a number of club events which are reported on here – some excellent results early in the season, unfortunately we seem to be getting in hot weather early, please consider the conditions if you are fishing in the streams.

Thanks as always to Greg S for his tips – some very interesting items here this month.

Also thanks to our busy Secretary who has prompted me to include a few items that will be useful, especially for our newly joined members.  She and I are trying to think how make our ever growing knowledge base to be more accessible to all – some attempts have been made and discussed later in this edition.  I’ve also tweaked our “How to use our Blog” page to reflect the knowledgebase construct.

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Griffith sparkle gnat and corn fed caddis – Fly Tying 22 Oct 2025

The corn fed caddis was the subject of a previous evening that clashed with a footy match. https://canberra-anglers.asn.au/blog/fly-tying-23-apr-sunken-ant-corn-fed-caddis/

For sparkle gnat, see https://www.flyfishfood.com/blogs/dry-fly-tutorials/sparkle-gnat

Colours for sparkle gnat depends on what material you have and personal preferences.

Some examples from the night

Lachy
Claude
Jayden
Chev

Keyword dryfly wetfly

A very clear video for overhead casting

Lyall and Nathan have spoken to me often of how to advance beyond the clock face 10-2 using the terms translation before rotation.

Ian tells me Peter Hayes signs off his emails with \\\\\\|/ (representing casting to the right).

This dude from Florida has different language (“isosceles trapezoid”) but it is the same thing. His video with on-screen drawings make the concept very clear.

https://youtu.be/jJHqndYK7Hc?feature=shared