Berks Fly Tyers is a club devoted to the art of fly tying. We are
not affiliated with any commercial entity. We meet on the first
and third Thursday of each month with small variance dependent on
holidays. Meetings are to start at 7:00 PM and are over by 9:00 PM.
Most meetings are held at the Berks Agricultural Center on
County Welfare Road. (See the Schedule for specific dates and locations.)
A slightly abridged version of our constitution states our purposes
to be:
1) To promote the art, science and fun of fly-tying.
2) To promote interest and fellowship in flyfishing.
3) To support sound conservation policies.
4) To disseminate information on fly tying and fly fishing.
5) To strive for favorable legislative issues.
6) To obtain publicity favorable to fly tying and fly fishing.
The business meeting portion of the evening is generally of less
then 15 minutes duration and is followed by tying demonstration or
other scheduled event. For tying demos, material is supplied by the
club and we solicit contributions to cover the cost of these
materials.
Once a year, if there are sufficient numbers of interested people,
the club conducts a beginners' class. The classes run concurrently
with the regular meetings and usually are of five meetings duration.
In some years there are additional meetings scheduled.
Dues are payable on a calendar year basis. Members joining in or
after July pay dues at half the normal rate, excepting those that
want to take the tying classes who will be assessed full rate.
The club has an extensive tape and DVD library related to flytying that
members may borrow. Also there are flytying tools and equipment
that may be borrowed if you are unsure if you wish to pursue
this interesting hobby.
Throughout the year we have special events: fishing trips,
streamside meetings, fly swaps and guest speakers/demonstrators.
(See the Schedule for specific dates and locations.)
Drop by and see how we conduct our meetings and sit down and
tie some flys. If you enjoy it join, you've nothing to lose.