The Leeds Branch of The Fly Dressers Guild was founded in the nineteen seventies by Roy Jones and a group of local fly tyers.

We are a friendly club of about sixty members who practice all disciplines of game fishing. Our membership is mainly drawn from central Yorkshire and we have members who travel from all over the West Riding and North Yorkshire.

We meet most Wednesday evenings at 7.30pm from the beginning of October to end of March in Bramhope, North West Leeds.

We have a varied tying programme that will appeal to all levels of experience from complete beginners to more experienced fly tyers. Our tying evenings are enhanced by the use of the latest HD camera technology to project the fly dressings on to the big screen.

We welcome complete beginners and we teach them the basics of the fascinating art of fly tying. For more experienced tyers we hold Improvers’ classes to learn new techniques or to brush up old skills. Anyone who wishes to just come along and tie their own flies and have a drink at the bar is very welcome.

During the winter we hold branch fly tying competitions and also enter the national FDG competition. The branch has had winners in various categories in this competition and also prizes for the most entries by a branch. We also hold events throughout the summer, including regular boat fishing trips and the Roy Jones Trophy fishing competition, in memory of the clubs founder.

The Fly Dressers Guild was founded in the mid sixties when a group of Hampshire fly tyers, led by Don Haynes decided to start a fly tying club. The club’s first official meeting was held at the Anglers Inn, Bishopstoke, Hampshire in October 1967.

The guild is a non profit making organisation whose sole objective is to promote and cultivate the art of flydressing. Membership is open to anyone who has an interest in flytying. We are a UK based organisation but have over 450 overseas members. Each branch of the Guild runs as an autonomous body and is allowed to set its own rules and subscription fees within a framework laid down by the guild.