Ladies and Gentlemen, an FDG member has just (re-)alerted us to an exhibition themed around the Northern traditional flies, the insects they imitate, the birds whose plumage is used to tie them, and the modern day substitutes for protected species. Further details below:

Rivers, Streams and the Art of Fly Tying

The exhibition brings together objects from the museum's Natural History collection, images of freshwater animals found in local streams, and our imitations of them. ‘Natural design’ has been copied over many years by the fly tyer to attract fish. The famous ‘North Country Files’ were tied to mimic the natural food of fish in northern streams and are seen by many as a perfect copy of nature itself.

Opening times:
January to March: Wednesdays and Sundays 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm
April: Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm

Contact the Museum to enquire about planned fly tying day courses.

Kindly supported by Bradford Museums, Ken Stokes and other members of the Fly Dressers' Guild; Dean Andrews, John Tyzak and FishOn Productions; and Rob Smith of North Country Flies.

Link to the Museum's website

Well worth a visit and I'd highly recommend if you're in the area.

With another FDG event to publicise, I thought it might be better to set up a new thread as with hindsight, "Interesting exhibitions" is too narrow a title.

I will re-post this exhibition in a new thread called "FDG Events" - please can you add any new posts about it at its new home?

Many thanks,


Caroline