SALMON AND TROUT ASSOCIATION

WEST YORKSHIRE BRANCH

 

 

 

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Welcome to the West Yorkshire Branch of The Salmon and Trout Association.

Our branch is one of the most active and well attended branches in the UK meeting in Ilkley which meet 6 times over the Winter period with guest speakers, raffles and a special Christmas "do".

All are welcome.

We also host various game angling courses which are held at various locations to give the beginner and improver experience of stillwater and river fishing.

The Salmon & Trout Association (S&TA) is a charity whose members include game anglers, fishery owners/managers, affiliated trades and members of the public with an interest in conserving the aquatic environment and its dependent species. We address all issues relevant to fisheries legislation and regulation, together with environmental and species management and conservation. We have close working relationships with Government departments and agencies, advising them over fisheries and angling matters and influencing their decision-making processes on behalf of all those with an interest in the aquatic environment.

S&TA has 12,000 individual and 85,000 club-based members, and we are active in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and have close links with Europe.
Our work covers four keys areas:
  Fisheries in the United Kingdom are hugely diverse and rely on a wide range of river and stillwater habitats, a collective resource which is at the mercy of matters beyond any one interest group’s control – excessive water abstraction, land management practices, drainage, diffuse pollution, urban run-off and inadequately treated sewage, together with the inevitable confrontation between different water users in an overcrowded island. It is more important than ever, therefore, that those with an interest in the protection of our rivers, lakes and the species dependent on them, have a strong and effective organisation representing them when decisions are taken over the management and conservation of our wetlands.

The Salmon & Trout Association (S&TA) influences issues relevant to fisheries at the highest level – within Government departments and agencies. Although established over one hundred years ago, the original brief for the Association was to improve the salmon and trout fisheries of the United Kingdom following degradation caused by the Industrial Revolution. Little has changed in the Association’s work today, except that the drivers for degraded fisheries habitat have transferred from the heavy industry of yore to the more modern impacts mentioned above.

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Salmon and Trout Association: Gift Aid
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The S&TA has been granted Charitable Status under Charity No. 1123285 and your subscription and donation payments can now be gift aided. Using Gift Aid means that for every pound you give, we get an extra 28 pence from the Inland Revenue, helping your subscription/donation go further.

Make a Gift Aid declaration click here: Gift Aid
 

WEST YORKSHIRE BRANCH ACTIVITIES 2010/2011

2010/2011 Branch Meetings at Ilkley Bowling Club

Behind Nidd Vale Motors on the junction of Skipton Road and Church Street

Click here to find the new venue

  1.      October 12th               Paul Proctor - "Fishing for Trout" 

  2.      November 16th            Ian Fleming - "A River Keepers Year"               

3.      December 14th              Mike Harding - and our Christmas Raffle   ***

4.      January 18th              A Evening of Fly Tying with Rob Smith and Steve Cheetham   **

5.      February 15th              Mike Brookes - Phoenix Silk Fly Lines  

6.      March 15th                  Stuart Crofts - "Put the fly back into your Fly Fishing"  

*** Please note that the Christmas raffle will be held on the 14th December and also we require your entries prior to that meeting for the trophy for your best or biggest fish.

** The fly tying evening is not just a demonstration but a practical session so bring your fly tying equipment. Hopefully we can sort out any issues you have.

Regional Branch Activities:

The Grayling Day will be held on the 10th October 2010 - more details later. 

Branch Activities:

2011 S&TA Fly Fishing Instruction Courses in Yorkshire

All prices include day tickets AND rod licences for the day.

In the unlikely event of a course being cancelled a full refund will be issued.

Stephen will be in touch nearer the time to confirm the meeting places, times and any other information you will need.

16th April 2011 – Beginners Day - Kilnsey Park

A day for all those out there who would like to learn the basics of casting, the safe use of tackle, knots, which flies to use, catching and landing fish, entomology and conservation issues. .

Cost £65.00 per person (aged 16 and under £25.00 per person)

7th May 2011 – River – Techniques, Tactics & Skills - Bolton Abbey

An early season improvers day to further your skills in river tactics  with Mark Whitehead, Steve Cheetham, Jeff Metcalfe and David Henderson..

Cost £65.00 pp

11th June 2011 – Beginners Day - Kilnsey Park - Nr Grassington

A day for all those out there who would like to learn the basics of casting, the safe use of tackle, knots, which flies to use, catching and landing fish, entomology and conservation issues. .

Cost £65.00 per person (aged 16 and under £25.00 per person) 

For a 2011 booking form click here

Or for further information contact

STEPHEN CHEETHAM –  01132507244 

Shows

Otley Show Saturday 22nd May 2010

Broughton Show Sunday 27th June 2010.

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