To mark the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the Wild Trout Trust, an event will be held at Langford Lakes nature reserve near Salisbury. Held over the weekend of 21st & 22nd April, open to members, non members , clubs ,riperian owners and anyone interested in conservation work carried out by the trust.
All are welcome to attend the saturday daytime meeting free of charge apart from a £5:00p donation for lunch.
You can also attend the dinner in the evening, tickets £50:00p which include a days fishing , early season on a chalkstream on various beats in Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset.
The daytime programme includes :
WTT Director Simon Johnson on how the WTT can help fishing clubs, syndicates, and riparian owners start and fund their own conservation projects.
Founding member Richard Slocock takes a look back at the last 10 years of WTT.
Peter Hayes on managing rivers for fly life.
The River Wandle and trout in the classroom project.
The wessex STREAM project - Jenny Wheeldon, Natural England.
After lunch there will be an accompanied river walk to learn first hand about the extensive programme of restoration work Wiltshire Wildlife trust have undertaken on the Wylye, including streamside entomology.
There will be a rod testing area with latest models from Sage , Orvis, Hardy and Greys. Also there will be a fly tyers surgery run by Ringwood Fly Dressers Guild.
The evening will consist of a champagne reception & dinner to raise funds for the WTT, hosted by guest speaker, Charles Rangley- Wilson. After which there will follow an auction of choice lots, both fishing and some excellent wines.
Please email director@wildtrout.org to book a place at the AGM or to purchase a dinner ticket.