[Terry Coging]

The BFFI is on again for Feb 12 - 13 at the County showground Stafford.
Our local club HQ is the nearest pub just a mile away - The Saracens Head.
I spoke to the manager last night and if any forum member wants to stay there please let me know and I will arrange a discount.
 

[Hamish Young]

Very decent of you Terry 

Unconfirmed as yet, but as we start to realign workstreams in the pandemic,  I may yet be at the BFFI with my official work hat on. 
Could be entertaining....

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[Mike Barrio]

Yes, thanks for that Terry 

I'd certainly like to visit the BFFI again, I really enjoyed it last time, but I'm not sure about making any travel plans yet 

Best wishes
Mike

[Peter McCallum]

Should be a good one, given the dearth of shows over the past year or two and there's a lot of things/ tyers to see, including yours truly 

[Terry Coging]

Be nice to see you all there in Feb. You may be interested in a little contest that I'm putting on - The Daddy Challenge - the best Daddy to suit the 'wafting' method.  £100 first prize and the runner up gets a years subscription to FF&FT  magazine.

[Hamish Young]

Prospect of an interesting challenge there Terry, be interesting to see what folk come up with 

[Terry Coging]

Yes Hamish, it certainly will.
Quite a bit of interest shown already. 
I've been playing around with a test rig this morning.  A low voltage fan blowing across water to simulate a daddy on a dropper. Judging will need some thinking about. My regular boat partner, Geoff and I will hatch up a check list to score against.

Those dapping flies that you tied a couple of years ago will be on display.
Not had a chance to fish with them yet - both trips to the Highlands have been just too calm.

[Hamish Young]

Alas the changes in Covid measures now in place South of Hadrian's wall mean that any hope of my doing this as a semi-works trip just went straight out of the window 

I sincerely hope the BFFI isn't cancelled due to the Omicron variant 

[Terry Coging]

It's such a shame that the very important Scottish contingent may not be able to attend - that is even if it goes ahead?
We shall just have to wait and see.

[Terry Coging]

Well, it's definitely going ahead  Virtually a sell out regarding exhibitors. It will be a relief to see a bit of normality return.
Hope to see a few of you guys there. 
If you can't make it, please tie up a daddy and post it to me as an entry for the BFFI Daddy Challenge. There are some brilliant tiers on here 

[Terry Coging]

It's all go for the week end

 

My little wooden helpers show why a 15' rod can work the top of the water better than a 9'6" rod

[James Laraway]

lovely set-up 

[Terry Coging]

Thanks James - it will be a little more refined for the show.
Some of your flies will be featured as will the selection of dapping flies tied by Hamish.
...oh - and a Barrio reel and line on a demo rod 

Still time for any forum member to send their entry for the Daddy Challenge....

[Mike Barrio]

Great stuff Terry, hope you enjoy the weekend 

[Hamish Young]

According to a couple of sources, Saturday was busy, Sunday less so - mind you I was also told the weather on Sunday wasn't great which may have put a dampener on things.
I'm looking forward to catching up with a few folk who I know attended BFFI for the first time this year, and some seasoned attendees, to get a feel for how it went.
Just glad it managed to take place
I wonder who will win/won the Daddy challenge Terry set up