Welcome
Hello and welcome to our site.
The Lakeside Fly Fishing Club was established in 1951 by a group of keen freshwater fly fishing enthusiasts and is one of the oldest fly fishing Clubs in Sydney. We take great pride in being counted amongst a very select few Clubs that are dedicated solely to the art and science of freshwater fly fishing for trout.
Our Club boasts a loyal and friendly membership that stretches across the greater Sydney metropolitan area. We are affiliated with the New South Wales Council of Fresh Water Anglers (CFA), the Australian Casting Federation (ACF) and Recreational Fishing Alliance.
Our Club has a long and proud history. Over the years, we have held both Australian and NSW Casting Championships and assisted in the staging and support of the World Fly Fishing Championships held in Australia in 1988. We actively compete each year in a variety of casting and fishing competitions; including the CFA Inter-club meet, Brunn Shield, Brazier Cup and the NSW Casting Championships.
Our Club is widely regarded as a teaching club, where Anglers come to:
- learn to fly cast;
- learn to tie their own flies;
- learn read a river (stream craft);
- learn tie the right knots;
- learn the art of “leader" construction;
- share knowledge and last but not least,
- go fishing with other like minded soles on a regular basis.
In its efforts to teach fly fishing, the Club leases from Bankstown City Council a large fresh water pond located within the Mirumbeena Recreation Area at Lansdowne, in Sydney's South-West. The Club holds monthly casting days, casting schools and competitions at this location throughout the year and is one of the places where our more experienced members pass on their casting knowledge to our beginners.
Part of the Club's learning process comprises an "in-house" casting competition that is designed to encourage all members (regardless of their skill level) to take part in the monthly casting days, thereby allowing them the opportunity to constantly improve on their casting technique and ability. Casting is a fundamental component of fly fishing and we believe that if you can cast properly, then you have the basic knowledge and skills to begin to learn how to fish properly.
Each year in July the Club holds its own peak casting event known as "The President’s Challenge". The President's Challenge is open to all members and to the members of other like minded Fly Fishing Clubs. The competition comprises accuracy casting into rings and is played out to the Australian Casting Federation standards. Events include: Wet, Dry and Skish formats. In conjunction with the main event, a separate "informal" competition is also held for those that do not wish to compete. The aim here is to encourage our newer members to experience fly casting in a competitive environment thus gain some confidence in their abilities under the supervision of our more experienced hands.
If you are an experienced fly fisher wanting to share a yarn, or someone wishing to learn and take up the sport, then on behalf of our Club I extend a warm welcome and an invitation to attend one of our regular meetings, where you can hear and see for yourself exactly what the club is all about and what it does. If you decide to join the Club you will then enjoy the full benefits that membership brings; including a monthly newsletter that aims to be interesting and informative and access to the substantial knowledge and expertise the Club holds in fly fishing, fly tying and stream craft.
Membership also entitles you to join us on more than a dozen organised events each year including nine weekend fishing trips, discounted fly casting lessons from professional instructors and invitations from other fly fishing clubs to attend weekends away fly fishing with them in both fresh and salt water. The Club also holds monthly fly tying nights and other activities designed to improve your understanding of fly fishing. Members also frequently team up mid-week and fish the rivers and lakes West of Sydney.
Please take the opportunity to browse through the rest of our site, which explains in greater detail many of the Clubs activities, together with contact details and meeting times. To join the Club you can either attend one of our meetings, write to the Secretary or contact a member. The details for each are located under the "contact us" section of this site.
We look forward to fishing with you.
Kind regards,
DAVID SCREEN
President
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The club was established in 1951, and has always been dedicated to the art and science of frestwater fly fishing for trout. Click on the following link for a historic summary by Clyve Grohs.
