The Annual Get-Together moves location around the country and generally takes place in April or May. These weekends are designed to give people a chance to meet and chat with like-minded trouty types, listen to some inspiring talks on work in the patch and then fish some of the local rivers.
As an example, here is an outline of our 2019 meeting near Two Bridges on Dartmoor.
Friday evening: meet for a drink in a local pub.
Saturday morning: a series of interesting talks in the Dartmoor Field Centre on the banks of the River Dart, followed by some outdoor river bank activities and demonstrations.
Lunch, tea and coffee were provided at a cost of £10.
Saturday evening: barbecue on the river bank
Sunday: fishing on nearby rivers and streams, courtesy of the Westcountry Rivers Trust fishing passport.
Members can join us for as much or as little of the weekend as they wish.
In 2020, due to the pandemic, we held a Virtual Get-Together on Fishing TV. Some of the programmes from the day are available on our YouTube channel.
Highlights include Paul Procter sampling invertebrates, Jon Beer discussing trout spawning lakes, Trout in the Town with Theo Pike and Paul Gaskell, fly fishing for barbel, Joe Crowley talking to Charles Rangeley-Wilson about chalkstream restoration and photographer and film maker Jack Perks on freshwater fish.