Committee & Contact Details:

To send an email to a member of the Committee click on the relevant members name

Chairman:

- Telephone: 01622 892 228

Peter began fly fishing for trout in the 1960's at a time when the opportunity for excellent trout fishing expanded to many large reservoirs. His fishing has spanned a period of many developments in tackle, techniques, & in the sport itself. He started fishing with split cane rods & the then innovative fly patterns developed by Tom Ivens & has been fortunate to have had the assistance of many talented anglers in developing his skills & interests

Peter strongly believes that the future of the sport depends upon encouraging others & sharing information. His other fishing interests include fishing for wild trout in the West of Ireland & in Shetland & the extensive literature of fly fishing

Vice Chairman:

- Telephone: 01892 532 339

Mick is one of the founder members of the Society & has served as a committee member, Chairman & currently Vice Chairman. He has always been a keen angler, both coarse & sea, until trying his hand at trout fishing when Bewl Reservoir opened, since then he has been hooked as they say on the trout fishing. His preference is "Loch Style" boat fishing on the reservoirs, especially Bewl & fishing for wild brownies on the Loughs of Western Ireland. He also enjoys the buzz of the competition scene & tying his own fly patterns

Other interests include golf, gardening & going for a curry. He really enjoys the camaraderie of our Society & the many friends he have made whilst fishing our events over the years

Secretary:

- Telephone: 01892 685 205

Micky joined TWFFS in it's inaugural year & has had the honour of being Society Secretary since 2006

He first picked up a fly rod in 1986 & was taught the art of casting on Rusthall Cricket pitch by founder member Andy Sawyer. Catching fish was another matter, so armed with his light weight glass fibre fly rod, a reasonable cast & a Black Chenille he enjoyed a spectacular open day from the bank at Bewl Water - Beginners luck, as it has seemed, but its been tougher ever since. Needless to say & forgive the pun, he was hooked

Treasurer:

- Telephone: 01732 355 593

Keith is a founder member of the Society & acted as Secretary for the first 10 years of the Society's existence. He resigned from the post in 2001 but remained on the Committee until he took over as Treasurer in 2006

Keith has been fly fishing for the over 30 years & has gained considerable knowledge & expertise over this time. He enjoys pleasure fishing & competition fishing with equal enthusiasm & enjoys the camaraderie & banter which is so evident at Society events. He particularly enjoys fishing the Loughs of Ireland & the larger reservoirs in the UK

Keith has been able to put his skill & experience to good effect on the competition circuit & has represented England at International level on no fewer than 8 occasions. He Captained the England Team to the Gold medal in the spring of 2007 on Rutland Water

Membership Secretary:

- Telephone: 01424 844 119

Colin has been fishing, both sea & trout, for over 30 years & not being a competitive angler he finds it a complete antidote to stress. Angling has not only provided him with an interesting hobby but also a wide circle of people whom he regards as friends

Youth Development Officer:

- Telephone: 01892 660 229

Ron started fly fishing about 20 years ago when asked to take part in an internal British Telecom fishing competition & has been hooked on ever since. He is one of the original 10 or 12 members who started the club one evening at the Cross Keys pub in Tunbridge Wells & has enjoyed every minute of our clubs existence

Social Events Officer:

- Telephone: 01892 540 056

As a founder member of the TWFFS Andy has been a staunch supporter of the society & committee member since the beginning, holding the post of Secretary for 5 years from 2001. He is a keen angler favouring both sea & fly fishing

He has been practising the art of fly fishing for almost 40 years, starting out on local streams & Weir Wood reservoir & finally Bewl Water. Andy loves fine food, vintage port & a good dirty joke

Competition Team Captain:

- Telephone: 01892 616 631

Bob started Fly fishing in 1997 & joined the Society in 2004

A fly-tyer since 1998, he has been a prize winner in National competitions for innovative fly-tying. Most recently he has won the Trout Fisherman Fly-Masters Competition, resulting in his being appointed a consultant by the sponsors, Fulling Mill

He likes to fish large waters loch-style & through the Society has been introduced to the pleasures of fishing Lough Corrib & tying flies in the Irish style

Bob is a Solicitor & senior partner in the local firm of Bailey & Cogger where he specialises in property law

Website Officer:

- Telephone: 07956 535 808

Marc took up fly fishing during the summer of 2005 & joined Tunbridge Wells Fly Fishing Society later that year. He enjoys bank & boat fishing, especially the late evening rises

Fly-tying has also become a part of Marc's trout fishing pastime & creating new patterns that catch never fails to get the adrenaline pumping

Fundraising Officer:

- Telephone: 01892 547 751

Andy first went fishing at the age of 8 off the coast of Cornwall, when his main catches were mackerel & conger eel

Joining TWFFS in 1995 he particularly enjoys Lakedown Trout Fishery, preferring bank to boat fishing

A bespoke traditional unholsterer by trade, Andy does manage to get some work done despite his workshop only being a stone's throw from Bewl Water!

Committee Member Without Portfolio:

- Telephone: 07747 520 554

Scott is a plumbing & heating engineer by trade & has been trout fishing for 10 years. He joined Tunbridge Wells Fly Fishing Society in 2000 after meeting Ron Lewis whilst working at Peugeot as a mechanic. He prefers small waters but still enjoys the "Loch Style" boat fishing on the reservoirs

In 2008 Scott began fishing the external competitions, with the society, & had much success finishing 7th out of 54 in the Lexus & 11th out of 106 in the Grand Max

Committee Member Without Portfolio:

- Telephone: 07525 699 340

Richard is Executive Creative Director at the London Office of DLKW Lowe, a multi national advertising agency

He had been a coarse & sea angler for over thirty years prior to moving to Wadhurst with his young family in 2009. Following the move Richard's wife bought him a day's fly-fishing tuition & since then he has concentrated on this. He particularly enjoys competitive loch style fishing

John Gierach writes in his book Good Fishing "Fly-tying is where fly-fishing goes off the deep end". So it has proved! Richard is absorbed with designing & tying innovative fly patterns. He has been a regular prize winner in the Fly-masters Competition run by Trout Fisherman magazine