Courses are listed in date order.
The Riverfly Partnership run the accredited Anglers Monitoring Initaitive (AMI) workshops, see Anglers Monitoring Initaitive.
Freshwater invertebrate and riverfly identification courses and entomology for anglers courses run by partner organisations, including the Freshwater Biological Assoication and Field Studies Council are also listed here. The Riverfly Partnership hold no responsibility for these courses. To submit a listing email info@riverflies.org.
Similar courses to those held in 2010 will take place next year. Details will be published here when dates confirmed.
Identifying freshwater invertebrates with a specialist mayfly and stonefly day
Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment (SCENE), University of Glasgow, Loch Lomond
Date: 24 - 25 March 2010
Tutor: Craig Macadam
Participants: Open to all
Cost: Cost: £210; early bird rate £195; FBA member £185
www.fba.org.uk Contact: Mel Fletcher Tel: 01539 442468
This two day course, run by the Freshwater Biological Association, is delivered by Craig Macadam, Conservation Officer for Buglife - The Invertebrate Conservation Trust, coordinator of the Ephemeroptera Recording Scheme and Riverfly Partnership AMI Tutor. The course will include the collection and identification of aquatic invertebrates from the various water bodies near the idyllically located University of Glasgow field station on Loch Lomond. The purpose of day one is to introduce freshwater invertebrates and how to sample and identify them. Day two will focus on the identification of mayfly and stonefly larvae.
Identifying caddisfly larvae for biological surveying and recording
Field Studies Council, Flatford Mill, Suffolk
Date: 30 April - 2 May 2010
Tutor: Adrian Chalkley
Participants: Open to all - level intermediate/Improvers:Professional Development Course. Course accredited by The University of Birmingham
Cost: Sole Occupancy Room: £ 214 Shared Room: £ 194 Non-Res: £149
www.field-studies-council.org
Almost 200 species of caddis flies live in UK freshwater habitats.This course will help you learn about this diverse group of insects, which are an important taxon in pond or river surveys. Identification sessions, backed up by a reference collection of voucher specimens, will cater equally for professionals and amateurs.
Identifying caddis
Freshwater Biological Association, Windermere, Cumbria
Date: 13 - 14 May 2010 (Cancelled)
Tutor: Ian Wallace
Participants: Open to all
Cost: Cost: £210; early bird rate £195; FBA member £185
www.fba.org.uk Contact: Mel Fletcher Tel: 01539 442468
Caddis (Trichoptera) are a varied group of insects that are used in water quality assessment. They are also significant in fly fishing. Participants will be shown various methods of collecting larval and adult caddis. At the end of the course they should be able to identify any caddis larva or adult to family level, and also be able to identify a range of species. The course is aimed at biologists and naturalists who want to develop their knowledge of this group of insects. Ian Wallace, a Riverfly Partnership AMI Tutor, is the national coordinator for the Trichoptera Recording Scheme, author of many guides to caddis including the FBA key to case-bearing caddis, and curator of conchology and aquatic biology at the National Museums Liverpool.
Identifying stoneflies and mayflies
Field Studies Council, Kindrogan, Perthshire
Date: 14-17 May 2010
Tutor: Craig Macadam
Participants: Open to all - level intermediate/Improvers:Professional Development Course. Course accredited by The University of Birmingham
Cost: Sole Occupancy Room: £ 175 Shared Room: £ 155 Non-Res: £128
www.field-studies-council.org
The variety of freshwater sites in the area provides many opportunities to investigate both the adults and nymphs of a range of stonefly and mayfly species. This course will provide an opportunity to gain taxonomic competence in these two manageable but important orders. The course will combine field excursions with laboratory work to build competence with the use of keys. The value of 'jizz' with live specimens, their use in ecological assessments and an introduction to the natural history of these two fascinating groups provides a balance to the identification process.
Entomology for Anglers
Freshwater Biological Association, Windemere, Cumbria
Date: Saturday 22 May 2010
Tutor: Stuart Crofts & Andrew Dixon
Participants: Open to all
Cost: £ 50
www.fba.org.uk Contact: Mel Fletcher Tel: 01539 442468
Join Stuart Crofts and fellow international fly fisherman Andrew Dixon on their one day Entomology for Anglers courses to explore the invertebrates & terrestrial insects that are the food source of trout & grayling. The course involves presentations, field collection and basic identification of larvae and adult insects, with emphasis on linking the natural fly to the artificial flies used to catch fish.
Entomology for Anglers
Freshwater Biological Association, East Stoke, Dorset
Date: Saturday 29 May 2010
Tutor: Stuart Crofts & Andrew Dixon
Participants: Open to all
Cost: £ 50
www.fba.org.uk Contact: Mel Fletcher Tel: 01539 442468
Join Stuart Crofts and fellow international fly fisherman Andrew Dixon on their one day Entomology for Anglers courses to explore the invertebrates & terrestrial insects that are the food source of trout & grayling. The course involves presentations, field collection and basic identification of larvae and adult insects, with emphasis on linking the natural fly to the artificial flies used to catch fish.
Identifying caddisflies
Field Studies Council, Preston Montford, Shropshire
Date: 1-4 June 2010
Tutor: Ian Wallace
Participants: Open to all - level intermediate/Improvers:Professional Development Course. Course accredited by The University of Birmingham
Cost: Sole Occupancy Room: £ 319 Shared Room: £ 289 Non-Res: £225
www.field-studies-council.org
The course aims to visit a wide variety of ponds, meres, streams and rivers to enable participants to collect and record from wherever they are likely to encounter caddis. There will be field excursions and lab identification workshops with extensive use of the nationally recognised keys.
Entomology for Anglers
Field Studies Council, Preston Montford Field Centre, Shropshire
Date: Postponed until 2011. Previously scheduled for Thursday 10 June 2010
Tutor: Stuart Crofts & Andrew Dixon
Cost: £ 50 www.field-studies-council.org Tel: 01743 852042
Course details as noted for Entomology for Anglers at FBA Centres.
Please register your interest to attend an Entomology for Anglers Course in Shropshire.
Basic entomology for fly fishers: an introduction to the identification and imitation of the natural insect
John Spedal Lewis Trust for the Advancement of Natural Sciences
Location: Leckford, near Stockbridge, Hampshire
Date: Sunday 27 June 2010
Tutors: Warren Gilchrist, Cyril Bennett, Peter Francis
Participants: Individuals interested to learn more about the fly life of their local rivers, their identification and the art of matching the hatch
Cost: £40 per person
For further information or to book a place: contact Warren Gilchrist, John Spedan Lewis Trust for the Advancement of the Natural Sciences, email: gilchrist@our-home.me.uk tel: 01252 622803. Early booking is advised as places are strictly limited. Places will be reserved on a first-come, first served basis. There will be a ratio of 1 tutor to 2 participants."
Many of those who have attended riverfly monitoring courses over the last 10 years have said that they would like to go a bit deeper into the identification of the natural insect, and this course aims to meet that wish. The programme includes: short presentations on the insect groups of importance to anglers, and their identification, with a chance to imitate these flies at the fly dressing bench in the afternoon.
