TWO events of interest to all anglers keen on fly fishing get under way in September.

The Wiltshire Chalk-stream Branch of the Fly Dressers' Guild starts its autumn and winter programme on September 2 with the fly dressing class at 7.30pm at the Boscombe Village club (where all meetings take place) followed on September 9 by a slide show by Patrick Kerley and Norman Williams.

On September 14 members will enjoy a fishing outing to Bushyleaze Fishery in Lechlade.

The October programme is fly dressing class October 7, 7.30pm; outing to Mill Farm Fishery and barbecue, October 12; talk on loch style dry fly fishing and pike fly fishing by Martin Cross, October 14.

November: 4th, fly dressing class; 9th, outing and committee match, Holbury Lakes; 11th, fun flytying and quiz night.

December: 2nd, fly dressing class; 9th, Christ-mas buffet and quiz; 14th, Christmas fishing outing to Avon Springs.

On September 17 at Salisbury College Michael Fanner begins his regular fly fishing instruction The Reel Thing.

Six evenings from 7pm-9pm make up the course plus two practical sessions.

The cost is £42 and details can be obtained from the college on 01722 344 344.

On Monday evenings at The Green Dragon, Alder-bury, Michael will also be holding sessions on learning to tie flies and fly dressing. Contact Michael on 01722 710615 for more details.

Specially adapted tape measures are being used by salmon anglers fishing Hampshire's rivers to measure the "weight" of their catch in the latest idea to protect the endangered Atlantic salmon.

The average relationship between the length and weight of the fish has been printed on the tape measure and allows the fish to be measured without even taking it out of the water. The weight can be easily read off the tape.

The special tape measures are available free from the Environment Agency in collaboration with Orvis fly fishing tackle manufacturers.

Details can be given to the agency about the fish which will help scientists estimate the amount of eggs that will be laid that winter and how long the fish has been at sea.

A substantial reward is being offered by an angler for the return of his Hardy De Luxe graphite fly rod left behind on Salisbury Angling Club's fishery at Lower Woodford last Wednesday night.

The rod, together with the reel and a landing net, was accidently left on the roof of the angler's car in the club car park.

Although the angler turned his car around as soon as he realised what he had done and returned to the car park there was no sign of the rod, reel or landing net.

If anyone has knowledge of the rod, or has it in safe keeping contact 01722 74245