The Dorset Chalk Stream Club will have its November social gathering in West Stafford Village hall (DT2 8AG) on Friday the 6th November 2026 starting at 7.30pm.

Guest speaker – Dan Osmond – www.peacetroutandunderstanding.com

The landscape of the British Isles have been mined for millennia, which now leaves a legacy of mine water pollution in many rivers. Trout have long been observed to persist, recolonise and even thrive within these polluted environments: how do they do it? Dan’s talk will examine this question, using a variety of genetic methods to understand the process and implications of adaptation to post-industrial landscapes. Dan has also recently published a book, ‘Peace, Trout, and Understanding: A Student’s Guide to Fishing in the Anthropocene’ and will touch upon the themes of this collection of writing.

Please bring a plate of good food to pop on the buffet table, a bottle of your favourite tipple, sorry to say the The Wise Man Inn is currently closed 🙁

Bring along any of your unwanted tackle, flies and books to sell on the second hand tackle table, and if you would like to have a stand (FOC), just give me a ring 01305 257490 or ping me an email – john@riverworks.co.uk

Please bring friends along to meet fellow chalk stream and fly fisher folk.

Entrance for this winters gatherings will again be free of charge.

The Dorset Wildlife Trust through the Dorset Wild Rivers Project have again very kindly sponsored the hire of the village hall for the  Dorset Chalk Stream Club