Britain's oldest fly-fishing club which counts King Charles as a patron is facing calls to admit women for the first time ever following The Garrick Club's decision to change its men only policy The Flyfishers' Club was established in 1884 but is facing criticism for its policy The club president said members could soon be voting on changing the rules By Cameron Roy Published: 16:21 EDT, 27 May 2024 | Updated: 16:22 EDT, 27 May 2024 e-mail View comments Britain's oldest fly-fishing club which counts King Charles as its patron is facing calls to admit women for the first time ever. The calls come after the exclusive gentlemen's society The Garrick Club decided to change its 193-year-old men-only policy and allow women to join earlier this month. The Flyfishers' Club was established in 1884 and describes itself as a club for gentlemen interested in the art of fly fishing, with around 600 current members.
It has a male-only guest policy, except in the case of events. But two keen fly fishing women have challenged the policy by publicly criticising it for being old fashioned. The Flyfishers' Club was established in 1884 and describes itself as a club for gentlemen interested in the art of fly fishing, with around 600 current members (stock photo) It is Britain's oldest fly-fishing club and even counts King Charles (pictured in 2021) as its patron King Charles is known to be a keen fisherman and took his sons on several fishing trips during the Royal Family's summer holidays in Sc.
