33rd FIPS-Mouche World Championships, Norway 11th-18th August 2013
The 33rd FIPS-Mouche World Fly Fishing Championships will be held on 11th-18th August, in the Vefsna region of Norway.
Sectors that will used for the competition include the Austervefsna (river), the Fiplingdalselva (river), Nedre Svenningvatn (lake), Storvatnet (lake) and the Vefsna (lake). The final decision about which part of the sectors are to be used for the competition will be taken during the Spring.
You will find more details on the championship website here
The Team England FF team will be: Ian Greenwood (manager/captain), John Horsey, Simon Robinson, Phil Dixon, Howard Croston, Scott Nellins & Tony Baldwin (reserve)
32nd FIPS-Mouche World Championships, Slovenia 3rd-10th June 2012
Paul Page (captain/manager), John Horsey, Phil Dixon, Simon Robinson, Howard Croston, John Tyzack and Scott Nellins (reserve) are representing Team England FF in the 2012 World Championships 2012 World team profiles
You will find more information at the official site as well as their Facebook page. The competition will be fished over four river sessions, on the Sava Bohinjka, Sava and Kokra rivers, and one lake session, on the lake by Most na Soči. 30 teams are currently registered to take part.
(See FIPS-Mouche Rules Competitionrules 2011 English_v2 and Rule Modifications RM SLOVENIA 2012 – final eng-1.)
Official practise is on the Monday and Tuesday 4th-5th, with the competition taking place from Wednesday-Friday 6th-8th June.
There is also more information in the Championship Bulletin, Sector Maps and a Guide to Fly Fishing in Slovenia
Fly Fishing in Slovenia
England made a good start in the first session, finishing 4th behind Spain in 1st place, Finland 2nd, and Slovakia 3rd. Scotland were 8th and Ireland 23rd. Teams 1session Howard Croston was 3rd individual, with John Horsey 5th, both winning their respective sessions, Howard on the lower Sava Bohinjka river, John on the Lake at Most na Soči. Dick Logan of Scotland also won his session on the upper Sava Bohinjka river and was placed 2nd overall. Individuals 1st session
The Czech Republic won the second session session2 teams and now lead the competition with Bosnia & Herzegovina 2nd and Italy 3rd. England are now 8th, with Scotland 9th and Ireland 23rd. session1&2 teams Howard Croston followed his win in the first session with a 2nd place session2 indiv and is now in 1st place overall session1&2 indiv with Phil Dixon 23rd and John Horsey 25th. Dick Logan (Scotland) is 8th, Jake Harvey (Scotland) 11th and Michael Twohig (Ireland) 43rd.
Belgium won the third session teams session3 ahead of the Czech Republic who increased their overall lead, with Spain in 2nd place, and France 3rd. England are currently 11th, with Scotland 10th and Ireland 24th. teams after session3 Individually, the most outstanding feat was from Bertrand Jacquemin (France) who scored 76 fish on the Lower Sava Bohinjka river, where Phil Dixon had 23 to come 6th. session3 indiv Howard Croston had a good session on the lake scoring 4 fish to come 4th, and retains his overall individual lead, ahead of 2011 World Champion Valerio Santi Amantini (Italy) and David Arcay Fernandez (Spain). Phil Dixon is 15th and Dick Logan (Scotland) is 9th. indiv after session3
France won the fourth session session4 teams taking them to 2nd in front of Italy 3rd and behind the Czech Republic at 1st. England moved up to 8th, ahead of Scotland at 11th with Ireland 23rd teams after 4 sessions Individually, John Tyzack won his session on the Kokra session4 indiv Howard Croston came 9th on the Sava, dropping to 6th overall. The first three were 1st David Arcay Fernandez (Spain), 2nd Valerio Santi Amantini (Italy) and 3rd Tomas Adam (Czech Republic). Jake Harvey (Scotland) was 24th indiv after 4 sessions
In the fifth and final session France slipped back teams in session5, finishing 4th, with the final top three placings being 1st Czech Republic 2nd Italy and 3rd Spain. England finished 7th, Scotland 13th and Ireland 25th teams after session5 Despite a section win by Amantini indiv in session5, David Arcay Fernandez (Spain) hung onto his first place to become World Champion, with 2011 World Champion and 2012 European silver medallist Valerio Santi Amantini (Italy) 2nd, Tomas Adam (Czech Republic) 3rd and Howard Croston 4th. indiv after sesion5 Well done Howard!
2011 World Championship – ITALY TAKE THE GOLD
Italy 28 August – 4 September
Captain/Manager Ian Greenwood
Simon Robinson
John Horsey
Iain Barr
Mike Tinnion
Phil Dixon
Howard Croston (reserve)
For detailed information click here
Official website here
England made a good start in the first session, lying 2nd behind the Czech Republic, ahead of Poland in 3rd place and France in 4th. Individually, Phil Dixon was placed 12th, John Horsey 23rd, Mike Tinnion 30th, Iain Barr 34th, and Simon Robinson 51st.
The USA won the second session (Tuesday afternoon), moving up to 4th place. England dropped to 5th, along with the French who slipped to 7th. After session two the top three teams were: 1. Czech Republic 2. Poland 3. Slovakia. Individually, John Horsey improved his position to 13th place, with Simon Robinson 32nd, Iain Barr 35th, Mike Tinnion 54th and Phil Dixon 58th.
In the third session England slipped to 7th place, level on place points with the USA in 6th and one ahead of the French. The top three places were: 1. Czech Republic 2. Slovakia 3. Poland. Individually, Spanish angler Pablo Castro was in first place, ahead of Norman Maktima, USA, 2nd and Piotr Konieczny, Poland, in 3rd, with Iain Barr 17th, John Horsey 30th, Phil Dixon 34th, Mike Tinnion 54th and Simon Robinson 57th.
Early reports from the fourth session said that the Czechs hung onto their 1st place, while Italy jumped three places into 2nd, with Poland remaining 3rd. England appeared to have dropped out of the top ten.
The final results confirmed that Italy had taken Gold (after lying in 13th place after the first session!), ahead of the Czech Republic with the Silver and Poland the Bronze. 4th Spain and 5th USA (their best ever placing), 6th Slovakia, 7th France, 8th Belgium, Scotland in 9th with England in 10th place. Ireland 15th and Wales 17th.
Lance Egan of Team USA has an excellent report on their experiences here
Individually, Valerio Santi Amanti, Italy, was World Champion. Tom Drinan of Ireland finished 5th, with Simon Cocker, Scotland, 7th. Phil Dixon was 21st, John Horsey 34th, Iain Barr 50th, Mike Tinnion 59th and Simon Robinson 90th.
1st session results mosca_300811
Results after 2nd session mosca_seniores_2g
Results after 3rd session mosca_seniores_3g
Final results mosca_seniores_finale
Images from Opening Ceremony here together with video
Video covering the lake sector and the Presentation Ceremony.
