RIVER MATCH 2012
| Country: | SCOTLAND |
| Venue: | River Tay |
| Dates: | 27th to 30th June (incl.) |
| Match date: | Friday 29th June |
| Accommodation: | Scotland’s Hotel, Pitlochry |
Team
Mike Tinnion (manager)
Phil Dixon (captain)
Tony Baldwin
Mike Dixon
Terry Philips
John Tyzack
Scott Nellins (reserve)
Wales put in great performance to cope with a big change in river conditions on the day of the match.
1st Wales 31 fish 1435 pts 43 placings
2nd England 18 fish 829 pts 64 placings
3rd Scotland 9 fish 401 pts 66 placings
4th Ireland 7 fish 330 pts 67 placings
Full Results: iffarivers2012
Report by Mike Tinnion: RIVERS INTERNATIONAL, RIVER TAY, SCOTLAND
RIVER MATCH 2011
| Country: | IRELAND |
| Venue: | River Agivey |
| Dates: | 29th June to 2nd July (incl.) |
| Match date: | Friday 1st July |
| Accommodation: | Bushtown House Hotel, Coleraine |
Team
Mike Tinnion (manager)
Alex Bobba (captain)
Ben Bangham
John Emerson
Graham Lumsden
Scott Nellins
Phil Dixon (reserve)
Results
Ireland 1st, Wales 2nd, England 3rd, Scotland 4th
Report by Mike Tinnion, Manager, Hardy/Greys Team England:
This year’s home international was hosted by Ireland on the River Agivey, a tributary of the Bann. It proved to be the perfect venue for this type of event with lots of wild trout just about everywhere on all of the beats. With heavy showers rolling through all week, the river changed in height every day but still fished extremely well.
Friday, the day of the match, saw the river at probably its lowest level of the week. A tight competition ensued as it often the case. With fifteen minutes of an hour and a half session left on “A” beat in the afternoon, we saw all four anglers with the same number of fish, so one or two fish in the last ten minutes really can make all the difference between that 1st spot and a 4th place.
With Ireland claiming first place, just pipping Wales, this was a popular result on home waters. England also just beating Scotland for 3rd. Kieron Jenkins got a magnificent four 1st placings to take the individual winning place; to crown this he also took the Mike Childs Trophy home with him for the biggest fish.
Once again, this proved to be a fantastic event fished in the true spirit of fly fishing, and with all four nations winning this competition within the last five years, it will be anyone’s match next year when it moves to the mighty Tay in Scotland.
