LADIES

DAY 1 – SESSION 1

In the first Ladies championship session the boat sectors saw Louise Callow win her session on Leighton Lake with 9 fish, with another win for Lianne Frost on Sullivan Lake, also with 9 fish. Samantha Edmunds came 4th on Tunkwa Lake, while Gwynneth Mooney failed to catch on Edith Lake.
On the Similkameen River, despite the top two catching 54 fish between them, Sheena Goode was one of six competitors to blank. The Czech Republic were leading the team rankings, with 15 placing points, with Sweden 2nd with 23 points, and England 3rd with 26 points. Scotland were 7th with 33 points.

DAY 2 – SESSION 2

The second session saw Lianne Frost win another session in the boat sectors, this time on Tunkwa Lake, with 3 fish. Louise Callow came 3rd on Sullivan Lake, Gwyneth Mooney was 5th on Leighton Lake, while Sheena Goode failed to catch on Edith Lake. On the Similkameen River, where once again the top two anglers caught 59 fish between them, Samantha Edmunds was one of six competitors to blank. England remained in 3rd place with 55 placing points, with Canada moving up into 2nd with 42 points, and the Czech Republic 1st with 32 points. Scotland were 8th with 69 points. With two 1st places Lianne Frost led the Individual rankings, ahead of Katerina Svagrova in 2nd with 3 placing points, and Eliska Markova 3rd, also on 3 points, both from the Czech Republic. Louise Callow was 4th with 4 points.

DAY 3 – SESSION 3

In the third session Samantha Edmunds came 2nd with 4 fish on Edith Lake, with Gwyneth Mooney 4th on Sullivan Lake, Sheena Goode 5th on Leighton Lake, and Louise Callow 9th on Tunkwa Lake. On the Similkameen River, although half the field failed to catch, Lianne Frost managed to save a blank, putting her in 4th= place. England remained in 3rd place with 79 placing points, with Canada 2nd with 68 points, and the Czech Republic 1st with 41 points. Scotland remained at 8th with 104 points. Individually, Lianne Frost dropped to 3rd with 6 placing points, behind Eliska Markova (Czech Republic) 2nd, also on 6 points, and Katerina Svagrova (Czech Republic) 1st with 4 points.

DAY 4 – SESSION 4

The fourth session saw Louise Callow come 5th= with 3 fish on the Similkameen River. On the boat sectors Samantha Edmunds was 3rd on Leighton Lake, with Lianne Frost 5th on Edith Lake, and Sheena Goode 8th on Sullivan Lake, while Gwyneth Mooney was one of three anglers who failed to catch on Tunkwa Lake. England dropped to 4th place with 110 placing points, with Scotland 10th. The Czech Republic remained in 1st place with 59 placing points, with Canada 2nd with 83 points, and the USA 3rd with 99 points. Lianne Frost dropped to 5th place in the Individual rankings, on 11 placing points, with Katerina Svagrova (Czech Republic) 1st with 7 points, Eliska Markova (Czech Republic) 2nd with 7 points, and Kathy Ruddick (Canada) 3rd with 8 points.

DAY 5 – SESSION 5

In the fifth and final session Samantha Edmunds came 2nd on Sullivan Lake, while Lianne Frost was also 2nd on Leighton Lake, and Louise Callow 3rd on Edith Lake. On Tunkwa Lake Sheena Goode was one of four anglers to fail to catch, while Gwyneth Mooney was also one of four to blank on the Similkameen River. England finished the competition in 5th place, with Scotland 10th. The top three remained unchanged, with the Czech Republic the 2023 Ladies World Champions with 84 placing points, Canada 2nd with 105 points, and the USA 3rd with 119 points. Louise Callow was 4th Individual with 13 points, one behind Kathy Ruddick (Canada) 3rd with 12 points. The 2023 Ladies Individual World Champion is Katerina Svagrova (Czech Republic) with 8 points, with Eliska Markova 2nd with 10 points.

MASTERS

DAY 1 – SESSION 1

The first Masters championship session saw Tony Baldwin come 6th= on the Clearwater River, with Graham Willis 7th on the Similkameen River. On the boat sectors Chris Bobby came 7th on Tunkwa Lake, with Bernie Maher 11th on Sullivan Lake, and Baz Reece 12th on Corbett Lake. Spain topped the team leaderboard with 23 placing points, with France 2nd with 27 points and Ireland 3rd with 28 points. England were 12th with 43 points.

DAY 2 – SESSION 2

In the second Masters session Graham Willis came 2nd= on the Clearwater River, and Chris Bobby was 12th on the Similkameen River. The boat sectors saw Baz Reece come 4th on Sullivan Lake with 9 fish, and Tony Baldwin 8th= on Corbett Lake, while Bernie Maher was one of five anglers who failed to catch on Tunkwa Lake. England moved up one place to 11th, while Spain remained in 1st place with 35 placing points, with the USA moving up into 2nd with 55 points, and the Czech Republic taking 3rd with 56 points. Ireland dropped to 6th place. Jordi Oliveras (Spain) was top Individual with two 1st places, ahead of Juan Carlos Castro (Spain) in 2nd with 3 points, and Bret Bishop (USA) 3rd, also with 3 points.

DAY 3 – SESSION 3

The third Masters session saw Bernie Maher come 4th on the Similkameen River, while Chris Bobby was one of eleven anglers who failed to catch on the Clearwater River, where two anglers landed just 3 fish between them. On the boat sectors Tony Baldwin won his session on Sullivan Lake with 12 fish, with Baz Reece 7th on Tunkwa Lake, and Graham Willis 10th on Corbett Lake. England moved up three places to 8th, while the USA overtook Spain to take 1st place with 72 placing points, with Spain on 74 points, and Ireland moving into 3rd with 89 points.

DAY 4 – SESSION 4

In the fourth Masters session Tony Baldwin scored another 1st place, this time on Tunkwa Lake with 9 fish, with Graham Willis also winning his session on Sullivan Lake with 10 fish, and Chris Bobby coming 7th= on Corbett Lake. On the river sectors Bernie Maher was one of 10 competitors who blanked on the Clearwater River, while Baz Reece also failed to catch on the Similkameen River. England moved up to 7th place, just behind Ireland in 6th. Spain pipped the USA into 1st place with 104 placing points to 105 points, with Canada in 3rd with 114 points.

DAY 5 – SESSION 5

The final Masters session saw Tony Baldwin score a 2nd place on the Similkameen River with 21 fish, while Baz Reece was one of ten anglers who failed to catch on the Clearwater River. On the boat sectors, Chris Bobby was 3rd on Sullivan Lake, with Bernie Maher 5th on Corbett Lake, and Graham Willis 6th on Tunkwa Lake. England moved to a final position of 6th on 180 placing points, five points behind Ireland in 5th place. Spain remained in 1st place to become the 2023 World Masters Champions with 134 placing points, just one point ahead of the USA in 2nd, while France overtook Canada to finish in 3rd with 149 points. The Individual Masters World Champion was Pete Erikson (USA) with 11 placing points, ahead of Mike Learmonth (Canada) in 2nd with 15 points, with Jordi Oliveras (Spain) on 18 points, and Tony Baldwin moving up in to 4th, also on 18 points.