Idaho Falls, USA – 13th-19th September
The 45th FIPS-Mouche World Fly Fishing Championships was held in Idaho Falls, USA, from 13th-19th September 2026.
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
Australia – Belgium – Canada – Czech Republic – England – Finland – France – Ireland – Italy – Japan – Lithuania – Mongolia – Netherlands – Poland – Scotland – Slovakia – Slovenia – South Africa – Spain – USA – Wales
AT Team England FF was represented by: James Atkinson, Sean Brooks, Alan Clark, Howard Croston (Captain), Brian Lillie, Scott Nellins & Mark Withyman (Manager)
PRACTICE
OPENING CEREMONY
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RESULTS
ENGLAND FINISH 7th
Session 1
England made a promising start on Day 1 of the Championships, with Howard Croston coming 2nd on Hebgen Lake, a boat sector, with 17 fish, while Sean Brooks came 3rd on the Teton River with 40 fish and Scott Nellins was 4th on Sheridan Lake, the other boat sector, with 7 fish. On the other two river sectors Alan Clark was 9th on the Grey’s River, with James Atkinson 14th on Henry’s Fork. England were 4th with 32 placing points, one behind France and Slovenia, with Poland leading the team event with 25pts. Wales were 10th, Scotland were 13th, and Ireland 15th.
Session 2
Day 2 saw Sean Brooks score a 3rd place on Sheridan Lake, a boat sector, with 14 fish, which currently puts him 5th in the overall individual rankings with 6 placing points. On the other boat sector, Hebgen Lake, James Atkinson came 8th with 4 fish, while on the river sectors Howard Croston came 9th with 25 fish on the Teton River, with Scott Nellins 12th on the Grey’s River, and Alan Clark 19th on Henry’s Fork. England dropped a place to 5th with 83 placing points, behind France 4th with 79pts, the Czech Republic 3rd with 78pts, Slovenia 2nd on 77pts, and host country the USA 1st with 60pts. Ireland moved up to 11th place, while Scotland dropped to 16th, and Wales went down to 19th. Individually, Tomas Langer (Czech Republic) was in 1st place with 4 placing points, ahead of Jyrki Hiltunen (Finland), Luka Pesjak (Slovenia) and Michael Bradley (USA), all on 5pts.
Session 3
In the third session Howard Croston finished 4th with 11 fish on Sheridan Lake, while on the other boat sector, Hebgen Lake, Alan Clark came 10th with 3 fish. On the river sectors Scott Nellins came 11th on Henry’s Fork, with James Atkinson 11th on the Teton River, and Sean Brooks 17th on the Grey’s River. England dropped another place to 6th with 136 placing points, while Ireland moved up a place to 10th with 151pts, Scotland went up to 15th, and Wales remained at 19th with 215pts. A strong performance by France saw them move into 1st place with 99pts, one ahead of the USA on 100pts, with Poland 3rd on 112pts. Individually, Jyrki Hiltunen (Finland) moved into 1st place with 8 placing points, with Michael Bradley (USA) 2nd, also on 8pts, and Gregoire Juglaret (France) 3rd on 9pts.
Session 4
Day 4 of the championships saw Sean Brooks win his session on Henry’s Fork with 21 fish, while on the other river sectors Howard Croston came 15th on the Grey’s River, with Alan Clark 20th on the Teton River. On the boat fishing lake sectors Scott Nellins came 3rd on Hebgen Lake with 12 fish, with James Atkinson 15th on Sheridan Lake. England remained in 6th place with 188 placing points, four ahead of Ireland who moved up into 7th place, while Scotland remained at 15th, and Wales are 17th. The USA reclaimed the top team spot with 130 placing points, with Poland 2nd on 148pts, and France 3rd on 149pts. The top three Individuals were Michael Bradley (USA), 1st with 15 placing points, David Arcay (Spain) 2nd with 16pts, and Michal Fejkiel (Poland) 4th with 18pts.
Session 5
In the final session Alan Clark came 2nd on Sheridan Lake with 17 fish, while Sean Brooks came 10th on Hebgen Lake with 8 fish. On the river sectors Howard Croston came 7th on Henry’s Fork with 10 fish, with Scott Nellins also getting a 7th place on the Teton River with 23 fish, and James Atkinson finishing 19th on the Grey’s River. England finished the championships in 7th place with 233 placing points, with Ireland 9th on 246pts, Scotland 15th with 299pts, and Wales 17th with 349pts. Team World Champions were the USA with 159 placing points. with France 2nd on 175pts, and Belgium 3rd with 187pts. The Individual World Champion was Michael Bradley (USA) with 20 placing points, with David Arcay (Spain) 2nd on 24pts, and Gregoire Juglaret (France) 3rd, also on 24pts. England’s top performer was Sean Brooks who finished in 15th place.
