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Sunday 19th May  14 anglers fished the Northern Federation’s River Ure qualifier on two Bolton Castle Estates beats at Wensley, North Yorkshire. Despite very heavy rainfall Saturday morning, the river condition was falling and clearing down. Fred Bainbridge was the … Continue reading →

Sunday 19th May Alan Tonge reports that the Southern Fly Fishers enjoyed a fantastic day for fishing with the fish hard on the feed. A lot of overwintered, hard fighting fish were caught. This was the first time they tried … Continue reading →

1. Scotland (63 fish) 127-14-0 2. England (42 fish) 79-8-8 3. Wales (32 fish) 61-11-8 4. Ireland (21 fish) 42-3-8  Best Basket: Peter Auchterlonie (Scotland) 9 fish for 20-5-0 Heaviest Trout: Richard Hooper (Wales) 3-3-0 English best basket: Roger Truscott … Continue reading →

Sunday 28th April The Federation of Peninsular Flyfishers held their annual qualifier, sponsored by Snowbee UK, Plymouth, in the beautiful setting of Blagdon Lake, Somerset. This year’s event took place in near perfect conditions, with overcast conditions and fairly light … Continue reading →

The Team England FF Bank Team for 2013 will be (right): Phil Dixon (Captain); Glen Appleby; Howard Croston; Rob Frame; Tim Gilchrist (Reserve); Gordon Swain; Andy Taylor; and Alan Jenkins (Manager). They will represent Team England FF at the Bank … Continue reading →

Westlow Mere, in conjunction with Coppenhall and Congleton Flyfishers, are holding a Charity Fishing Match on Sunday 19th May, in aid of Cancer Research UK. As well as the John Pass Cancer Research Trophy, there is a very generous prize … Continue reading →

Bob Church, Trout Fisherman, November 2012 Tony Pawson was a much-loved sportsman. He had played football and cricket at the highest level, but it is for his contribution to fly-fishing for trout he was best known. In 1984 I qualified … Continue reading →

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of Mike Childs, a great angler who gave so much of his life to representing his country and organising the international fly competitions for seniors and juniors. Mike was … Continue reading →

National Finals, Westlow Mere: Individual – Saturday 5th October Team – Sunday 6th October Heats (further dates and venues will be added) March Sun – 3rd Chatton (Individual & Team) 18 fished – 12 individuals & 5 teams – Individuals: … Continue reading →

The 2013 Rivers National will be held on the River Dart, on the weekend of 13th-14th July 2013. Federation of Peninsular Flyfishers.