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2013 Loch-style National

Grafham Water, Saturday 14th September Invitations have been sent out to all qualifiers to the Team England FF 2013 Loch-style National. Cheques for £60 (covering costs of boats, fishing, food and administration for the day) must be sent to organiser … Continue reading

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National Rivers Final 14th July 2013

The National Rivers Final fished on the East Dart and West Dart on Dartmoor was a supercharged event with competitors competing not just between themselves and the fish, but also with the extreme heat and low water!  The length of … Continue reading

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South East FF Loch-style Qualifier 2, Bewl Water

Sunday 23rd June  Windy conditions had made practice difficult the day before, and the wind only lightened slightly for the match. Fish were also preoccupied with small green midge and half-inch jelly fry in some areas, so that although they … Continue reading

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2013 Rivers International, River Taff

Team England FF were represented by Andy Croucher, Lewis Hendrie, Paul Lee, Andrew Scott, John Tyzack (captain) and Dave Drake (reserve), with Mike Tinnion (manager). Results 1. Wales        43 fish  2010 points  36 placings 2. England   … Continue reading

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Blithfield Individual Loch-style Championship

Thursday 13th June, Blithfield Reservoir, Abbots Bromley, Staffs WS15 3DU Thanks to generous donations (including many items from Snowbee) the total prize fund has now grown to over £650. There is a buffet after the weigh-in, and those who have … Continue reading

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South East FF Loch-style Qualifier 1, Bewl Water

Sunday 26th May  Vince Brooks made the most of a tactical move from Monty’s Seat to Rosemary Lane to take the top spot in the first of the South East Federation’s loch-style qualifiers on Bewl Water, ahead of boat partner … Continue reading

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2013 Rivers National Allocation

Rivers National Organiser Denis Symonds (Peninsular Federation) has announced the allocated number of qualifiers for this year’s Rivers National on the River Dart, 13th-14th July. Numbers of qualifiers from each federation are based on a percentage of their entry as … Continue reading

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Northern Federation Rivers Qualifier, River Ure

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

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Southern Fly Fishers Loch-style Qualifier, Chew

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

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Spring Loch-style Home International, Bewl Water, 17th May

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

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