Angling Trust Team England Fly Fishing

Sunday 23rd April – Blagdon

Qualifiers: 1. Martin Burgess 2. Mark Miles 3. Dale Burgess 4. Gary Haskins 5. Lee Bartlett 6. John Bowen 7. Alan Clark 8. Tim Wellman 9. Andrew Stones 10. Jim Rigby 11. John Braithwaite 12. John Piper 13. Paul Golding 14. Dave Reynolds 15. Julian Weddle 16. Gary Morris

Sunday 30th April – Bewl Water

Qualifiers: 1. Phil Thompson 2. Sean Brooks 3. John Benford

Sunday 7th May – Draycote Water

Qualifiers: 1. Stephen Smalley 2. Michael Laycock 3. Pete Eville 4. Robert Middleton 5. Rob Allan 6. Graham Currie 7. Richard Hood 8. Martin Griffiths 9. Ben Watson 10.Paul Tweddle 11.Bruce Blackshaw 12.Nick Donald 13.John Hood 14.Sam Smith 15.Frank Sumnall

Sunday 28th May – Chew Valley Lake

Qualifiers: 1. Alex Johnstone 2. Andrew Weeks 3. Paul Sweatman 4. Martin Barrett 5. Andy Cottam 6. Richard Walker 7. Luke Smith 8. Dave Minall 9. Alan Williams

Sunday 28th May – Sweethope Lough

Qualifiers: 1. Stan Moore 2. Brian Blackett 3. Peter Crowe 4. Steven Fish 5. Andy Campbell 6. Ant Meadows 7. Simon Gaines

Sunday 3rd June – Grafham Water

Qualifiers: 1. Paul Runec 2. Ben Race 3. Philip Shaw-Browne 4. Sean Hanlon 5. Neil Squires 6. Richard Slater 7. Anthony Fox 8. Paul Calvert 9. John Pearn 10.Ryan Bull 11.Paul Cramp 12.Mark Tremain-Coker 13.Peter Hartley 14.Jake Wenman 15.Daniel Wilkinson 16.Mark MacLeod 17.Matt Nuttall 18.Christopher Guthrie 19.Peter Webb 20.Anthony McKenna 21.David Franklin

Friday 9th June – Blithfield

Qualifiers: 1. Lee Cartmail 2. Ian Gaskell 3. Shaun Gaskell 4. Ryan Feber 5. Jake Clowes 6. Stephen Pattinson 7. Rob Wheeldon 8. Riccardo Saccone

Block B
Sunday 2nd July – Rutland

Qualifiers: 1. Dom Sheratte 2. Leigh Pond 3. William McHarrg 4. Andrew Haskins 5. Tim Joyce 6. James Pickford 7. Peter Baker 8. Paul Roach 9. Nicholas Tompkins 10.Nick Dunn 11.Craig Middleton 12.Mark Thomas 13.David Johns 14.Simon Bird 15.Mark Howard 16.Richard Denney 17.Paul Wild 18.John Brown 19.Andrew Axon 20.David Eames 21. Sean Porter

Country: WALES

Venue: River Ebbw

Dates: 21st to 24th June (incl.)

Match date: Friday 23rd June

Accommodation: Bryn Meadows Golf Hotel & Spa, Ystrad Mynach

RESULTS

1. Wales 118 fish 5335 points 37 placings
2. Ireland 81 fish 3728 points 47 placings
3. Scotland 82 fish 3641 points 52 placings
4. England 44 fish 1992 points 65 placings

Winning Team: Geoff Clarkson Trophy: Wales

Individual Winner: Moc Morgan Trophy: Simon Barton (Wales) Placings 5

Largest Fish: Mike Childs Trophy: Mark Sloan (Ireland) Length 45.7cms

AT Team England Fly Fishing was represented by: Carl Nixon (captain), Cameron Craigs, Stan Moore, Dan Scott-Paul, Gavin Walsh, Brian Lillie (reserve) & Peter Scholes (manager).

Congratulations to Wales on a convincing victory.

Full Results:

Elinor

Presentation

1st place – England (with 5NFFC Event Organiser Dave Currie)

2nd place – Norway (with 5NFFC Event Organiser Dave Currie)

3rd place – Scotland

Captain of 1st Team & 1st Individual – Mark Withyman, England (with Chris Bobby, AT TEFF)

2nd Individual – Gilliaum Vermeulen, England (with Chris Bobby, AT TEFF)

Biggest Trout (52.5cms) – Henrik Botnevik, Norway (with Chris Bobby, AT TEFF)

FINAL RESULTS

INDIVIDUAL FINAL RESULTS BY TEAM

INDIVIDUAL & TEAM RESULTS IN SESSION 4

SECTOR RESULTS OF SESSION 4

Paul Page reports: Provisionally, England hold the lead after Session 3, with Norway, Ireland and Scotland battling for 2nd, 3rd and 4th places.

INDIVIDUAL & TEAM RESULTS IN SESSION 3

SECTOR RESULTS OF SESSION 3

Below (top to bottom):
Henrik Botnevik landing a 52.5cms fish, the largest one from Elinor
Darren Curran netting a fish for 1st place in Session 3, Sector 3
Henrik Botnevik and Andy Taylor, peg by peg in Sector 4
Ian Runcie, Captain, Scotland
A View of the Sector

Paul Page reports: It was a tough day today, hot with bright sunshine, and gusting North East winds. However, the teams caught fish at both Elinor and Grafham (see results below).
England dominated, but Norway and Scotland cannot be written off tomorrow, as they will have learned a lot from today.

INDIVIDUALS & TEAMS AFTER SESSION 2

INDIVIDUALS & TEAMS IN SESSION 1

SECTOR RESULTS OF SESSION 1

INDIVIDUALS & TEAMS IN SESSION 2

SECTOR RESULTS OF SESSION 2

Below (top to bottom):
Eamon Keaney, who won the 2nd Session on Sector 3 at Elinor
A swan taking a close interest in Erlend’s technique
Fishing amongst swans
Groups C & D at Elinor today
Gilliaum Vermeulen

DRAW

GROUPS

BANK PEG ROTATIONS

BOAT PARTNERS

Paul Page reports: Practice day saw bright sunshine, high temperatures, and a bit of a North East wind. Despite the conditions, teams caught on both Grafham Water and Elinor Trout Fishery.

To deal with the heat, the programme has been brought forward, with an early 7:00am start at Elinor, while boats will be away at Grafham at 9:30am, with fishing starting at 9:45am.

Below: Erlend Vivelid Nilssen of Norway with a fish

Grafham Water & Elinor Trout Fishery, Huntingdon, England

Monday 12th to Friday 16th June 2023

Angling Trust Team England Fly Fishing is pleased to be hosting this year’s 5N Championship, which will be based at the Racecourse Hotel, Huntingdon. The fly fishing will be from drifting boats on Grafham Water, and from the bank at Elinor Trout Fishery. Teams will compete to FIPS-Mouche rules at four 3-hour sessions spread over 2 days.

Four Teams have registered, representing England, Scotland, Ireland and Norway.

England:
Mark Withyman (Captain), Andy Taylor, Simon Clarke & Gilliaum Vermeulen

Scotland:
Ian Runcie (Captain), Scott Freeman, Ian Wilson & Ron Chesney

Ireland:
Declan O’Sullivan (Captain), Darren Curran, Eamon Keaney & Richard Willis 

Norway:
Cato Vivelid Nilssen (Captain), Erlend Vivelid Nilssen, Henrik Botnevik & Geir Granli

CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAMME

Monday 12th June
15:00 Check in at hotel
20:00 Dinner in hotel
21:00 Captains’ Meeting & Draw

Tuesday 13th June
06:30 Breakfast
09:00 Practice Sessions – Grafham & Elinor Sectors
20:00 Dinner in hotel
21:00 Captains’ Meeting

Wednesday 14th June
06:30 Breakfast
09:30-13:00 Session 1 – Grafham & Elinor Sectors
14:15-17:45 Session 2 – Grafham & Elinor Sectors
20:00 Dinner in hotel

Thursday 15th June
06:30 Breakfast
09:30-13:00 Session 3 – Grafham & Elinor Sectors
14:15-17:45 Session 4 – Grafham & Elinor Sectors
20:00 Dinner in hotel
21:00 Medal Ceremony

Friday 16th June
06:30 onwards Breakfast & Departure

The 2023 5NFFC is being sponsored by both Hunt’s Original and FlyFishNorth, who are kindly providing samples of their Fly Preparation and Fly Tying materials.

England Team Captain Mark Withyman said: “It’s always a real honour to represent your country in your chosen sport, so I and the team are all delighted to be fishing the 5N on home soil. We believe that these competitions are important to be supported as they represent the stepping stone to other Fips mouche events and as such are a valuable introduction to the pressures and intensity that those competitions hold. Our thanks go to the organisers, controllers and competitors for holding the event which I’m sure will be a good one”

Angling Trust Team England Fly Fishing 5NFFC Event Organiser Paul Page said: “June is a challenging month for trout fishing as both water temperatures and weed growth increase. However, there are plenty of fish to be caught and returned safely at both fisheries. Grafham Water and Elinor Trout Fishery are well established and renowned Midland stillwaters so we can expect a good competition.

LINKS

Holiday Inn Huntingdon Racecourse Hotel –
www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/gb/en/huntingdon/xhuhr/hoteldetail
Grafham Water – www.anglianwaterparks.co.uk/grafham-water-park/fishing
Elinor Trout Fishery – https://elinortf.co.uk/
Hunt’s Original – www.huntsoriginal.co.uk
FlyFishNorth – www.flyfishnorth.com
Angling Trust – www.anglingtrust.net
Team England Fly Fishing – www.te-ff.org