Angling Trust Team England Fly Fishing

National Finals – Farmoor 1

Saturday 7th May 2016 – Individual Final

Results

National Champion: Iain Barr – 15 fish – 23 total pts 

2. Jim Tuck – 13 fish – 21 total pts

3. Dave Johns – 12 fish – 19 total pts

4. Rob Frame – 11 fish – 18 total pts

5. Paul Runec – 12 fish – 17 total pts

6. Andrew Scott – 10 fish – 17 total pts

7. Charlie Abrahams – 10 fish – 17 total pts

Full Results : ATTEFF national final IND 2016 FARMOOR TROUT FISHERY national

(Images courtesy of Thames Water Farmoor fishery/Angling Trust)

Sunday 8th May 2016 – Fritz ‘n Flies Annual Pairs Final

Champions: Dave Johns & Peter Runnells – 14 fish – 24 total pts

2. Peter Crowe & Brian Lillie – 15 fish – 23 total pts

3. James Stephenson & Paul Runec – 13 fish – 22 total pts

4. Alex Johnstone & Tony Chipman – 13 fish – 21 total pts

5. Dean Appleby & Glen Appleby – 13 fish – 21 total pts

6. Chris Micalleff & Peter Appleby – 13 fish – 21 total pts

Full Results: FRITZNFLIES ANUAL PAIRS RESULTS FARMOOR 2016

Rules: atteff-rules-2016(v2)

Heats (dates and forms will be added as available)

May

Sunday 3rd – Walthamstow – Results: (Individual) 1. Tony Fox 2. Marco Volino 3. Harry Fox 4. Andrew Green – (Pairs) 1. Tony Fox & Harry Fox 2. Andrew Green & Andrew Smith – Full Results: Greys Bank Results

Saturday 9th – Knitsley Mill – Results: (Individual) 1. Paul Runec 2. Conor Metcalf 3. Colin Harris 4. Robbie Dodds – (Pairs) 1. Conor Metcalf & Lee Wilkinson – Full Results: Knitsley Mill Ind + Pairs 9-5-15

Saturday 9th – Blithfield (Individual & Pairs) CANCELLED due to lack of entries

Sunday 17th – Farmoor 1 – Results: (Individual) 1. Steve Cullen 2. Vince King 3. Jim Dillon 4. Frank Daley – (Pairs) 1. Steve Cullen & Phil Longstaff 2. Frank Daley & Vince King – Full Results: Farmoor heat

Sunday 24th – Chatton – Results: (Individual) 1. Rob Frame 2. Simon Robinson 3. Richard Haughton 4. Ryan Matthews – (Pairs) 1. Jim Tuck & Rob Frame – Full Results: Chatton + Pairs 24-5-15

Saturday 30th – Sharpley Springs – Results: (Individual) 1. Anth Meadows 2. Jim Tuck 3. Phil Burgess 4. Robbie Dodds – (Pairs) 1. Glen Appleby & Dean Appleby – Full Results: Sharpley + Pairs 30-5-15

June

Saturday 6th – Langley Dam  – Results: (Individual) 1. Anth Meadows 2. Robbie Dodds 3. Lee Cartmail 4. James Stephenson – (Pairs) 1. Anth Meadows & Robbie Dodds – Full Results: Langley Dam + Pairs 6-6-15

Saturday 13th – Aldin Grange – Results: (Individual) 1. Chris Micallef 2. Colin Harris 3. Ben Race 4. Jim Tuck – (Pairs) 1. Chris Micallef & Peter Appleby – Full Results: Aldin Grange + pairs 14-6-15

Sunday 21st – Thrunton – Results: (Individual) 1. Gareth Tilley 2. Brian Lillie 3. Peter Crowe – (Pairs) 1. Brian Lillie & Peter Crowe

July

Saturday 11th – Knitsley Mill – Results: (Individual) 1. Peter Crowe 2. Ryan Matthews – (Pairs) 1. Ryan Matthews & Carl Malpass

August

Sunday 9th – Innis – Results: (Individual) 1. Dave Johns 2. Peter Runnells 3. Steve Wiggins

September

Saturday 26th – Westlow Mere – Results: (Individual) 1. Simon Caddy 2= John Oliver & Jack Hardy

Sunday 27th – Press Manor – Results: (Individual) 1. Bernie Maher 2. Graham Kennerly

October

Sunday 4th – Chatton – Results: (Individual) 1. Trevor Wadds 2. Peter Davison 3. Robbie Bell – (Pairs) 1. Simon Robinson & Andrew Scott

Saturday 31st – Chatton – Results: (Individual) 1. Lee Wilkinson 2. Brian Davis 3. Malcom Robinson – (Pairs) 1. James Stephenson & Paul Runec

November

Sunday 8th – Barnsfold (Individual & Pairs) Entry Form (Individual) Barnsfold 8th nov ind (Pairs) Barnsfold 8th nov pairs

Saturday 14th – Elinor – Results: (Individual) 1. Paul Haskey 2. Andrew Scott 3. Iain Barr – (Pairs) 1. Paul Haskey & Ed Foster

Sunday 29th – Blackdyke (Individual & Pairs) Entry Form (Individual) Blackdyke 29th nov IND (Pairs) Blackdyke 29st nov pairs

December

Sunday 6th – Innis (Individual) Entry Form (Individual) Innes 6th Dec IND

Sunday 27th – Rib Valley (Individual & Pairs) Entry Form (Individual) Rib Valley IND 27-12-15 (Pairs) Rib Valley 27-12-15 pairs

Summary of Key Points & Actions – 5th March 2016 

1. Key Positions Filled 

a. World Team Manager: Paul Page

b. European Team Manager: Martin Dixon

c. Rivers International Manager: Mike Tinnion

d. Bank International Manager: Alan Jenkins

e. Loch Style National Coordinator: John Mees

f. Loch Style Qualifiers Coordinator: Ian Colclough

2. Interim Executive 

a. Paul Page

b. Stuart Wardle

c. Ben Thompson (Angling Trust)

Proposal for next committee meeting that exec should contain 1 x International Manager, 1 x Domestic Coordinator, 1 x independent member and 1 x Angling Trust representative

3. Action Plan & Priorities

The committee recognise there are a number of key priorities that need to be addressed within AT TEFF activities. The committee will develop an Action Plan outlining key areas of work. The plan will contain objectives that are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time bound

4. A number of key positions on committee remain vacant 

a. Secretary

b. Loch Style International Coordinator

c. 5 Nations Manager

d. Coaching & Development Manager

e. Bank International coordinator

f. Bank National Qualifiers Coordinator

g. Bank National Coordinator

h. Rivers Team Manager post 2016

i. Bank Team Manager post 2016

AT TEFF to continue to promote vacancies and encourage applications at any time

5. John Ball to stand down from fundraising activities as of 1st April 2016 

6. Sponsorship identified as key area moving forward 

AT TEFF to develop a sponsorship strategy

7. AT TEFF propose to submit a European Team for 2016 subject to team being self funded. Insufficient funds to contribute to teams participation

8. No team to be submitted to Masters due to lack of interest at this point however AT TEFF will continue to pursue the opportunity to submit to team to the Masters in Ireland 2016

9. No team to be submitted to 5 Nations event due to vacant managerial position. England will not host the 2016 competition. ambition is to submit a team for future competitions

10. AT TEFF to consider methods to improve communication with anglers and increase the profile of Team England Fly Fishing

Summary of Key Points & Actions from meeting 5th March 2016 FINAL

Carl Nixon of Matchman Flies has arranged some fundraising competitions for the AT TEFF Loch-style Teams in 2016.

Thrunton Fly Fishery – Saturday 16th January – £25 – Fishing & Lunch provided (only a few places remain for this one)

Elinor Trout Fishery – Saturday 20th February – £25 – Fishing

Chatton Trout Fishery – Saturday 19th March – £25 – Fishing & Lunch provided

Please contact Carl Nixon – email Matchmanflies@gmail.com

Here is a list of AT TEFFIC (Angling Trust Team England Fly Fishing International Committee) teams for 2016, as agreed by the AT TEFFIC recently: AT TEFFIC Teams for 2016

2nd World Masters Fly Fishing Championship: Galway, Ireland 2016 13th – 19th June

Lough Inagh

The 2016 World Masters Championship will be held on the wild and beautiful Loughs of Connemara in June 2016.

AT TEFFIC propose to select a team to compete and are now seeking potential team members. The 4 Team members must be 50 or older (hence Masters) and have at least 2 International Caps.

The Championship will be based at the Connacht Hotel, Renmore, Galway, Ireland, with registration Monday 13th and departure Sunday 19th June.

There will be 2 official practice sessions along with 2 Lough Boat and 2 Lough Bank 3 hour competition sessions. The Boat sessions will be on Loughs Corrib (at Cornamona) and Inagh; the Bank sessions will be on Loughs Fee and Muck. The Championship will be fished to FIPS-Mouche rules.

Eligible Species will be; Wild Brown Trout; Wild Sea Trout and Wild Atlantic salmon.

No funding is available, so all costs will be borne by the team members.

The participation cost for the Championship will be 1150 Euros for each team member, however this excludes any flight, ferry or transport costs, or any additional non Championship period accommodation and practice costs. There is a reduced charge for non-fishing accompanied guests.

If you have at least 2 International caps and are seriously interested in representing England in this World Masters Championship, would you please contact Ian Greenwood by email; ian3greenwood@btinternet.com and include a brief resume of the skills and experience you would bring to the team.

The closing date for expressions of interest is 11th December 2015

Invitation: 2016 Ireland Masters Web Page Invitation (Word) 2016 Ireland Masters Web Page Invitation (pdf)

The Angling Trust is inviting experienced, passionate and dedicated volunteers to support and deliver domestic and international game angling events through its Team England Fly Fishing Competitions Committee.

In 2014 Team England Fly Fishing (TEFF) fully integrated within the Angling Trust Competitions structure to create Angling Trust Team England Fly Fishing (AT TEFF). To ensure a smooth changeover during this period a Transition Plan was laid out by the committee. The final stages of this plan called for an open recruitment process for all volunteer roles within the new AT TEFF structure.

Volunteer roles include World and European Team Managers, 5 Nations, Rivers and Bank Team Managers, Loch Style, Rivers and Bank International Coordinators, Coaching & Development Pathway Manager, Loch Style Qualifier and National Coordinators, Bank Qualifier and National Coordinators, Rivers Qualifier and National Coordinators.

Anyone interested in getting involved can find role descriptions, person specification and application form on the Angling Trust website

Applicants should complete an application form and diversity monitoring form available at http://www.anglingtrust.net/vacancies and send them marked “Personal” to: Ben Thompson, Angling Trust, Strelley Hall, Strelley, Nottingham, NG8 6PE, or via email to ben.thompson@anglingtrust.net

Closing date for applications is Friday 18th December 2015. Appointments will be made by 31st January 2016.

Further information can be obtained through Ben Thompson (Senior Competitions & Talent Development Manager) on 07854 240 177 or through Stuart Wardle (AT TEFF Governance Secretary) on 07904 278 889

Press Release: Press Release

The 2015 Loch-style National Final was fished at Bewl Water on 19th & 20th October. 

2015 National Champion Mark Miles with Loch-style Manager Paul Angell

Top 10 places + Qualifiers for 2016 Home International Loch-style teams: 

1. Mark Miles (10 pts) – 2015 National Loch-style Champion 
2. Dale Burgess (13 pts)
3. Richard Slater (14 pts)
4. Ian Colclough (22 pts)
5. John Horsey (23 pts)
6. Craig Barr (27 pts)
7. Bob Fitzpatrick (28 pts)
8. Peter Elliott (33 pts)
9. Ian Donaldson (33 pts)
10. Ben Dobson (36 pts)
    

    2nd: Dale Burgess

    

    3rd: Richard Slater

Other qualifiers: John Hardy, Phil Thompson, Graham Willis, Nick Dunn, John Pearn, Tony Curtis, Gary Haskins, Paul Wild, Tom Gott, Bill Rankin, Carl Nixon, Charlie Abrahams, Brad Gifford, Harry Fox, Tony Donnelly, Mark Rooney, Mark Withyman & Gilliaum Vermeulen 

Full Results: 151020 England National

Congratulations to all qualifiers, and especially to the first-time England caps!

The Angling Trust reports: Mark Miles won the 2015 Angling Trust Team England Fly Fishing (AT TEFF) Loch Style National at Bewl Water on 19th & 20th October 2015. The two day event was fished by one hundred anglers who had qualified for the final from the nine qualifiers which began in April 2015.

The top 28 anglers from the final qualify to represent England in the International Fly Fishing Association 2016 Spring and Autumn Loch Style Home International matches which will be hosted by Ireland and Wales respectively.

The two day final was fished in difficult conditions with cool northerly breezes on day one and bright sun with light breezes on day two. The trout were, despite a lack of natural food, high in the water column. Odd fish were seen on the surface and those that stuck at fishing dry fly tactics scored reasonably well. It was felt that the trout were shoaled together in small ‘pods’ and if you were able to get a fly to them they would take. Some chose to fish with wet flies and mini lures but again not deep with the best lines being midge tips or slow sinkers. Tactics varied but it seemed the trout wanted a semi buoyant fly with boobies and small foam tailed Fabs catching well. Retrieves had to be slow or static to entice the trout.

The two day final is designed to ensure that the most consistent anglers over those days qualify for next years two England Teams. Stringing together consistent back to back performances over two days was crucial to angler’s efforts to make the 2016 England squad. A number of anglers were successful in finding the method and the fish on day one, bagging up to eight fish to put them in a strong position going into the final day two but then found the going tougher on day two and ultimately missed out on qualifying for the 2016 team.

Mark Miles, Dale Burgess and Richard Slater turned in superb performances over both days to finish with 10, 13 and 14 points to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively with Ian Colclough on 22 points and John Horsey with 23 points in 4th and 5th place. Dale Burgess will win his 1st England cap while Mark Miles will win his 5th, Richard Slater winning his 6th and Ian Colclough will win his 7th, his 6th came as captain of his country in 2015 while England regular John Horsey will collect his 11th England cap.

England will head to Lough Leane in Ireland at the end of May 2016 before heading to Wales to fish Llandegfedd Reservoir in the autumn. Scotland dominated 2015 with victories at Lake of Menteith and Rutland Water while England finished a close second in both internationals with Ireland 3rd and Wales 4th in each of the events. 

Angling Trust Team England Fly Fishing would like to thank all those involved in running both the qualifiers and the National Final, the fisheries hosting qualifiers and Bewl Fishery for their support for the final.

Scotland win a close contest

1. Scotland – 14 fish – 133 place pts – 15140 fish pts
2. England – 13 fish – 152 place pts – 13180 fish pts
3. Ireland – 12 fish – 163 place pts – 11760 fish pts
4. Wales – 5 fish – 235 place pts – 5060 fish pts 

Top Individual: James Stephenson (England) 4 fish – 5 place pts – 4400 fish pts

The 2015 Bank Home International was fished at Woodford Fly Fishery, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland between Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales on Wednesday 14th October.

This event was hosted by the Trout Anglers Federation of Ireland (TAFI), with support from the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL), Stena Line, and the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.

Programme

Sunday 11th October – Arrival and Registration of Teams at The Loughshore Hotel, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim

Monday 12th October –  Official Morning & Afternoon Practice Sessions

Tuesday 13th October – Official Morning Practice Session

Wednesday 14th October – Morning Session (3 hours) + Afternoon Session (3 hours), followed by International Dinner & Presentations

Match Booklet 20150928 2015_Bank_International_Final

L-R: (Back row) Paul Page (official), Alan Jenkins (manager), Phil Dixon, James Stephenson, Simon Robinson – Front Row: Ed Foster, Craig Barr, Conor Metcalfe, Richard slater

AT Team England FF was represented by Simon Robinson (Captain), Craig Barr, Phil Dixon, Conor Metcalf, James Stephenson, Richard Slater, Ed Foster (Reserve) & Alan Jenkins (Manager).

Manager Alan Jenkins reports: England got off to a fast start in the afternoon, with eventual individual winner James Stevenson, into 2 fish quickly. It was going to be tight with every fish so valuable. However Ireland had a better afternoon but the morning lead was enough to see Scotland home. The results were announced after what seemed a long wait and then it was official, Scotland first with 14 fish, England 13 fish, Ireland 12 fish and Wales 5 fish. John Brown had longest fish at 57.1 cms, top individual was James Stephenson followed by Alan Hill and Phil Dixon England. Fewer blanks and a superb size of fish helped Scotland achieve its 3rd Gold medal in 6 years at these Championships. Team plan of sticking to flies in the team box ensured all team members contributed to result. Next year we go back to Garnffrwd Fishery in South Wales. 

Team England would like to thank our sponser John Grantz www. Grantz .co.uk for providing the team clothing.

Full Match Report by Alan Jenkins: Angling Trust Report template for Competitions

The 2015 Loch-style National Final will be at Bewl Water on 19th & 20th October.

Fishing Times: 9.30am-5.30pm

(Official practice days 17th & 18th October)

Click here to see a list of finalists.

Note: It is a condition of fishing the National Final that every finalist must have current Angling Trust membership when they fish on 19th & 20th October. Finalists will be asked by organiser John Mees to show their current membership card when they come to sign up on the first day.

Breakfast will be available in the Woodpecker Restaurant in the Visitor Centre at Bewl Water on the 17th, 18th, 19th & 20th October. Open at 7.30am.

A Full English + Toast & Tea or Coffee £8.00. Bacon Rolls etc are also available.

Anglers MUST book in advance. This can be done through the Fishing Lodge on 01892 890352, or email to janet.beeney@bewl.co.uk before 2.00pm on the day before. Cancellations must be paid for.

25 Key Areas where Angling Trust & Fish Legal are working for fish and fishing

The Angling Trust and Fish Legal continue to make great progress on behalf of anglers. The work they do benefits everyone who goes fishing or works in the angling industry, but they need more members so that they can do even more to fight for fish and fishing.

The Angling Trust has recently been successful in securing a major contract, funded by the Environment Agency rod licence, to continue to expand the work it does, but all their campaigns and Fish Legal’s work depend on membership revenue alone.

In this new document they list 25 of the areas in which they are working and highlight some of the successes they’ve had recently:

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Please use these as reasons to persuade as many people as possible to sign up at www.anglingtrust.net for just £25 a year or £2.50 a month and support the organisation that is dedicated to helping the sport we all love.

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