Angling Trust Team England Fly Fishing

Ireland won the recent 2014 Bank International fished on Ross and Dunnydeer Lakes at Chatton Trout Fishery, Alnwick, Northumberland, just nine placing points ahead of England. A good start by Ireland in the morning session was followed by England narrowing the gap in the afternoon. Top individual and captor of the largest fish at 63cms was AT Team England FF’s Ryan Matthews.

1. Ireland                111 placing pts    36 fish   58.0 longest fish   37340 fish pts

2. England             120 placing pts    39 fish   63.0 longest fish   39740 fish pts

3. Wales                 176 placing pts    23 fish   56.4 longest fish   23540 fish pts

4. Scotland            193 placing pts    22 fish   59.0 longest fish   22500 fish pts

Full Results: 2014 Bank International Results 

The AT Team England FF Bank Team was: 

Chris Micallef (Captain); Rob Frame; Ryan Matthews, Bernie Maher; Mark Harrison; Steve Cochrane; and Alan Jenkins (Manager).

The team was supported by Team Clothing sponsor John Grant of Grantz Custom Fishing Clothing http://www.Grantz.co.uk

AT TEFF Manager Alan Jenkins reports:

Ireland held off a strong challenge from England to claim victory in the 5th Bank International. Ireland secured Team Gold. Top Individual and Longest fish, was Ryan Mathews from England. 

Teams had been practising since the weekend at the superb Chatton fishery. Using Dunnydeer and Ross Lakes the fishing was very consistent and challenging. 120 fish were caught in total on competition day, rod average 5 fish per rod.  Weather had been blustery during practice and the fishing challenging, until competition day and the wind dropped, temperatures rose and the teams targeted rising fish. After the morning session Ireland had a narrow lead over England with Scotland and Wales a little distance behind.  A consistent team effort saw Ireland maintain their lead to secure the ‘Founding Nations Cup’. 

Team Ireland Campbell Baird (Captain) Brian Kerr, Harry McAteer, Joe Quinn, Conor Cunningham, Hubert Smith and Manager Darren Wallace. Individual Winner Ryan Matthews England – 10 fish  – 5 Place Points  – 10,640 Fish Points Longest Fish: Ryan Matthews England with a fish of 63cms

Chatton fishery proved to be excellent hosts with superb facilities complimenting the close competition, and my sincere thanks to Roger and his wife Ali. 

The Innis Qualifiying heat will now be held on SUNDAY OCTOBER 26th conditions have improved considerably with the change in the weather and as such this event should fish well for all competitors. All anglers to meet at 9am for 9.30 start time…Please let Dave know that you are entering prior to the day.

Payment to enter this qualifier can be made on the day.

This match will be pegged, with the competitors changing pegs every hour, so that everybody will fish every peg. A draw will be held to pick everybody’s first peg.

Dave at the fishery 01726 852382

19th-20th September – Rutland Water

Top 4

1st John Horsey – 5 place points

2nd Rob Barden – 18 place points

3rd Martin Burgess – 25 place points

4th Mark Withyman – 27 place points

Clive Collier, AT TEFF chairman, presents Individual Champion trophy to John Horsey

Autumn Loch-style Manager, Paul Angell reports: Over two days of exceptional fishing at Rutland Water, John Horsey emerged as the clear National Champion with a brilliant display of consistent angling, taking first place on Friday and fourth on Saturday, giving him a total of 5 place points, 13 ahead of second placed Rob Barden from Kent who finished with 18 place points, finishing eighth on Friday and tenth on Saturday.

John fished dries across Manton bay to take his eight fish limit by 1.35pm on Friday, and 3.08pm on Saturday. Overall the anglers found the fishing tougher on the second day, with 37 anglers reaching their 8 fish limit on the Friday, but only 10 managing it on the following day.

As well as John and Rob, the other anglers qualifying to fish for Team England in next year’s Spring and Autumn Internationals were: Martin Burgess, Mark Withyman, Gary Haskins, Mike Heritage, Tony Baldwin, Frank Sumnall, Pete Kempton, Richard Wood, Craig Smith, James Atkinson, Chris Bobby, Joel Beeney, Gary Morris, Carl Malpass, Brad Gifford, Paul Davison, Lee Bartlett, Kim Green, Lloyd Pallett, Steve Cullen, Ian Colclough, Mark Glass, John Hardy, Richard Slater, Paul Golding and Mark Stevens 

The AT TEFF squad for the 2015 Spring & Autumn Home Internationals

Another convincing victory for AT Team England FF!!

1. England (94 fish) 175-9-2

2. Scotland (84 fish) 155-5-12

3. Wales (65 fish) 118-10-8

4. Ireland (51 fish) 90-2-0

Brown Bowl: Phil Dixon, England – (19 fish)

Full Results: iffa2014autumn

AT Team England FF have followed their victory in the Spring Home International at Lough Owel with another convincing performance on Brenig. Well done to all of the AT Team England FF team: 

Phil Dixon (captain), Lee Bartlett, Paul Bebb, John Bowen, David Currie, Peter Elliott, Ryan Feber, André Gysler, John Hood, Tim Joyce, Michael Laycock, Gary Owen, Simon Robinson, Mark Rose & Paul Angell (manager).

Paul, our new Loch Style Manager for the Autumn International team reports: “After three days practice in light wind and often bright sunshine, the teams from the four home nations took to the water on match day, in overcast conditions with a slightly stronger breeze and a wind shift to a steady Southerly. The boats scattered to various parts of the lake, with many heading to the Northern end of the lake which had been producing fish all week. However, the change in conditions had obviously affected the fish, and soon boats were seen moving to other areas to try to locate fish that were willing to take, with varying degrees of success.

The England team tactics were to use Boobies, Dabblers, and foam-bodied Daddies on a variety of lines, according to the depth at which the fish were found on the day, popping the flies through the surface to start with, and holding on the hang at the end of the retrieve. Team captain Phil Dixon led by example, putting together a Brown Bowl winning score of 19 fish, eight more than his nearest rival, and was well supported by his team members who came in with a total of 94 fish, ten ahead of Scotland in second place, Wales with 64 in third, and Ireland with 51 in fourth.

I regard this as a great team performance, based on the sharing of knowledge and ideas to develop a winning strategy, and an outstanding captain’s performance to comfortably take the individual top position by Phil Dixon.

The team wish to thank all the sponsors of Team England Fly Fishing for their help and support, and particularly Craghoppers for supplying the team clothing for the event.”

Paul’s Bio: Age 59, a retired schoolteacher from the West Midlands with almost 40 years experience of fly fishing. I have represented England at Loch-Style 3 times between 2011-13, including captaining the side at the Lake of Menteith in 2013. In addition I am Chairman of “The Nomads” Flyfishing Club and act as an education advisor for the Countryside Alliance Fishing 4 Schools project

 The 2014 FIPS-Mouche European Fly Fishing Championships is being held on the 12th-18th August in the Jämtland region of Sweden, on the Ammerån river, and the Öravattnet and Ösjön lakes.

Programme:

12th Aug – Opening Parade.

13th-14th Aug – Official Practice. 

15th-17th Aug – Competition Days

18th Aug – Closing Awards Ceremony

You will find more information at the official website here, and on their Facebook page here

Team England FF is represented by: Scott Nellins, Simon Robinson, Andy Croucher, Tony Baldwin, Lewis Hendrie, and Ian Greenwood (manager/captain/reserve)

In the first session Andrew Croucher came 4th, Scott Nellins 5th and Tony Baldwin 9th in their sections on the Ammerån river, with Simon Robinson 6th on Öravattnet lake (boat), and Lewis Hendrie one of thirteen anglers who suffered a blank on Ösjön lake (boat) where only one fish was caught. Individual results after first session: Ses1Indiv The Czech Republic was in the lead with 24 placing points, ahead of Spain with 30 points, with England in 3rd place with 35 points. Team results after first session: Ses1Team

In the second session Simon Robinson came 2nd, Scott Nellins came 4th and Tony Baldwin 11th in their sections on the Ammerån river, with Lewis Hendrie 4th on Öravattnet lake (boat). The Ösjön lake (boat) continued to be a hard section and saw only two fish caught in this session, with Andrew Croucher one of a dozen anglers who failed to catch. With two 1st places the Czech Tomas Adam was currently leading in the Individual results, with Simon Robinson 10th and Scott Nellins 11th: AfterSes2Indiv The Czech Republic was still the first placed team with 49 points, with Spain 2nd with 55 points, Poland 3rd with 62 points, and England 4th with 67 points: AfterSes2Team

In the third session Tony Baldwin came 3rd, Simon Robinson came 6th and Lewis Hendrie 11th in their sections on the Ammerån river, with Andrew Croucher 2nd on Öravattnet lake (boat). Scott Nellins did exceptionally well to win his session on the Ösjön lake (boat), which again only saw two fish caught, and this performance pushed him into 3rd place in the Individual rankings, behind Ander Perez (Spain) and Tomas Adam (Czech) who was still in 1st place with two firsts and a second. Simon Robinson was 9th: AfterSes3Indiv With 79 points Spain were just one point behind the Czech Republic on 78 points, with England back in 3rd place with 90 points, two ahead of Poland: AfterSes3Team

In the fourth session England put in another good performance which saw Lewis Hendrie winning his section on the the Ammerån river, with Simon Robinson 4th and Andrew Croucher 8th. Although Tony Baldwin failed to catch on the Ösjön lake (boat), which again only saw two fish caught, Scott Nellins scored another lake win on Öravattnet lake (boat), which helped him keep his 3rd place in the Individual rankings, behind Ander Perez (Spain) and Tomas Adam (Czech) both of whom caught in their Ösjön lake session. Simon Robinson is now 7th: AfterSes4Indiv With the Czech Republic dropping to 4th place, Spain have moved into 1st with 103 points, ahead of England in 2nd with 117 points, one point ahead of Poland on 118: AfterSes4Team

In the fifth and final session England experienced mixed fortunes on the Ammerån river, with Lewis Hendrie coming 3rd and Andrew Croucher 8th in their sections, but Scott Nellins unable to score. Tony Baldwin finished 9th on Öravattnet lake (boat), while the Ösjön lake (boat) sector was another struggle, producing just one fish, with Simon Robinson failing to catch. Individually, Tomas Adam (Czech) finished with an exceptional run of four first places and a second for just 6 points to become European Champion, ahead of Ander Perez (Spain) with 15 points in 2nd, and former Champion Martin Droz (Czech) in 3rd with 22 points. Scott Nellins finished 7th, with Simon Robinson 17th, Lewis Hendrie 19th, Andrew Croucher 20th, and Tony Baldwin 39th: AfterSes5Indiv Having figured in a medal position for much of the competition, England finished in 4th place with 163 points, behind Poland in 3rd with 154 points, and Spain in 2nd with 146 points. After staging a dramatic recovery in the final session, the Czech Republic are the European Champions with 143 points: AfterSes5Team

Stirling, Scotland, 8th-9th August 

Top 3 Teams:

1.England B 58 fish 47700 fish pts 79 place pts

2. England A 59 fish 46580 fish pts 79 place pts

3. Scotland A 53 fish 45180 fish pts 80 place pts

AT TEFF England B with Manager Alan Jenkins & Stuart Wardle – Team Gold

This competition took place on Friday-Saturday 8th-9th August, and was fished under FIPS-Mouche rules. Programme:  5N Provisional Programme – FINAL The two boat venues were Lake of Menteith and Loch Carron, with the two rivers the Carron and the Devon. Practice waters were the River Clyde and the Endrick Water. The eight anglers representing AT TEFF were: Terry Phillips, Robert Brown, Graham Lumsdon, Tony Fox, Ben Bangham, Paul Lee, Steve Cullen & Harry Fox.

AT TEFF England A – Team Silver

Alan Jenkins, AT TEFF Manager reports: The first ever 5 Nations Fly Fishing Competition proved a great success as part of the Stirling International Angling Festival. The Competition attracted multiple teams from France, Ireland, England, Scotland and one team with competitors from both Belgium and Luxembourg. The event was fished at four venues – the River Carron, the River Devon, Carron Valley Fishery and the Lake of Menteith.

Robert Brown Individual Winner – Gold

Team England B took Gold with Team England A taking Silver and Team Scotland A collecting a very creditable bronze. The medal team results are here 5N Top 3 Teams 2014

The Individual Gold was won by Robert Brown – England A, with Silver going to Kenny Riddell – Scotland A, and Bronze to Paul Lee – England B. The full individual results are here 5N Leader Board 2014

The success of the event was only made possible by the support from local clubs and fisheries who allowed the use of their waters for both competition and practice. Thanks must also go to the large number of volunteer controllers, officials and sector supervisors, who gave up their time to help make this event such a success. The feedback from the competitors was full of praise for the venues and the enthusiasm and helpfulness of the volunteers.

Paul Lee Individual Third – Bronze

It has been some time since England Fly Fishing entered two teams A & B to compete in Internationals. A decision to decide who fished in which team wasn’t that difficult as all eight anglers have equal angling abilities. Both teams all agreed from the beginning the only way was to ensure they all shared flies methods and tactics, both teams worked as one with the results showing AT TEFF winning the Gold and Silver medals and Individual Gold and Bronze.

I must say it was an honour and privilege to act as team manager to a great team of anglers, with such talent it bodes well for AT TEFF for future Internationals both at home and World and European championships.

My sincere thanks to SANA and Gillies Breckenridge and all those involved for their assistance in this inaugural International competition.

The event next year will be held in Ireland.

1. Mike Heritage          22 fish 1038 fish pts 7 place pts  

2. Howard Croston     35 fish 1588 fish pts 8 place pts

3. Andrew Scott           23 fish 1050 fish pts 8 place pts

4. Mike Dixon               19 fish 904 fish pts 11 place pts

5. Simon Robinson    27 fish 1265 fish pts 12 place pts

6. Lewis Hendrie            20 fish 931 fish pts 12 place pts  

Mike Heritage, 2014 National Rivers Champion

Organiser Martin Dixon reports: The final was fished in settled conditions after a very dry month. The nature of the Dee meant that the river level was held up, and after a two week close down hopes were high for a good competition.

Over the two days all the four beats produced around 100 measurable fish (over 20 cms). The successful anglers employees a full range of tactics: dries, nymphs, wets, duo and mini-lures were all successful for both trout and grayling.

New National Champion Mike Heritage fished the Golf Course area on Day 1 and the Bathers Beat on Day 2. On the first day he targeted mostly browns, and grayling on the second day.

The team to represent England in the 2015 Home International in Ireland is: Mike Heritage, Howard Croston, Andrew Scott, Mike Dixon, Simon Robinson and Lewis Hendrie.

I am most grateful for the host club, Llangollen Maelor Angling, who welcomed us to their superb waters, and to my main assistance, Mike Mason and Roger Johnson.

Full Results: Results

National Finals, Elinor:

Individual – Saturday 11th April 2015

Team – Sunday 12th April 2015

Bank Rules: Rules for Bank National 2014

Please Note: Minimum Entry for Team Heat to Proceed: Two Teams

Heats (further dates and venues will be added)

Seighford – date to be confirmed

April

Saturday 12th – Toft Newton Results – Individual: 1. Jim Tuck 2. Anthony Meadows 3. Rob Frame 4. Brad Mackie – Team: 1. Chatton Chasers (Jim Tuck, Rob Frame) – Full Results: Toft Newton

Sunday 13th – Press Manor Results – Individual: 1. Simon Robinson 2. Jim Tuck 3. Rob Frame 4. Dave McKenna – Team: 1. Flystop.com (Anthony Meadows, Dave McKenna, Brad Mackie) – Full Results: Press Manor

Sunday 27th – Rib Valley Results – Individual: 1. Lee Bartlett 2. Bart Farmer 3. Richard Slater 4. Geoff Makin – Team: 1. Team Elinor (Ed Foster, Richard Slater, Paul Haskey) – Full Results: Rib Valley

Sunday 27th – Ellerdine Results – Individual: 1. Terry Phillips 2. Colin Harris 3. Ed Upton 4. Harry Upton – Full Results: Ellerdine 27-4-14

May

Saturday 3rd – Blithfield Results – Individual: 1. Phil Burgess 2. Craig Barr 3. Rick Saccone 4. Jim Tuck – Team: 1. Wurzells (Phil Burgess, Craig Barr, Andy Axon) – Full Results: Blithfield 3-5-14

Sunday 4th – Walthamstow Results – Individual: 1. Mike Heritage 2. Vince King 3. Kevin Blackwell 4. John O’Regan – Team: 1. Walthamstow Wanderers (Frank Daley, Mike Heritage, Vince King) – Full Results: Greys Bank Results

Saturday 10th – Knitsley Mill Results – Individual: 1. Ben Race 2. Conor Metcalf 3. Chris Micallef 4. Blythe Palmer 5. Brad Mackie 6. Anthony Meadows – Team: 1. Consett Budgies (Lee Wilkinson, Conor Metcalf, Bill Thompson) – Full Results: Kintsley Mill 10-5-14 KnitsleyMill10-5-14

Sunday 11th – Sharpley Springs Results – Individual: 1. Robbie Bell 2. Jim Tuck 3. Dean Appleby 4. Glen Appleby 5. Peter Appleby – Team: 1. Triple As (Peter Appleby, Glan Appleby, Dean Appleby) – Full Results: Sharpley Springs 11-5-14

June

Saturday 7th – Elinor – HEAT CANCELLED

Saturday 14th – Bankhouse – Results – Individual: 1. Steve Cochrane 2. Paul Runec 3. Tracey Tuck 4. Jack Hardy – Team: 1. Rainbow Warriors (Tracey Tuck, Lee Cartmail, Steve Cochrane) – Full Results: Bankhouse 14-6-14

Saturday 14th – Seighford – Results – Individual: 1. Andy Taylor 2. Phil Dixon 3. Mike Dixon – Full Results: Seighford 14-6-14

Sunday 15th – Chatton Results – Individual: 1. Steve Cochrane 2. Mark Howard 3. Stew Younger 4. Evan Miller 5. Ryan Matthews – Team: 1. Blobbies (Mark Howard, Trevor Wadds, Brian Davis) – Full Results: Chatton 16-6-14

July

Saturday 12th – Langley Dam Results – Individual: 1. Jim Tuck 2. James Stephenson 3. John Maquire 4. Blythe Palmer – Full Results: Langley Dam 12-7-14

Sunday 13th – Higham Lakes – HEAT CANCELLED – new date to be confirmed – Entry Forms – Individual: Higham 13th july 2014 IND Team: Higham 13th july TEAM.2014

Sunday 20th – Innis – HEAT CANCELLED – new date to be confirmed – Entry Forms – Individual: Innis 20th july 2014 IND Team: Innis 20th july TEAM.2014

Sunday 20th – Farmoor 1 Results – Individual: 1. Baz Reece 2. Jim Dillon 3. Harry Fox 4. Kevin Blackwell 5. Andrew Green – Team: 1. Team Fox (Harry Fox, Kevin Blackwell, Andrew Green) – Full Results: Farmoor 20-7-14

August

Saturday 2nd – Thrunton Fly Fishery Results – Individual: 1. Peter Crowe 2. Bernie Maher 3. Jim Tuck 4. Peter Davison 5. John Cooke – Full Results: Thrunton 2-8-14

Sunday 24th – Barnsfold Results – Individual: 1. Steve Smalley 2. Fred Bainbridge 3. Tim Gilchrist – Team: 1. Team Westlow (Andy Miller, Evan Miller, Tim Gilchrist)

October

Saturday 25th – Rib Valley Results – Individual: 1. Andrew Scott 2. Geoff Makin 3. Jeff Wilkinson – Team: 1. Pitsford Pirates

Sunday 26th – Innis Fishery Results – Individual: 1. Dave Jones 2. Andy Cottan 3. Peter Runnells

December

Sunday 7th – Aldin Grange – Team heat – Results – 1. Col’s Crushers 2. Team Loomis

2014 Loch-style National – Rutland Water

This will be fished over two days, with the placing points total from both days used to determine the final positions.

19th-20th September – Rutland Water

2014 Loch-style Qualifiers

(by federation)

Army

Usually fished at Rutland over two consecutive days. The actual dates cannot be published for security reasons. Please contact the secretary Si Elson for more details.

East Anglia

Fished over two days, points total from both days determines qualifiers.

(1) 11th May – Hanningfield

(2) 15th June – Hanningfield

Midlands

Fished over two days, points total from both days determines qualifiers.

(1) 1st June – Rutland Water Results – 1. Chris Bobby 2. Paul Wild 3. Julian Hubbard 4. Geoff Makin 5. Mark McLeod 6. Mark Haycock 7. Ron Gent 8. Tony Fox 9. Andrew Smith 10. Ed Smith – Full Results: FMFFA Qualifier Result – Round 1 Rutland 2014

(2) 29th June – Grafham Water Results – 1. Tom Davies 2. Chris Bobby 3. Ron Gent 4. Mark McLeod 5. Andrew Smith 6. Paul Wild 7. Norman Rushton 8. Frank Sumnall 9. Lianne Frost 10. Peter Hartley

Combined Results: 1. Chris Bobby 2. Paul Wild 3. Mark McLeod 4. Ron Gent 5. Andrew Smith 6. Tom Davies 7. Peter Hartley 8. Ed Smith 9. Geoff Makin 10. Norman Rushton – Full Results: FMFF(A) – 2014 Eliminator Result

More Information here>> Entry Form here>>

Northern

Three separate qualifiers.

13th April – Stocks – Results – 1. Fred Bainbridge 2. Mark Tyndall 3. Neil Thomas 4. Doug Oldfield 5. Tom Speak 6. Scott Nellins – Full Results: Northern Federation Stocks 130414 Results 

15th June – Kielder Water – Results – 1. Andrew Scott 2. Brian Lillie 3. Tom Nelson 4. Jon Henderson 5. Simon Robinson – Full Results: Kielder result 2014

21st & 22nd June (Fished over two days) – Stocks

Day One – Results: 1. Chris Macellef 2. Ryan Feber 3. John Hood 4. Carl Malpass 5. Steve Smalley 6. Paul Tweedle 7. Ian Greenwood 8. Neil Hodgson

Day Two – Results: 1. Ryan Feber 2. Tony Taylor 3. Paul Tweedle 4. John Hood 5. Jim Tuck 6. Ben Dobson 7. Carl Malpass 8. Paul Davison

Combined Results: 1. Ryan Feber 2. John Hood 3. Paul Tweedle 4. Chris Macellef 5. Carl Malpass 6. Steve Smalley 7. Jim Tuck 8. Paul Davison

Full Results: Northern Federation Stocks 21220614 Results

Peninsula

27th April – Blagdon Lake – Results: 1. Tony Baldwin 2. Steve Ebdon 3. Mike Cocks 4. Martin Burgess 5. Matt Kingdon 6. Andrew Gooding 7. Mark Withyman 8. Paul Jones – More information on the Peninsula FF Federation web page

RAF

Grafham – Results – 1. Brad Gifford 2. Ed Foster 3. Paul Haskey 4. Simon Gaines 5. Kim Green 6. Wayne Ketchell 7. Graham Lumsdon 8. Ian Donaldson 9. David Eames 10. Keith Jones – Full Results: RAFQualifier

Severn Trent

8th June – Draycote – Results – 1. Andrew Taylor 2. Stephen Peart 3. Lee Patten 4. Mick McLintic 5. Bart Farmer 6. Craig Barr 7. Gary Owen 8. Ian Colclough 9. Martin Griffiths 10. Steve Cullen – Full Results: SevernTrentResults

South East

Fished at Bewl Water over two days, points total from both days determines qualifiers.

(1) 18th May – Bewl Water Results: 1. Bill Rankin 2. Baz Reece 3. Gilliaum Vermeulen 4. Steve Collins 5. John Hancock 6. Martin Wright 7. Bob Holland 8. Dave Crouch

(2) 29th June – Bewl Water Results: 1. Vince Brooks 2. Iain Watts 3. John Hancock 4. Paul Canning 5. Steve Collins 6. Joel Beeney 7. Clive Perkins 8. Ray French

Combined Results: 1. John Hancock 2. Steve Collins 3. Baz Reece 4. Iain Watts 5. Joel Beeney 6. Vince Brooks 7. Bill Rankin 8. Martin Wright 9. Harry Fox 10. Mike Heritage 11. Clive Collier

More information on the South East FF web page

Southern

This was fished at Chew to an 8 fish kill, no time bonus format.

18th May – Chew Valley – Results – 1. John Bowen 2. Gary Haskins 3. Will Lear 4. Richard Wood 5. Mark Glass – Full Results: SFF Qualifier results 2014

More information on their federation web-page>>

South West

Fished over two consecutive days at Chew Valley Lake. The points total from both days determines qualifiers.

(1) 5th July – Chew Valley Lake Results – 1. Chris Reeves 2. Paul Roach 3. John Piper 4. John Horsey 5. Nick Dunn 6. Jack Vallis 7. Alex Johnstone 8. Andy Cottam 9. Pete Ford 10. Malcolm Sargeant 11. Tony Donnelly 12. Malcolm Hunt

(2) 6th July – Chew Valley Lake Results – 1. Nick Dunn 2. Nikki Long 3. John Horsey 4. Lee Williams 5. Paul Golding 6. Dave Johns 7. Mark Miles 8. Alex Johnstone 9. Malcolm Hunt 10. John Humphry 11. Andrew Wiles 12. Joan Russell

Combined Results: 1. Nick Dunn 2. John Horsey 3. Alex Johnstone 4. Chris Reeves 5. Dave Johns 6. Malcolm Hunt 7. John Humphry 8. Jack Vallis 9. Tony Donnelly 10. Lee Williams 11. John Piper 12. Jeff Mason

More information on the federation web-page>>

The 2014 Rivers Home International was fished between England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, on the River Ure on Friday 27th June.

1. Wales  (61 fish) 2694 points 46 placings

2. England (63 fish) 2686 points 46 placings

3. Scotland (39 fish) 1813 points 55 placings

4. Ireland (35 fish) 1511 points 57 placings

Individual Winner – Andy Cliffe (England) 7 placings Moc Morgan Trophy

Biggest Fish – Derick Logan (Scotland) 42.3cms Mike Childs Trophy

Full Results: iffarivers2014

Peter Godfrey (International President), Mike Tinnion (Manager), Simon Robinson, Lee Bartlett, Robert Brown, Terry Phillips (Captain), Andy Cliffe, John Tyzack & Ian Campbell (IFFA)

AT Team England FF was represented by Robert Brown, Andy Cliffe, Terry Phillips (captain), Simon Robinson, John Tyzack and Lee Bartlett (reserve), with Mike Tinnion (Manager).

Congratulations to Wales on a very close result.

It is a credit to the skills of all the anglers involved that the shrunken River Ure produced an average of just under ten fish per rod on what was one of the most closely fought Home Internationals of recent times, with small nymphs and dry fly the order of the day in the clear, low water. At the end of the four sessions it was too close to call, with England and Wales equal on placing points, so the the result went to ‘fish points’, i.e. the number and length of fish. England had more fish but Wales had some larger ones, and after counting these, England had 2686 points and Wales 2694, with Wales edging the win by the smaller of margins. Individual honour and the Moc Morgan Trophy went to England’s Andy Cliffe with a great performance on his England debut.

Andy Cliffe receives the Moc Morgan trophy from International President Peter Godfrey

England Manager Mike Tinnion reports: “This turned out to be a nail-biting match (especially for a manager on the bank) fished in the very best of sport. The England team fished their hearts out to be pipped at the post by the tiniest of margins. Special thanks also to Lee Bartlett (reserve) for all his work throughout the competition.”

Our thanks to: Bolton Castle Estates for the superb stretch of river; George Hotel, Piercebridge, and Three Horseshoes, Wensley, for accommodation and match day food; the IFFA and the AT TEFF Northern Federation, especially Mr Paul Page, for organising the event; and last but not least, all the controllers/section judges for measuring the fish and ensuring they were safely returned.