Angling Trust Team England Fly Fishing

R. Dee – Llangollen/Maelor waters

Mon 28th & Tues 29th July 2014

The beats and format will be the same as in the Severn Trent federation Rivers Qualifier on Sat 25th-Sun 26th January 2014

Organiser: Martin Dixon

Some dates have already been arranged, others will be added in due course. Note that following a vote taken at the last TEFF AGM, you can enter as many Rivers Qualifiers as you like, and are no longer restricted to just the one.

To clarify:

1. An individual will be allowed to enter and fish as many River Qualifiers as they wish, as long as they have recognised the unique cut-off date for each of the various River Qualifiers, and providing they have paid for each Qualifier they have entered, including the TEFF Entry Fee, the Federation Surcharge, and the Fishery Charge.

2. It is up to each entrant to decide and manage which Qualifier they enter. However, if they successfully qualify at more than one Qualifier, the earliest qualification will stand, and any subsequent qualifications will be awarded to the next in line at that particular Qualifier.

3. The number of entrants that fished each Federation Qualifier will be used to decide the number of places in the National Final awarded to each Federation Qualifier on a pro rata basis.

October 2013

Sun 13th October – South East Federation – Lower Itchen fishery – Organiser: Andrew Green andrewgreen@agreencopy.freeserve.co.uk – Overall Results: (Top 6) 1st Cameron Craigs 2nd Tony Fox 3rd Lindsay Simpson 4th Bill Rankin 5th Graham Lumsdon 6th Terry Mann – Qualifier Report: 2013 SEFFF Rivers Qualifier – More details on South East Federation web page

Sat 26th October – Southern Fly Fishers – River Test, Broadlands Estate – Results: (Morning) 1st Ben Bangham 2nd Lindsay Simpson 3rd Andy McMahon (Afternoon) 1st Graham Lumsdon 2nd Robert Brown 3rd Charles Jardine – Full Results: Broadlands Results – More details on the Southern FF web page

Sat 26th October – Peninsula Federation – Lower Itchen fishery – Results: (Morning) 1st Mike Heritage 2nd Dave Drake 3rd Andy Cliffe (Afternoon) 1st Jay Curry 2nd Andy Croucher 3rd Lee Bartlett – Full Results: Lower Itchen qualifier results 2013 – More details on Peninsula Fed web page

January 2014

Sat 25th-Sun 26th January – Severn Trent Federation – River Dee, Llangollen – Organiser: Mike Mason m.a.mason@btinternet – Entry Form Entry form2014 – Note: This venue will now host the 2014 Rivers National in July (see above) – More details on Severn Trent web page

February 2014

Sat 8th February – Southern Fly Fishers – River Test, Wherwell – Results: (Morning) 1st Lee Bartlett 2nd Graham Lumsdon 3rd Martin Burgess (Afternoon) 1st Tony Baldwin 2nd Howard Croston 3rd Andy Deacon – More details on Southern FF web page

March 2014

Sunday 9th March – Northern FF Federation – River Dee, Maelor – Results: (Morning) 1st Tom Speak 2nd James Atkinson (Afternoon) 1st Dave Heeley 2nd Simon Robinson (Overall) 5th Graham Kennerley 6th Mike Dixon – More details on Northern FFF web page

April 2014

Sunday 27th April – Northern FF Federation – River Ure, Wensley – Results: (Morning) 1st Robert Brown 2nd Fred Bainbridge 3rd Ian Greenwood (Afternoon) 1st Andy Cliffe 2nd Andrew Scott 3rd Chris Richardson – More details on Northern FFF web page

May 2014

Saturday 10th May – Peninsula FF Federation – Upper Teign Fishing Association water – Organiser: Andrew Gooding Tel: 07976 766 727 or 01626 824771 andrewgooding298@btinternet.com  – Results: (Morning) 1st John Tyzack – (Afternoon) 1st Tony Baldwin – (Overall) 1st John Tyzack – More information on Peninsula FF Federation web page

23rd October, Lochter fishery, Inveruie, Aberdeenshire

1st Scotland – 100 total placings – 56 fish – 64.0 longest fish – 53740 fish points

2nd England – 111 total placings – 51 fish – 68.8 longest fish – 48460 fish points

3rd Ireland – 193 total placings – 24 fish – 51.5 longest fish – 23180 fish points

4th Wales – 199 total placings – 24 fish – 46.1 longest fish – 21840 fish points

Top rod: Steve Corsar (Scotland) 12 fish – 10920 fish points

Team England Grantz Scotland 2013

Team England FF were represented by: Phil Dixon (Captain); Glen Appleby; Howard Croston; Rob Frame; Tim Gilchrist (Reserve); Gordon Swain; Andy Taylor; and Alan Jenkins (Manager).  

Team outfits were supplied by clothing sponsor John Grant of Grantz Clothing.

Congratulations once again to Scotland for another Home International victory.

Report by Manager Alan Jenkins: Stillwater Bank International 23rd October 2013

Full Results: 2013 International Bank Results

Chatton Fishery, Sat-Sun 5th-6th October 

Bank Team Manager Alan Jenkins with Individual Bank Champion Steve Cochrane

Individual Final (Sat 5th October)

1st Steve Cochrane (2013 Greys Bank Champion)

2nd Chris Micallef

3rd Bernie Maher

4th Mark Harrison

5th Ryan Matthews

6th Terry Phillips

7th Brian Laddie

8th Dean Appleby

9th Paul Fenny

10th Rob Frame

Full Results: CHATTON INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 2013

Team Final (Sun 6th October)

1st Jubilee FF (2013 Greys Bank Team Champions)

(Paul Runec, James Stephenson & Lee Haslam)

2nd Chatton Chasers (Jim Tuck, Rob Frame & Gordon Swain)

3rd G Loomis (Simon Robinson, Andrew Scott & Phil Dixon)

4th Stonebridge As (Peter Appleby, Glen Appleby & Dean Appleby)

5th Team Morton (Terry Phillips, Andy Taylor & Mark Harrison)

6th Goonies (Colin Harris, Anthony Meadows & Dave McKenna)

Full Results: CHATTON TEAM RESULTS 2013

Report by Bank Team Manager Alan Jenkins: TEFF Bank Final 2013

Friday 20th September

The following represented Team England Fly Fishing:

Paul Angell (Captain), Glenn Appleby, Tom Bird, Martin Burgess, Howard Croston, Tom Davies, Paul Davison, Anthony Fox, Martin Griffiths, Gary Hedges, John Hood, Paul Kitchen, Mark Macleod, and Steve Smalley

Result:

1st: Scotland (135 fish) 299-14-8

2nd: Ireland (107 fish) 247-4-7

3rd: Wales (106 fish) 243-4-0

4th: England (99 fish) 234-1-4

Best Basket (Brown Bowl): Ray Anderson (Scotland) 18 fish for 37-10-2

Heaviest Trout: Colin MacDonald (Scotland) 7-4-0

Congratulations to Scotland for another convincing victory.

Full Results: iffa2013autumn

 The FIPS-Mouche European Fly Fishing Championships was held from 17th-22nd September in Slovakia, on the Belá, Váh and Poprad rivers, venues which were previously used for the 1999 European and 2005 World Championships.  

You will find more details on the championship website here

The competition took place solely on river sectors:

Sector 1. River Bela – Sector 2. River Vah no.21 – Sector 3. River Vah no.22 – Sector 4. River Poprad – Sector 5. River Vah no.19

You will find a complete guide to the sectors here. 16 countries took part.

The Team England FF team was: Paul Page (captain/manager), Iain Barr, John Tyzack, Baz Reece, Andrew Gooding, Andrew Scott & Andy Croucher (reserve)

Team CVs: 2013 team CV’s

First Session: Spain took the lead in the first session, ahead of the Czech Republic, with France in third place. England were 8th, with Terry Phillips and John Tyzack 22nd and 23rd. Team results after 1st session: Session1-Teams Individual results after 1st session: Session1-Individuals

Second Session: Spain have hung onto their lead, ahead of the Czech Republic and France. England have moved up to 6th, thanks to a session win by Andrew Scott and a 5th place by John Tyzack. Team results after 2nd session: After-Session2-Team Individual results after 2nd session: After-Sesion2-Indiv

Third Session: Andrew Scott had another good session, coming 2nd, and is now 7th in the Individual listings. Spain increased their lead over the Czechs, with Poland 3rd, one point ahead of France in 4th place. England dropped back to 8th. With two firsts and a second place, the Individual leader is currently Pablo Castro Pinos (Spain). Team results after 3rd session: After-Session3-Team Individual results after 3rd session: After-Session3-Indiv

Fourth Session: Spain did well again, extending their lead over the Czech Republic, with France overtaking Poland to 3rd place. England dropped to 11th place, but Andrew Scott is currently lying 9th in the Individual listings. Pablo Castro Pinos (Spain) scored another second place to remain the Individual leader by five points. Team results after 4th session: After-Session4-Team Individual results after 4th session: After-Session4-Indiv

Fifth Session: The Czech Republic had a good session, scoring two firsts, a third and a fourth, to overtake Spain for first place, with France in 3rd. Andrew Scott did well again, with another 2nd place, and was lying 5th in the overall Individual rankings. This helped England to recover to 9th place. Team results after 5th session: After-Session5-Team Individual results after 5th session: After-Session5-Indiv

Final Session: Although Spain put in a good performance, the Czechs hung onto their lead to take the Team Championship, with Spain 2nd and France 3rd. Despite a 5th place by Terry Phillips, England finished 10th. Pablo Castro Pinos (Spain) recorded another 1st place to become Individual Champion, ahead of Martin Bachleda (Slovakia A) and David Chumsky (Czech). Andrew Scott was our best individual, finishing 12th. Team results after final session: After-Session6-Team Individual results after final session: After-Session6-indiv

Report by Paul Page: 2013 European report

Saturday 14th September, Grafham Water 

Pre-match practice had identified two main areas – Sanctuary Bay and Gaynes Cove. On match day the wind swung round to more NW and with Sanctuary Bay not living up to expectations, many of the boats here moved to join those already in the Gaynes Cove-Dam area. Overcast conditions meant that fish were generally high in the water, and as the wind dropped in the afternoon nymphing tactics appeared to win out over the pulling that had taken earlier fish. There was a great range in the size of fish taken, with the top specimen a magnificent 7-13-12 brown to Phil Dixon, the second time he has taken the Loch-style Championship. The 28 qualifiers will be representing Team England in the 2014 Home Internationals at Lough Owel in Ireland, and Llyn Brenig in Wales.

2013 National Champion, Phil Dixon

TEFF Team Qualifiers

1. Philip Dixon (Severn Trent) – 8 fish – 22-13 7/8

2. Philip Longstaff  (Severn Trent) – 7 fish – 22-8

2nd: Phil Longstaff

3. Tony Baldwin (Peninsula) 8 fish – 22-4 1/2

4. Tony Curtis (Anglia) 8 fish – 22-1 5/8

5. Clive Perkins (Southern) 7 fish – 21-15 5/8

3rd: Tony Baldwin

6. Dave Currie (Severn Trent) 8 fish – 20-5 5/8

7. Ryan Feber (Northern) 7 fish – 20-3 7/8

8. Andre Gysler (Southern) 8 fish – 19-14 1/2

9. Lee Bartlett (East Anglia) 8 fish – 19-14 

10. Leigh Pond (East Anglia) 8 fish – 19-11

11. Mark Rose (Army) 7 fish – 19-7 1/2

12. Paul Bebb (Northern) 8 fish – 18-14 5/8

13. Gary Morris (East Anglia) 8 fish – 18-13 5/8

14. Joel Beeney (South East) 8 fish – 18-5 1/2 

15. Bill Rankin (Southern) 6 fish – 18-1

16. Simon Robinson (Northern) 8 fish – 17-15 1/8

17. John Pearn (Southern) 8 fish – 17-10 3/4

18. John Hood (Northern) 7 fish – 17-10 5/8

19. Vince Brooks (South East) 7 fish – 16-15 1/8

20. Mark Withyman (Southern) 7 fish – 16-7 1/8

21. Mike Laycock (Severn Trent) 7 fish – 15-7 1/2

22. Gary Owen (Severn Trent) 8 fish – 15-4 5/8

23. Tim Joyce (East Anglia) 7 fish – 15-3 3/4

24. John Humphry (Southern) 4 fish – 14-11 5/8

25. John Bowen (Southern) 6 fish – 14-1 7/8

26. James Atkinson (Northern) 6 fish – 14-1 1/2

27. Dave Johns (Southern) 5 fish – 13-8

28. Peter Elliott (Severn Trent) 6 fish – 13-1 3/4

Full Results: 2013 Loch-style National

(Images courtesy of Cliff Waters, Fishypics)

As of today, 21st August 2013, due to an Environmental Agency issue, Westlow Mere trout fishery has been closed to the general public.

The venue for 2014 was to be Chatton trout fishery, which has now been brought forward to hold this year’s event.

Could I ask anyone who has qualified for this year’s Individual or Team Final, and who will not be attending, to please email me at jimtuckfisherman@hotmail.co.uk ASAP

Jim Tuck

Fourteen of the top English loch-style anglers will be travelling to the Lake of Menteith, Scotland, in mid-September for the Autumn Home International against the host nation, Wales and Ireland.

Paul Angell, Captain of Team England Fly Fishing

The England team comprises the top anglers from the National final fished last year at Bewl Water in Kent. The team is captained by Stafford angler Paul Angell, who had this to say about the team’s prospects in Scotland.

“With just over a month to go until the Autumn International at the Lake of Menteith, the anticipation and excitement are really starting to build. The England team has a good mix of new caps and experienced internationals, and a great team spirit is emerging. We are all looking forward to pitting ourselves against the other home nations and believe we have the talent and the qualities needed to produce a winning result.

“All the teams are strong, but the Scots, on their home water, and with their excellent organization and recent record, will certainly start, on paper, as the favourites. Having said that, we are going to be fishing for stocked rainbow trout, which is something most of the teams will be very used to. Who will emerge as the winning team on the 20th September will be largely down to who has prepared best and who has been best able to adapt to the conditions on the day. Of course a little bit of luck is always important, but at this level, luck only plays a minor role.

“The Lake of Menteith is a top quality fishery, with clear water, and hard fighting fish. What more could you ask for in an International venue? At 700 acres it is big enough to provide a real challenge, but not so large as to make fish location a major problem on the practice days leading up to the competition.

‘Team England will be going flat out to go one better than in the Spring International where the Scots were victorious, beating us convincingly into second place, but no-one should forget that there are four teams of dedicated anglers, all at the top of their sport, all of whom will be giving their all in pursuit of victory. May the best team on the day win. All I know is that I am immensely proud to be leading a great bunch of guys, and captaining my country at the sport which I love.”

The full England team will comprise: Paul Angell (Captain), Glenn Appleby, Tom Bird, Martin Burgess, Howard Croston, Tom Davies, Paul Davison, Anthony Fox, Martin Griffiths, Gary Hedges, John Hood, Paul Kitchen, Mark Macleod, and Steve Smalley

Good luck to them all!

Courtesy of the Angling Trust

The 33rd FIPS-Mouche World Fly Fishing Championships was held from 11th-18th August, in the Vefsna region of Norway. 

There was more information on the championship website and also on their Facebook page and YouTube channel

New this year was Live Center, delivering live statistics on how competitors were doing, during the sessions! You could see whether our boys could save a blank with half an hour to go! You could also follow John Horsey on Facebook.

Results after 1st session: England had three good results, with Scott Nellins winning his river sector, John Horsey coming 4th= on the lake (bank) sector and Simon Robinson 7th on one of the river sectors, along with a 15th place and a blank, and ended 6th. France were 1st, (on 14pts – a 1st, two 2nds, a 3rd, and a 6th), ahead of Poland on 29pts, and the Czechs on 37pts. 

Results after 2nd session: England dropped to 9th place, with Scott Nellins 6th on a river sector and John Horsey 8th on the lake (boat). The Czechs overtook the French with 73pts to their 76pts, ahead of Italy on 111pts. Individually, Andrea Adreveno (Italy) and Tomas Adam (Czech) were joint leaders, winning both their morning and afternoon sessions. Scott Nellins was 8th and John Horsey 12th.

Below: Highlights from the first day

Results after 3rd session: England recovered to 6th place and 229pts, thanks to Phil Dixon and Simon Robinson coming 3rd and 9th on two of the rivers sectors. The Czechs had just a two point lead over the French, 134pts to 136pts, with Italy third on 150pts. Three people were sharing Individual 1st place – Andrea Adreveno (Italy), Valerio Santi Amantini (Italy) and Martin Droz (Czech), on 8pts each.

Below: Highlights from day two

Results after 4th session: England moved up to equal 5th place with the USA on 297pts, after a win for Scott Nellins on the lake sector (boat), plus a 3rd for John Horsey and a 14th place for Phil Dixon on two of the river sectors. The Czechs were lying 1st with 172pts, ahead of Italy (208pts) and France (237pts). Valerio Santi Amantini (Italy) was the top Individual on 13pts but would be facing the tough sector 3 on the rivers in his last session. With many of these sessions about saving a blank, these positions were likely to change by the end of the day.

Below: Friday highlights

Final Results: 1st Czech Republic 231pts 2nd Italy 283pts 3rd France 295pts 4th Finland 362pts 5th USA 366pts 6th Norway 376pts 7th Poland 383pts 8th England 393pts 9th Australia 399pts 10th Luxembourg 405pts

Individuals: 1st Valerio Santi Amantini (Italy) 14pts 2nd Martin Droz (Czech) 19pts 3rd Julien Lorquet (Belgium) 26pts 4th Antonin Pesek (Czech) 37pts 5th Sebastian Delcor (France) 39pts 6th Bertrand Jacquemin (France) 40pts 17th John Horsey (England) 55pts 21st Scott Nellins (England) 58pts

Below: Saturday highlights

27 teams formally registered (24 as teams + 3 as individuals), including first-timers Chile and Mongolia. A full list of registered teams is here

Sectors that were used for the competition included the Austervefsna (river), the Fiplingdalselva (river), Nedre Svenningvatn (lake), Storvatnet (lake) and the Vefsna (lake). You will find an illustrated guide to the sectors here 

Programme: Sunday 11th – Parade, Opening Ceremony, Captains’ Meeting & Draw; Monday 12th – Training Sessions 1 & 2; Tuesday 13th – Training Sessions 3 & 4; Wednesday 14th – 1st & 2nd Competition Sessions; Thursday 15th – 3rd Competition Session; Friday 16th – 4th & 5th Competition Sessions; Saturday 17th – Seminar & Prize Ceremony

The whole event was given TV coverage on TV2 Norway, TV4 Sweden, Yle TV Finland, Sportska Televizia Croatia and Fox TV Australia through media company IEC in Sports, who delivered daily highlights, plus an event summary. Live results were updated from the competition days, along with videos, interviews of national teams, and other highlights and information directly from the World Championships in Mosjøen. Vive! Deportes, Chile, plus The Sports Channel, Israel, were the confirmed broadcasters of the daily highlights between Wednesday 14th and Saturday 17th August.

The Team England FF team was: Ian Greenwood (manager/captain), John Horsey, Simon Robinson, Phil Dixon, Howard Croston, Scott Nellins & Tony Baldwin (reserve).