Angling Trust Team England Fly Fishing

Results: 1. Sc0tt Nellins (12) 24-6-0 2. John Hood (9) 20-9-0 3. Phil Burgess (7) 17-3-0    Full Results: 2012 stocks results april 10th

Despite a bright, calm start the morning session produced 70 fish, mostly from either end and the Golf Course bank, with just three from the barren Rib Bank.

With a couple of short heavy showers in the afternoon the fishing became much harder although both ends of the lake still produced most of the fish. This session saw 32 fish caught, with again, just three from the Rib Bank.

The team event saw Team Hanak UK (Steve Cullen, Lee Bartlett & John Emerson) finish with 28 fish, just one ahead of Sonic Sports Pitsford Pirates (Charlie Abrahams, Jeff Wilkinson & Bart Farmer) on 27.  Lee Bartlett won the individual heat with 14 fish, 2nd was Jeff Wilkinson with  12, 3rd Steve Cullen with 10 and 4th Charlie Abrahams on 8.

Full Report: MATCH REPORT – GREYS BANK CHAMPIONSHIP 2012

Team Results: 2012 Team Results

Individual Results: 2012 Individual Results

12 individuals and 3 teams entered this heat, which was won by Team Mixed, consisting of Dennis Drury (Oswestry), Chris Huston (Portsmouth) and Lyndon Ford (Mold), who fished a mixture of Orange and Black lures on slime lines for a 20lb bag.

As some large rainbows up to 20lb had been stocked the week before, it was decided that all fish should count as 2lb to make it a fair match.

In the Individual heat, first place went to Dennis Drury, who released 8 fish; 2nd was Andy Taylor with 7; and 3rd was Chris Huston with 6 fish. On a very windy day, all anglers caught with no blanks for a rod average of 4.8.

Team England Fly Fishing will have a stand at the British Fly Fair International (BFFI), held at the Staffordshire Country Showground on the 23rd-24th June, open 9.30am-4.30pm daily. Celebrating its 10th anniversary year, the 2012 BFFI features exhibitors from all areas of fly-fishing, celebrity presentations, fly-casting programmes from the AAPGAI and leading European casters, along with demonstrations by fly-tyers from thirteen countries.

Tickets are £10 (1 day) £17 (2 days) if bought on the day; £9 (1 day) £15 (2 days) if bought online in advance.

More information at the BFFI website

15 individual anglers and four teams took part in the first of this year’s TEFF Greys National Bank Championships (Northern Heats). Individual qualifiers were: Chris Micallef, Peter Appleby & Peter Crowe. Team qualifiers were Stonebridge Triple A’s. (Team Hardy Greys were winners on the day, but as the current National Team Champions they will be invited back to fish the 2012 Team Finals anyway.)

Results: Westhouse Lakes heat

Full Report

For Entry Forms, plus full details about this year’s competition, go to the Bank National page here Stop Press: We can now confirm that Sky Sports will be attending the TEFF Greys National Bank Championship Final on Saturday 6th October.

Entry forms for Southern Fly Fishers events this year – including loch-style qualifiers, spring match, pond fishing and the SFF Championships – are on the Southern FF web-page, together with a membership form.

(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) 6th May – Hanningfield

(2) 24th June – Hanningfield

Midlands

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

(1) 27th May – Rutland Water

(2) 17th June – Grafham Water

Northern

Three separate qualifiers.

15th April – Stocks

20th May – Kielder Water

16th & 17th June (Fished over two days) – Stocks

Peninsula

29th April – Blagdon

RAF

Usually fished at Grafham over two consecutive days. The actual dates cannot be published for security reasons. Please contact the secretary Dave Newing for more details.

Severn Trent

10th June – Blithfield

South East

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

(1) 27th May – Bewl Water

(2) 1st July – Bewl Water

Southern

Two separate qualifiers.

15th April – Bewl Water

20th May – Chew

South West

24th June – Chew

(by federation)

Midlands

28th-29th January – R. Dee, Maelor/Llangollen (Midlands Rivers Championship)

Northern

Two separate qualifiers

11th March – R. Dee, Maelor/Llangollen (Northern Rivers Championship)

3rd June – R. Swale, Reeth

Peninsular

Dates for the 2012 Rivers qualifier not yet available.

South East

(For 2013 Rivers National)

Usually held on R. Itchen in November – date tbc

Southern

(For 2013 Rivers National – two separate qualifiers)

The first usually held on R. Itchen in October – date tbc

The second usually held on R. Test in February – date tbc

The first heat of the Greys National Bank Championships took place at Innis Fishery near St Austell in Cornwall on Sunday, 12th February 2012.

Sunny conditions and cold weather greeted the twelve anglers that took part.  They came from as far afield as Tiverton in Devon and St Agnes in the West of Cornwall. No fresh stockies were put in prior to the match in order to make it a fairer competition, thus making the fishing challenging for all anglers.  However, two anglers caught their six fish limit and thirty three fish were caught throughout the six-hour competition.

First place went to Steve Wiggins of Holsworthy, second place went to Dave Johns from St Austell, and third place went to Alex Bobba from Tiverton.  A second heat is planned at Innis, however this is subject to the competition’s availability – date to be confirmed.