AT TEFF will be represented by: Frank Sumnall (captain), Phil Calvert, Andy Cottam, Dave Currie, Nick Dunn, Samantha Edmunds, Shaun Gaskell, Mark Macleod, Gary Morris, Paul Roach, Paul Runec, Riccardo Saccone, Phil Shaw-Browne, Rob Toptalo & Paul Angell (manager)
AUTUMN MATCH 2025 Country: SCOTLAND Venue: Lake of Menteith Dates: 10th to 13th September (incl.) Match date:Friday 12th September Accommodation:The King Robert Hotel, Bannockburn
AT TEFF will be represented by: Mark Rose (captain), Tony Baldwin, Graeme Bell, Martin Burgess, Tony Fox, Gary Haskins, Neil Hodgson, Mark Howard, Dave Johns, Alex Johnstone, Mark Parsley, Richard Slater, Mark Stevens & Jim Wright. (Manager – TBA)
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Keith Wallace, AT TEFF Marketing & Sponsorship Officer, reports: “The idea of self-confessed technology nerd and angler Stefan Flynn, Stillwater Fisheries is an evolution of the viral scottishtrout.com website that Stefan also created, and brings everything he has learned to the entire UK stillwater angling community. The website aims to give locations of stillwater trout fisheries across the whole of the UK, and to encourage anglers of all levels to visit and support their local trout fisheries in the UK, whilst also helping to promote them in the modern age.”
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Venue: Rutland Water Match Dates: 21st to 22nd September (incl.) Official Practice: 20th September Entry: Through 2024 Loch-style Qualifiers
The top 28 anglers will make up, after ratification by AT TEFF, next year’s two England Loch-style teams. (You should be aware that membership of the teams comes with commitments around training sessions, squad days and possibly future fund raising events). Days 1 and 2 – Match Start: 10:00am End: 5.30pm
TEFF TV
Keith Wallace, AT TEFF Executive Officer – Marketing & Sponsorship, interviews the finalists:
VIDEO COVERAGE
AT TEFF video coverage of the Loch-style National Final was provided by Envirofil Ltd, as part of their ongoing sponsorship commitment to Team England Fly Fishing.
Envirofil Directors: “We need to bring Fly Fishing to the surface, and we need to be focused on Team England’s image, and bring together Youth, Ladies, and all nationalities, to learn the sport, and fish for England, and their associated countries”
RESULTS
“This year’s National Loch-style Final was fished at Rutland Water over two days on 21st and 22nd September from 10.00am to 5.30pm. Day 1 started with bright sunshine and a cool North Easterly wind – not ideal fly fishing conditions. Most boats chose to fish an area in the middle of the South Arm outside the Sailing Club and across to Spud Bay and Yellowstone. By mid-afternoon the sun had gone and it had turned humid with a thunderstorm threatening. The worst scenario for an angler in open water! The heavens opened at around 4.00pm with lightning and most of the anglers stopped fishing, some returning to the boat dock and the rest to a nearby shore. First time finalist Mark Parsley was top angler on Day 1 with a fantastic catch of 12 trout. The rod average was a mere 3.5 fish that showed just what a challenging day’s fishing it had been. Day 2 saw fresher but very wet weather – it never stopped raining all day! Most anglers remained and fished in the same areas as the previous day. It was apparent that the fishing would be even more of a challenge than Day 1. As it turned out the rod average dropped to just 2 fish. At the weigh-in there was much anticipation and jangling nerves – it would be a tight affair. Overall champion was Tony Fox who had 6 fish on Day 1 and 5 on Day 2 – very consistent angling. Second place went to the very experienced and consistent angler Tony Baldwin who also took 6 fish on Day 1 and 5 on Day 2. Third place went to Samantha Edmunds who had 8 fish on Day 1 and backed that up with a creditable 4 fish on Day 2. The overall result produced 6 new caps – well done to them Thanks must go to Anglian Water for hosting the event, the catering team at the fishing lodge for providing food afterwards, to the volunteers that helped the match organiser, and finally to Peter Hartley who organises the heats and contributed hugely to the organisation of the final.” Ian Colclough – joint event organiser.
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Location: Landry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, SW France Dates: 15th-20th September 2024 Sectors: 1 River & 3 Lake sectors Venues: River Isère (river sector), Lac de Tueda (1 lake bank sector), Barouchat (1 lake bank sector) & Barouchat (boat lake sector)
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
England – France – Ireland – Ireland White – Scotland
AT Team England Fly Fishing is represented by: Mark Withyman(captain), Andy Taylor, Simon Clarke, Bernie Maher & Paul Page(manager).
Paul Page reports: “The team arrived safely at Eden de la Vanoise on the banks of the River Isère. We have been practicing Monday and Tuesday on the competition sectors of the River Isère, and the lakes Tueda, Meribel and Barouchat. The 2-day competition starts on the 18th, with one river sector on the Isère (5 beats), two lake bank sectors on Barouchat and Tueda, and one boat sector on Barouchat.”
RESULTS
Session 1
The opening session of the 9th Five Nations Championship saw Andy Taylor gain a second place on Lac de Tueda, Meribel, with 13 fish, with Mark Withyman coming 3rd, also on Lac de Tueda, with 2 fish. Bernie Maher and Simon Clarke both came 5th in their session on Barouchat, Bernie off the bank and Simon on the boats. England are currently lying in 5th place, with Ireland in 1st place on 8 placing points, one less than France in 2nd place with 9pts.
Paul Page reports: ‘The proposed reduction in the River Isere flow rate was cancelled on Tuesday afternoon by the local river authority, so at a hastily convened captain’s meeting it was agreed to peg another bank section on Lac de Tueda. It was a cold start to Session 1 on both lakes, however once the sun had risen above the high Alps, which dominated the skyline in every direction, another bright, sunny and hot day developed. Fishing was fast and furious on Lake Barouchat with 25 fish winning the 3 hour boat session and 27 off the bank. The Irish team were off to a flying start. Up on Lac de Tueda things were slightly slower with 13 and 6 fish winning the two sectors. This time both to the French team. Andy Taylor was pipped into 2nd place on Tueda with the same number of fish but Xavier Parent’s 49cms trout beat Andy’s biggest. Last day tomorrow, 3rd and 4th sessions.
Session 2
Session 2 saw 3rd places for Mark Withyman on Lac de Tueda, Simon Clarke off the bank on Barouchat, and Bernie Maher on the boats at Barouchat. On the other bank section on Lac de Tueda Andy Taylor scored a 4th place. England moved up one place to 4th, with Ireland holding on to their 1st place with 13 placing points, and France 2nd on 19pts. Ireland White are 3rd with 26pts, and Scotland 5th with 34pts.
Sessions 3 & 4
In the 3rd session Andy Taylor came 2nd off the bank at Barouchat, with Mark Withyman also scoring a 2nd place on the boats at Barouchat, plus a 2nd place for Simon Clarke, while Bernie Maher came 4th on Lac de Tueda. The 4th and final session saw Andy Taylor come 3rd on the boats at Barouchat, and Simon Clarke come 3rd on Lac de Tueda. Mark Withyman came 4th off the bank at Barouchat, and there was another 4th place for Bernie Maher. England finished the competition in 3rd place on 51 placing points, behind France 2nd on 37pts, and Ireland, the 2024 Five Nations Champions, in 1st place with 24pts. Ireland also had the top two individuals, with Campbell Baird Individual Champion, winning all four of his sessions, to end up with just 4 placing points, with Mark Driver in 2nd with 6pts, and Kevin Ducourtioux (France) 3rd with 7pts.
Paul Page reports: ‘Thursday, the last day of competition, was a cold start with cold air dropping down from the high Alps above the venues. With Barouchat at 4500 feet and Tueda at 6000 feet, mist rose from both lakes until the sun rose above the surrounding mountains, revealing another very bright, hot and clear blue sky day. The team set themselves the challenge to overtake the Irish White team in Session 3. Their good performance in the session brought them up into 3rd place, 6 points behind France. Another good push in Session 4 would be rewarded with a silver medal. However, this wasn’t to be, and they finished with the bronze. Ireland dominated the scores, with 10 1sts out of the 16 available, they proved unassailable. Their captain Campbell Baird leading them with a clean sweep of 4 1sts. 2026 5NFFC will be hosted by Scotland at Inverurie in early September. The 5NFFC committee hopes that Wales and Norway will join this year’s competing nations in the beautiful surroundings of Aberdeenshire.’
PRESENTATION
SECTORS River Isère
Lac de Tueda, Meribel
Barouchat
TEAM SPONSORSHIP
The AT TEFF team for the 9th Five Nations Championship in France is sponsored with corporate clothing by Envirofil Ltd, as part of their ongoing sponsorship commitment to Team England Fly Fishing.
Envirofil Directors: “We need to bring Fly Fishing to the surface, and we need to be focused on Team England’s image, and bring together Youth, Ladies, and all nationalities, to learn the sport, and fish for England, and their associated countries”
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Country: WALES Venue: Llyn Clywedog Dates: 9th to 13th September (incl.) Match date: Thursday 12th September Accommodation: Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells
RESULTS
1st Scotland 236 fish 484lbs 11ozs 2nd England 159 fish 326lbs 13ozs 3rd Ireland 127 fish 263lbs 9ozs 4th Wales 105 fish 219lbs 7ozs
Top Individual Bag: Michael Low (Scotland) 35 fish 70lbs 4ozs
Heaviest Trout: Paul Tweddle (England) 3lbs 15ozs
Congratulations to Scotland on a convincing victory.
START
AT TEFF Marketing & Sponsorship executive Keith Wallace reports: ‘The practice days saw some changeable weather, including rain, a big drop in temperature and high winds. The international day saw cold spells, and hail and rain, with some moderate winds.’
DINNER & PRESENTATION
Congratulations to Richard Denney, who was the Top English Rod, winning the Grafham Trophy (see right and above) with a staggering 22 fish weighing 44lbs 15ozs. Well done, Richard!
AT Team England Fly Fishing was represented by: Gary Haskins (captain), Simon Bird, Sean Brooks, Richard Denney, Simon Gains, Dave Johns, Mark Macleod, Sean Porter, Ben Race, Paul Roach, Riccardo Saccone, Dom Sheratte, Richard Slater, Paul Tweddle & Paul Angell (manager).
TEAM SPONSORSHIP
The AT TEFF team for the Autumn Loch-style Home International was sponsored with corporate clothing by Envirofil Ltd, as part of their ongoing sponsorship commitment to Team England Fly Fishing.
Envirofil Directors: “We need to bring Fly Fishing to the surface, and we need to be focused on Team England’s image, and bring together Youth, Ladies, and all nationalities, to learn the sport, and fish for England, and their associated countries”
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Venue: River Eden, Appleby AA water Match Dates: 7th to 8th September (incl.) Entry: Through 2023-2024 Rivers Qualifiers
The Angling Trust reports: 2024 Rivers National – Held 7th & 8th Sep, Venue: River Eden, Appleby AA water. Congratulations to all who qualified and competed for this year’s prestigious AT TEFF Rivers National Championship. The river settled well and fished hard yet fair, with only the dying minutes of the final session on Sunday falling under the influence of a torrential downpour, that any earlier would have seen competitors climbing out of a coloured and rising river. Congratulations goes to an ever-popular angler amongst participants of past seasons’ qualifiers and finals. So well done to this year’s winner Paul Baker. Paul received a ruckus round of applause when he went up to collect his trophy. As stated, the Eden held her prized residents close over the two days, yet some truly impressive fish were landed too. Keith McAdam landing an impressive brown trout after a breathtaking fight, whilst Kevin Moran netted a chunk of a grayling that rose to his fly on a second offering. Of the big fish that reached to net, Karl Watson’s took the proverbial biscuit, deserving a picture here, what a lump!
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The 28th FIPS-Mouche European Fly Fishing Championships was held in Lesko-Krosno, Poland, from the 27th August to the 2nd September 2024.
AT TEFF was represented by: Bernie Maher(Captain/Manager), Simon Clarke, Brian Lillie, Gilliaum Vermeulen & Mark Withyman.
TEAM SPONSORSHIP
The AT TEFF European team was sponsored with corporate clothing by Envirofil Ltd, as part of their ongoing sponsorship commitment to Team England Fly Fishing.
Envirofil Directors: “We need to bring Fly Fishing to the surface, and we need to be focused on Team England’s image, and bring together Youth, Ladies, and all nationalities, to learn the sport, and fish for England, and their associated countries”
Paul Page: ‘The cons of European Championships’Sector 4 – River San, Lesko – Tuesday morning
OPENING CEREMONY
RESULTS
SESSION 1
England’s top performer on their first day of competition was Gilliaum Vermeulen, who caught seven fish on the River San, Hoczew, the dry fly only sector, to finish 7th. Elsewhere, Simon Clarke came 10th on the River San, Lesko, Bernie Maher 13th on the River San, Zwierzyn, and Mark Withyman 14th on the River San, Sanok. On the boat fishing sector, Myczkowce Reservoir, Brian Lillie was one of four competitors to blank. Out of 14 teams in the championship, England were lying in 13th place. Poland took an early lead, with 9 placing points, ahead of France 2nd with 20 pts, and the Czech Republic 3rd with 27 pts. Ireland were in 9th place with 40 pts.
SESSION 2
Gilliaum Vermeulen was again England’s top scorer on the second day, landing six fish for 3rd place on the River San, Lesko. On Myczkowce Reservoir, the boat sector, where nearly half the field failed to catch, Mark Withyman had a brace to finish in 7th place. On the other river sectors, Bernie Maher was 12th on the River San, Hoczew, the dry fly only sector, Brian Lillie was 13th on the River San, Zwierzyn, while Simon Clarke failed to catch on the River San, Sanok. England moved up one place to 12th, while Ireland remained in 9th place. Poland hung onto their 1st place with 37 placing points, with the Czech Republic overtaking France to move into 2nd with 46 pts, with France 3rd with 51 pts. Individually, two Poles, Szymon Konieczny and Michal Fejkiel were 1st and 3rd with 4 pts and 5 pts, with Lukas Horsky (Slovakia) 2nd with 4 pts.
SESSION 3
The third session saw Mark Withyman landing seven fish on the River San, Zwierzyn, to come 7th, with Gilliaum Vermeulen also coming 7th on the River San, Sanok, and Brian Lillie 8th on the River San, Hoczew, the dry fly only sector. Simon Clarke managed to avoid a blank on Myczkowce Reservoir, the boat sector, to come 12th, while Bernie Maher failed to score on the River San, Lesko. England dropped a place back to 13th, while Ireland moved up a place to 8th. Poland remained in 1st place on 67 placing points, with Spain moving into 2nd place on 76 pts, ahead of the Czech Repuboic 3rd with 83 pts. Individually, a 3rd in his sesson saw Szymon Konieczny (Poland) hang onto 1st place with 7 placing points, with Michal Fejkiel (Poland) moving into 2nd with 9 pts, with Lukas Horsky (Slovakia) also in 9 pts in 3rd place.
SESSION 4
In the penultimate session Mark Withyman landed six fish on the River San, Hoczew, the dry fly only sector, to come 3rd, while Bernie Maher finished 5th, with nine fish, on the River San, Sanok, and Simon Clarke was 11th on the River San, Zwierzyn. Like Simon had done in the previous session, Gilliaum Vermeulen also managed to avoid a blank on Myczkowce Reservoir, the boat sector, to come 12th, while Brian Lillie was 13th on the River San, Lesko. England moved up one place to 12th, while Ireland dropped a place to 9th. Poland remained in 1st place with 84 placing points, with the French moving into 2nd with 106 pts, ahead of the Czech Republic in 3rd with 110 pts. Three Poles now held the top individual places, led by Szymon Konieczny with 8 placing points, with Michal Fejkiel 2nd on 11 pts, and Adam Wnekowicz 3rd with 16 pts.
SESSION 5
The final session saw Simon Clarke get a 3rd place on the River San, Hoczew, the dry fly only sector, with eleven fish, and Mark Withyman finish 4th on the River San, Lesko, with four fish. Elsewhere, Brian Lillie came 9th on the River San, Sanok, while Gilliaum Vermeulen was 13th on the River San, Zwierzyn, and Bernie Maher was one of four competitors who were unable to avoid a blank on Myczkowce Reservoir, the boat sector. England finished the competition in 12th place, with Ireland in 9th. Poland were European Team Champions with 98 placing points, well ahead of France in 2nd on 135 pts, and the Czech Republic 3rd with 139 pts. Poland also had the top three Individuals, with Szymon Konieczny European Champion with 9 placing points, Michal Fejkiel 2nd on 16 pts, and Adam Wnekowicz 3rd with 17 pts.
Images: Remigiusz Ogonowski
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The AT TEFF European team was sponsored with corporate clothing by Envirofil Ltd, as part of their ongoing sponsorship commitment to Team England Fly Fishing.
Envirofil Directors: “We need to bring Fly Fishing to the surface, and we need to be focused on Team England’s image, and bring together Youth, Ladies, and all nationalities, to learn the sport, and fish for England, and their associated countries”
SECTORS
Sector 1 Lake MYCZKOWCE
A section of Myczkowce lake on River San. Length: ca. 2.5 km, width: 100 to 300 m. Depth: 1.5 to 12 m. Fish species: brown trout (Salmo trutta trutta m. fario) – 90%, rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) – 5%, grayling (Thymallus thymallus) – 5%. Accompanying species: northern pike (Esox lucius), european perch (Perca fluviatilis), common roach (Rutilus rutilus) and common whitefish (Coregonus sp.). Periodically there is water discharge from Solina reservoir of up to 350 m3/sec (in between discharges the water is practically still). The areas where water is still most of the time, feature abundant underwater vegetation. The competition sector starts at the bridge in Solina and ends at the dam in Myczkowce.
Sector 2 River SAN Zwierzyn
Average width: 80-100 m, depth: 0.5 m, water flow: 22.4 m3/sec. When the water is low, the flow is 8.0 m3/sec. The current speed is slow to medium fast. Fish species: brown trout – 40%, grayling – 60%, huchen (Hucho hucho) < 1%. Accompanying species: chub (Leuciscus cephalus), dace (Leuciscus leuciscus) and ide (Leuciscus idus). The competition water starts at the village of Zwierzyń and goes as far as the village of Średnia Wieś. In numerous places the water is rich in aquatic vegetation but it does not obstruct fly fishing. Eligible fish occurring: rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, lake trout, grayling, danubian salmon.
Sector 3 River SAN Hoczew (dry fly only)
Average width: 100 m, depth: 0.6 m, water flow: 22.4 m3/sec. When the water is low, the flow is 8.0 m3/sec. The current speed is slow to medium fast. Fish species: brown trout – 40%, grayling – 60%, huchen (Hucho hucho) < 1%. Accompanying species: chub (Leuciscus cephalus), dace (Leuciscus leuciscus) and ide (Leuciscus idus). The competition water starts at the village of Średnia Wieś and goes as far as the village of Łączki. In numerous places the water is rich in aquatic vegetation but it does not obstruct fly fishing.
Sector 4 River SAN Lesko
Average width: 100-120 m, depth: 0.7 m, water flow: 25.0 m3/sec. When the water is low, the flow is 8.0 m3/sec. The current speed is slow to medium fast. Fish species: brown trout – 40%, grayling – 60%, huchen (Hucho hucho) < 1%. Accompanying species: chub (Leuciscus cephalus), dace (Leuciscus leuciscus) and ide (Leuciscus idus). The competition water starts at the village of Łączki and goes as far as the village of Postołów. In numerous places the water is rich in aquatic vegetation but it does not obstruct fly fishing.
Sector 5 River SAN Sanok
Average width: 100 m., depth: 0.8 m, water flow 30.0 m3/sec. The lowest flow is 11.0 m3/sec. The current speed is slow to medium fast. Fish species: brown trout – 20%, chub (Leuciscus cephalus), barbel (Barbel barbel), dace (Leuciscus leuciscus), nase (chondrostoma nasus) – 80%, huchen < 1%. Accompanying species: perch (Perca fluviatilis) and ide (Leuciscus idus The competition water starts at the town of Sanok and goes as far as the village of Dobra.
You will find more information on the Championship website here>>
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AT Team England Fly Fishing regret to announce that Len Childs, captain of the England team in the 1997 Autumn Loch-style Home International on Loch Leven, passed away on the 4th July, aged 81.
Len, who gained three Loch-style caps, and also competed in the Rivers National, was a stalwart of the South East Federation, with an outstanding record in their loch-style qualifiers on Bewl Water.
He also captained the Meridian team to success in the Lexus, Airflo, Grand Max and other team competitions, winning the Lexus on Chew in 2009.
Laura Childs, his daughter, has requested that anyone who wishes to attend the funeral, or who wants further information, should contact her through AT TEFF General Secretary Alex Adams alex.adams1969@gmail.com or the Angling Trust’s Danny Williams daniel.williams@anglingtrust.net
Each Qualifier provides the opportunity for the eight highest-placed anglers to proceed to the National Final. In 2024 the National Final will be fished over two days on the River Eden. There will be up to thirty two places available at the National.
January 2024
Sunday 21st January (rescheduled again from the 17th December) – River Dee – QUALIFIER CANCELLED
February 2024
Saturday 10th February – R. Test, Wherwell – QUALIFIER CANCELLED
March 2024
Sunday 3rd March – South East FF Federation – Lower Itchen fishery – Organiser: Tony Fox
Organiser Tony Fox reports that the weather for the day was beautiful, and that even if the river was high and slightly coloured, it did clear later in the afternoon. Because of the levels everyone had to park at the main entrance and the walk to the first hut, which was their base for day. Despite the conditions 16 anglers landed 48 grayling, an average of 3 per rod.
Overall Results: 1. Cameron Craigs 2. Mike Heritage 3. Jim Dillon 4. Baz Reece 5. Andrew Smith 6. Gavin Walsh 7. Alex Adams 8. Harry Chance 9. Jay Curry 10. Darren Everitt 11. Daniel Tranter 12. Robert Williams 13. Alex Tipping 16= Peter Buckey 16= John Waters 16= Trevor Hayman
April 2024
Sunday 21st April – R. Ure, Wensley – Organiser: Paul Page
Overall Results: 1. Del Spry 2. Stan Moore 3. Chris Micallef 4. Danny Williams 5. Kevin Moran 6. Brian Lillie 7. Paul Fairhurst 8. Mark Withyman 9. Dan Scott Paul 10. Peter Crowe 11. Chris Richardson 12. Gavin Walsh 13. Karl Watson 14. Paul Baker 15. Tom Hunt 16. Andrew Sowerby 17. Nick Craigs 18. Anthony McKenna
Organiser Paul Page reports: The England Rivers Qualifier was fished on the Bolton Hall and Wensley Beats centred around Lords Bridge on the Bolton Hall Estate in Wensleydale. Despite all the poor weather and high river levels that has beset many of our rivers over winter and early spring, the River Ure had dropped to 0.411 on the scale at Bainbridge and the weekend was set for fine and sunny weather, light winds but still cold. The 18 qualifier entrants met up at the Three Horseshoes inn at Wensley to pair up with their controllers. 9 fished the morning session on the Wensley Beat with the other 9 fishing the afternoon session, upstream, on the Bolton Hall Beat The morning session’s 09:00 start on the Wensley Beat downstream from Lords Bridge was greeted with a frosty start, which once warmed up by the sun, set the weather fair with regular hatches of Grannom sedges. Del Spry won the morning session with 7 trout between 26cms and 45cms, of which 3 were in the upper 30’s and 3 in the lower 40’s cms. Del’s 44.5cms fish was the largest trout caught on the day. Danny Williams and Brian Lillie were not far behind with 6 trout each. Mark Withyman came in 4th with 5 trout. The 9 anglers who fished the morning session caught a total of 37 trout between them. After swapping over from controlling to fishing and changing partners 9 anglers competed in the afternoon session upstream of Lords Bridge on the Bolton Hall Beat. The afternoon session’s 14:00 start on the Bolton Hall Beat upstream from Lords Bridge was now cloudy broken by short sunny spells, however the temperature remained unseasonably cold. The regular hatches of Grannom in the morning disappeared. Stan Moore who ventured up to the top end of the beat found accommodating trout and won the afternoon session with 6 trout ranging between 22cms and 33cms. Chris Micallef, Kevin Moran and Paul Fairhurst with 4 trout each vied for 2nd, 3rd and 4th places respectively. Chris’s 43.3cms was the largest of the afternoon session. Keith McAdam came third with 3 trout and Chris Micallef fourth with 2 trout. The 9 anglers who fished the afternoon session caught a total of 24 trout between them. Paul Page the event organiser said that the April Ure Qualifier was always a challenge as the grayling are out of season. However, with 41 trout being caught over the 2 beats, 8 of which were over 40cms, 8 over 35cms and 24 over 30cms, all wild brown trout, once again indicates that the River Ure is still a superb fly fishing river. Wensleydale and the River Ure are a stunning place to visit and fish. Our thanks go to the Bolton Castle Estate for giving us access to the estate’s fishery and to Tom Orde-Powlett for their continuing support. Also, our thanks go to Aran at the Three Horseshoes at Wensley for his kind use of their car park at the beginning and end of the competition.
May 2024
Sunday 26th May – R. Dee, Llangollen & Maelor AA waters
The Angling Trust reports: AT TEFF River Qualifier, Dee, Llangollen. It’s 09:00 and the first of the AT TEFF Dee Qualfiers is under way. With rain the last couple of days, the river is carrying a little water and colour. We’ve seen Sulphur Duns and what looked like PW’s as well as the usual Olives. John B is seen here, entering the water in search of his first fish. Good luck to him and the rods upstream doing exactly the same.
The Angling Trust reports: AT TEFF River Qualifier, Dee, Llangollen. Apologies for the results not being posted yesterday, phone signals and technology are never guaranteed on natural venues. In brief, the river did fish fairly well with the extra water in over the week, the morning session faring a little better than the afternoon. The other difference being the afternoon’s wading, with a near miss and a slight dunking to brighten up the afternoon’s banter. Congratulations to the heat’s winner, Dee regular and current Team England River Team member, Kevin Moran. He worked determinedly to winkle out some quality fish on mainly nymphs to hold off John Bowen to a very close second place, who alternated between nymphs and dries. In third was ever-present Tom Hunt, whilst the largest fish fell to Danny Williams on the dry fly. The next qualifier for a place in this year’s final is again on the Dee, at Llangollen Sunday 30th of June. For your ticket please follow the link here>>
June 2024
Sunday 30th June – R. Dee, Llangollen & Maelor AA waters
The Angling Trust reports: AT TEFF 2024 River National Qualifier, River Dee, Llangollen, Wales. We caught up with our competing anglers at the Hand Hotel for lunch, several of whom where already celebrating some great catches. The river is in good form, although the grayling are still slightly shoaled up post breeding with some usually productive areas being void of them. Fortunately, the trout are all still very present and so far, showing on the feed, fingers crossed they stay active and we see a couple of hatches during the PM sessions.
The Angling Trust reports: AT TEFF River Qualifier 2024 River Dee Llangollen. PM session finished and results back, the news pre-ratification, we’ve seen two catches of eleven fish, so theses catches will rank on length. Two catches of six fish and two of four. Nymph tactics have been quite prominent, however we’ll give more details on the placings shortly. Tight lines until then.
National Final
7th-8th September, R. Eden
Entries & Results Spreadsheet
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