Fished on the River Dee 2/3 August.

New English Champion!

BEN BANGHAM of the Southern Federation. 21 Fish 5 place points.

2nd - Scott Nellins 20 Fish 6 place points
3rd - Bob Worts 12 Fish 7 place points.
4th - John Emerson 17 Fish 9 place points.
5th - Graham Lumsden 12 Fish 11 place points.
6th - Alex Bobba 12 Fish 12 Place points.

All six are the 2011 English Rivers team.

The River Dee was in fine form and proved to be a testing venue. There were lots of anglers in contention for the places which made for frayed nerves and leaders!

Best fish was a 43.1 Cm Grayling that was caught by Andy Croucher, Hector Rodriguez and John Emerson!!

32 Anglers caught 277 Fish for a 8.66 Rod average.

Martin Dixon did a great job in the organisation and son Mike doing the Results.

Thanks to Llangollen and Maelor for allowing the event on the waters.

Well done to all !


A big well done to Ben, { not a name you'd forget easily ... }.

Ben made a long journey North to take part in a tough Airflo Heat at Stonebridge................... and made it through to the final !

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The Final came to the Dee for the first time, courtesy of the Maelor and Llangollen clubs who very kindly made their superb waters available for this prestigious event.

The Dee, like many other rivers, has suffered months of mainly low water. The competition was fished in very low, but stable water conditions as the Environment Agency had agreed to temporarily suspend water release to assist in showing the Dee to best advantage.

Many competitors found the fishing difficult in practice, bu the water conditions and warmer settled weather turned the grayling on to the dry fly. Over the two match-days many fish were taken on nymphing tactics, but the dry fly certainly reigned supreme.

Over two days the 4 beats in use produced no less than 277 trout and grayling of 20cm or more to the 32 competitors all of which were safely returned to the water. Many grayling in excess of 40cm were caught, and the largest fish were 3 superb fish of 43.1 cm.

Organiser Martin Dixon thanked the anglers for the superb spirit at the event, the Hand Hotel for being the perfect HQ, the EA and especially the two clubs who made the event a success.

The England Final will return to the Dee again in August 2011 interested in taking part should contact Martin Dixon at martin.dixon@hotmail.co.uk or their local CEFF organiser.
The top 15 anglers were as follows:

1. Ben Bangham 21 Fish 5 Place Points England Team 2011
2. Scott Nellins 20 Fish 6 Place Points England Team 2011
3. Bob Worts 12 Fish 7 Place Points England Team 2011
4. John Emerson 17 Fish 9 Place Points England Team 2011
5. Graham Lumsdon 12 Fish 11 Place Points England Team 2011
6. Alex Bobba 10 Fish 12 Place Points England Team 2011 Reserve
7. Phil Dixon 11 Fish 13 Place Points
8. Lewis Hendrie 16 Fish 14 Place Points
9. Steve Cullen 12 Fish 14 Place Points
10. Terry Phillips 7 Fish 14 Place Points
11. Grant Brecknall 13 Fish 15 Place Points
12. Baz Reece 9 Fish 17 Place Points
13. Andy Taylor 8 Fish 17 Place Points
14. Andy Croucher 11 Fish 18 Place Points
15. Mike Tinnion 10 Fish 18 Place Points

Further information from Martin Dixon on 01270 585755

Well done Scott, top angling mate!

Al
LB

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Peregrine Team Esthwaite.

Some good anglers there... well done!

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Before you cast the fly, make sure you can handle the fish! Vuoi imbrogliare? Poi Non competere! (If you want to cheat, then dont compete)

top angling by all well done lads

congrats to all qualifiers well done
good angling nelly

Well done to all and especailly well done to those who qualified for the 2011 Team.
A few young and old faces there and a few new ones too.....well done lads

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