21st September - National River Final
The National was held on the beautiful river Tees this year and it was an excellent venue. The top two beats fished extremely well and the lower two were more of a challenge. Shortage of controllers left anglers controlling for each other and fishing half a day on the Saturday and Sunday. Pictured are the two lads I controlled for, Robert Brown and Alex Bobba (who incidentally both qualified for next year's England team, along with Simon Robinson, me and Richard Cobbledick)... Bring on the Taff next July!
I returned from hosting a trip to Poland's majestic San River about 5 weeks ago and still can't stop thinking about the place. Seven of us made the journey and the fishing was nothing short of sensational. On the best days we were landing upwards of 100 fish, mainly grayling, and some very big ones indeed. My best for the week went 46cm - a beauty - but nothing special for this incredible river. I will definitely be returning next season.
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