Last weekend the river Wharfe hosted the England Youth Rivers National Final. Fortunately the rain managed to hold off enough so the event wasn't cancelled. As it turned out the river was in my opinion in perfect condition for really good fishing.
The event is run over 2 days, the first day is a kind of introduction to competition river fishing to the younger participants and the second is match day. The first day was held at Burnsall on the River Wharfe, we split the group in half and some went down stream and the rest up. I went up stream with 4 new lads. The fishing was quite tough with a strong wind developing quite soon after starting, which made it very hard to present the nymphes accurately and made it hard to stay in full contact. We still caught plenty of fish and it gave us a chance to see what flies would be working the next day. All of the members caught fish and I think they all benefited that me and other members of the world time had given them, and hopefully they would put the tips in to practice the next day.
Match day. In the morning the conditions were similar to the previous day but thankfully it was not as windy. At the beat draw we drew are section of river we were to fish and also the starting place. The rule is that you can go anywhere in your section as long as you start at your given place. My draw was perfect, I had the lower section by the abbey in the morning and the upper (by the cafe) in the afternoon, and my starting places were in my 2 Favourite pools on the river.
The morning session I was in the bridge pool by the abbey, this is a very deep pool but as long as you aren't scared of wet wading it can be very productive. I had thought to my self I would need 15 to 20 fish to win the session so that was my aim. The start time came and off I went. I hooked my first fish on the third cast, what a start. I then worked my way up the pool and then back and round so as to cover all of the good looking water. I had 5 fish in the first 20 minuets but then the pool died a bit, but I did manage 7 out of it. By now it was 35 minutes in and I was soaked as the wade back to the controller was deep and came over my waders every time. I then moved up into the next pool, strangely I only got 1 fish out of the next 3 pools but then the next pool was stuffed. I gradually worked up all of the pools with my French nymph set up and I just picked fish up all the way along. By the end of the session I had 20 fish including some nice trout to 40cm. As I was walking back to the car it became clear that I had a terrific session as the next best catch was 8.
I then moved to the upper section for the afternoon. Here I started in Cavandish pool. The pool was a lot higher then when I had fished it 2 weeks previously. It didn't take long to be back into the fish, and again I just worked the whole pool. I even waded to the far side of the pool, this included river bouncing which is when as the name suggests you bounce along the river bed to allow you to wade over your normal depth. This paid off though with 17 fish from the pool including a 41.4cm Grayling. But by then time was up so it was back to the organiser Dave Mee for tea and medals. It turned out that I had won the second session as well giving me 2 placing points overall and 37 fish. As the results were read out it was clear that I had won, but I had no idea it was by such a large margin. I had 21 more fish than second place. It was a brilliant feeling to know all the hard work over the years had paid off and to know I was National champion.
Over the 2 days I almost exclusively used my new Fulling mill Gold XT 10 foot 3 weight fly rod, I feel that it soft tip is perfect for French nymphing as it casts well. But the rod also plays fish really well as it cushions the runs and head shakes meaning I lost only 1 fish all weekend. To go with this I used 2 size 14 jigs on 3.6 pound Orvis Mirage Tippet. This was by far the best method for me.
I will do another post tomorrow with the full results attached and all of the pictures from the weekend. I will also attach the pictures of the flies that I used so you can all see them.
James Atkinson
Thursday, 6 September 2012
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Scotland
Hi
Over the last week I have been staying in the caravan with the family. Fortunately the caravan site sits right on the banks of the River Brann. This is a fantastic river that was full of Trout and Grayling. The river it's self flows into the River Tay at Dunkeld , but the river is still a fair size with plenty of holding pools for the Salmon.
On arrival the river was high but still fishable. So I set to work digging all of the gear out of the van only to find that I had left the fishing rods at home!! This lead to a very interesting conversation with the parents, and its was decided that we would make the journey to Glasgow the next day to Glasgow Angling Centre. This was a thrilling experience, the shop is big and holds lots of high quality fishing equipment. First job was rod searching. After having a quick browse, we asked a member of staff for some advice on a decent rod but that was not to expensive. To cut a long story short we came to find a Fulling Mill Gold Xt 10ft 3wt. After a few more hours searching for some new accessories I had purchase a new chest pack, a selection of fly tying materials, a C and F fly box and a Greys Platinum fly line, not cheap but all well worth it.
As soon as we got back to the site I had to try out the new rod. Immediately I was very impressed with it's quality. It is light weight and casts a French leader very well, it also a soft tip which is ideal for playing out big fish on light lines but it still has plenty of back bone for French netting the fish. I combined the rod with my French leader and 2 of my favourite nymphs. It didn't take long to get into some fish which kept me interested all day. As the holiday progressed I got up early every morning to go fishing before we went out. As I fished every day a pattern soon emerged that the fish were happy to take nymphs but I hadn't seen 1 fish rise, I tried dries but to no avail. The nymphs also had to plain with no bright colours, however flash in the fly added extra appeal. Over the week I put this into practice and my catch rate just went up and up. I also managed a nice Grayling around a pound and a half and Trout to two pounds all on plain nymphs. I leant a lot over the week and also got a lot more confidence in new patterns. The main point that stands out to me and to use more in future is to fish all of the shallow water before entering the water and then go back and fish the deeper water after then to follow it up keep changing flies till a pattern emerges then you can focus on flies that all work.
We got back on Sunday night and I had a call from a good friend Tom Gott. We arranged to fish Raygill trout fishery the next day. On arrival we could see fish all over the surface but there was obviously fish deeper to. I set up on a DI 5 Sweep with a Minkie and a blob while Tom went for a DI3 and Apps Bloodworms. We fished from the boat so we could fish fresh water and it didn't take long for us both to get into fish. There was no set pattern to the day but it became obvious that it was crucial to keep changing flies and search all depths to keep catching. We just searched the depths and caught fish at all depths but the stand out flies were the apps worms in all colours. The day progressed and we caught consistently all day, we got to around 30 fish each and decided to try something different and fish the top lake for pike as there is a fish in there that is the British record!! Unfortunately no luck on the Pike front but it was worth a go. The day had been a success and I am sure the experience will stand me in good stead for the England Bank Qualifier in October.
This is an example of the Pike in the lake, unfortunately they were not biting.
I Have the rivers national Final this weekend where I will be attempting to become the national champion. I will write about it next week to let you know how I get on.
James
Over the last week I have been staying in the caravan with the family. Fortunately the caravan site sits right on the banks of the River Brann. This is a fantastic river that was full of Trout and Grayling. The river it's self flows into the River Tay at Dunkeld , but the river is still a fair size with plenty of holding pools for the Salmon.
On arrival the river was high but still fishable. So I set to work digging all of the gear out of the van only to find that I had left the fishing rods at home!! This lead to a very interesting conversation with the parents, and its was decided that we would make the journey to Glasgow the next day to Glasgow Angling Centre. This was a thrilling experience, the shop is big and holds lots of high quality fishing equipment. First job was rod searching. After having a quick browse, we asked a member of staff for some advice on a decent rod but that was not to expensive. To cut a long story short we came to find a Fulling Mill Gold Xt 10ft 3wt. After a few more hours searching for some new accessories I had purchase a new chest pack, a selection of fly tying materials, a C and F fly box and a Greys Platinum fly line, not cheap but all well worth it.
As soon as we got back to the site I had to try out the new rod. Immediately I was very impressed with it's quality. It is light weight and casts a French leader very well, it also a soft tip which is ideal for playing out big fish on light lines but it still has plenty of back bone for French netting the fish. I combined the rod with my French leader and 2 of my favourite nymphs. It didn't take long to get into some fish which kept me interested all day. As the holiday progressed I got up early every morning to go fishing before we went out. As I fished every day a pattern soon emerged that the fish were happy to take nymphs but I hadn't seen 1 fish rise, I tried dries but to no avail. The nymphs also had to plain with no bright colours, however flash in the fly added extra appeal. Over the week I put this into practice and my catch rate just went up and up. I also managed a nice Grayling around a pound and a half and Trout to two pounds all on plain nymphs. I leant a lot over the week and also got a lot more confidence in new patterns. The main point that stands out to me and to use more in future is to fish all of the shallow water before entering the water and then go back and fish the deeper water after then to follow it up keep changing flies till a pattern emerges then you can focus on flies that all work.
We got back on Sunday night and I had a call from a good friend Tom Gott. We arranged to fish Raygill trout fishery the next day. On arrival we could see fish all over the surface but there was obviously fish deeper to. I set up on a DI 5 Sweep with a Minkie and a blob while Tom went for a DI3 and Apps Bloodworms. We fished from the boat so we could fish fresh water and it didn't take long for us both to get into fish. There was no set pattern to the day but it became obvious that it was crucial to keep changing flies and search all depths to keep catching. We just searched the depths and caught fish at all depths but the stand out flies were the apps worms in all colours. The day progressed and we caught consistently all day, we got to around 30 fish each and decided to try something different and fish the top lake for pike as there is a fish in there that is the British record!! Unfortunately no luck on the Pike front but it was worth a go. The day had been a success and I am sure the experience will stand me in good stead for the England Bank Qualifier in October.
This is an example of the Pike in the lake, unfortunately they were not biting.
I Have the rivers national Final this weekend where I will be attempting to become the national champion. I will write about it next week to let you know how I get on.
James
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Hi
I have now taken a new step and joined Twitter. So if you would like to see more about what I am doing, and what new adventures I am undertaking then go onto twitter and follow me at 'James Troutpro'.
James
I have now taken a new step and joined Twitter. So if you would like to see more about what I am doing, and what new adventures I am undertaking then go onto twitter and follow me at 'James Troutpro'.
James
Sunday, 12 August 2012
Last Few Months
Hi
As you can see it has been a while since I updated this page. So I though I had better get back on top of it.
So far this year has been fantastic. I have had lots of successful competitions at youth and senior levels. I have also had my biggest ever Brown Trout of 9 pounds from a river, and my biggest Grayling. Then to top all of that I have had lots of amazing practice days, where I have honed my skills.
As I have done so much this year, I think it would be best to just summarise some of my activities.
First of all I fished my first competition in early may. It was at local water Bank House Fly Fishery. I had never previously fished the lake but it looked good. It was the newly formed Iain Barr Airflo bank masters competition. To cut a long story short the weather was awful with high winds and heavy rain, but the fishing was good, I managed 14 fish which was enough to win the match and take me through to the final. The best method on the day was an intermediate line with a sparse Pitsford Pea on the point and an Amber Apps bloodworm on the dropper.
A few weeks later, it was time for a trip to Elinor and Grafham Reservoir. This was to fish in the Aiflo individual Final and also the Final of the Iain Barr Bank Masters. First came Practice, Elinor was out first port of call and it did not disappoint. Practice went really well with several fish coming to the net on several meathods, and things looked good for match day. Then over to Grafham, it was a similar story here with a cat booby and pink and yellow blob on a Di7 being the best tactic. I also managed a 6 pound rainbow on a Pearl Nemo. Match day at Grafham greeted us with similar conditions to practice. Unfortunately it was not my day and lots of lost fish meant a poor performance from me and 20th place with 6 fish. Next day was the Bank Masters at Elinor, I was hopeful for a top 10 finish after a bad day the day before. It soon became clear that the fishing was nothing like practice with 150 anglers on the lake the fishing became hard. I worked hard and caught 4 fish on 4 pegs which got me 11th place and top junior.
Now the big one the world championships. This year it was in France. The rivers were small and the fish extremely spooky. 4 days of practice later and hundreds of flies tied it was match day. The start was good when I had the first session win for England in 3 years with 11 fish all on nymphs. Unfortunately the second session was not as good with a bad beat draw a blank took me from 2nd individually to 18th. Things look a bot better in the third session with a nice beat. Until I asked my controller how many fish had been caught on the section and he replied 'Zero'!!. I managed 1 fish which kept me in contention. The final day saw me fishing the lake perhaps my best session. I managed 11 fish which was the most but the American angler beat me on fish points, but a 2nd place not the less. I was 11th going into the last session, but on the hardest river where 1 fish could win the session. Unfortunately another blank and a 21st place finish. I was later to find out that 1 fish could have got me 7th place. It was a fantastic experience, I learned a massive amount in new flies and leader set ups. The best lesson for me was a new presentation cast that presents a dry to a fish before the leader every time. I also met lots of new people who I hope I can keep in contact with in the future.
The last big competition I fished in was the loch style international. This year it would be my final year in the team due to age. We went for 2 days of practice were we identified areas and flies. It was decided that the method was a slow or fast intermediate with a Green Peter Stimulator on the top dropper a Claret Dabbler on the middle and a Black and Silver Dabbler on the point. Match day saw huge waves, perfect for fishing wets. I managed 7 fish which was top individual rod making me International champion. The whole England team had fished well with not 1 blank. This meant that we had 38 fish, 10 more than the Irish. So team and Individual gold. What a weekend!!
So that is a brief overview of some of my competitions this year. I will keep updating this blog with practice days and more competition as they come. If you have any questions please get in touch
James Atkinson
As you can see it has been a while since I updated this page. So I though I had better get back on top of it.
So far this year has been fantastic. I have had lots of successful competitions at youth and senior levels. I have also had my biggest ever Brown Trout of 9 pounds from a river, and my biggest Grayling. Then to top all of that I have had lots of amazing practice days, where I have honed my skills.
As I have done so much this year, I think it would be best to just summarise some of my activities.
First of all I fished my first competition in early may. It was at local water Bank House Fly Fishery. I had never previously fished the lake but it looked good. It was the newly formed Iain Barr Airflo bank masters competition. To cut a long story short the weather was awful with high winds and heavy rain, but the fishing was good, I managed 14 fish which was enough to win the match and take me through to the final. The best method on the day was an intermediate line with a sparse Pitsford Pea on the point and an Amber Apps bloodworm on the dropper.
A few weeks later, it was time for a trip to Elinor and Grafham Reservoir. This was to fish in the Aiflo individual Final and also the Final of the Iain Barr Bank Masters. First came Practice, Elinor was out first port of call and it did not disappoint. Practice went really well with several fish coming to the net on several meathods, and things looked good for match day. Then over to Grafham, it was a similar story here with a cat booby and pink and yellow blob on a Di7 being the best tactic. I also managed a 6 pound rainbow on a Pearl Nemo. Match day at Grafham greeted us with similar conditions to practice. Unfortunately it was not my day and lots of lost fish meant a poor performance from me and 20th place with 6 fish. Next day was the Bank Masters at Elinor, I was hopeful for a top 10 finish after a bad day the day before. It soon became clear that the fishing was nothing like practice with 150 anglers on the lake the fishing became hard. I worked hard and caught 4 fish on 4 pegs which got me 11th place and top junior.
Now the big one the world championships. This year it was in France. The rivers were small and the fish extremely spooky. 4 days of practice later and hundreds of flies tied it was match day. The start was good when I had the first session win for England in 3 years with 11 fish all on nymphs. Unfortunately the second session was not as good with a bad beat draw a blank took me from 2nd individually to 18th. Things look a bot better in the third session with a nice beat. Until I asked my controller how many fish had been caught on the section and he replied 'Zero'!!. I managed 1 fish which kept me in contention. The final day saw me fishing the lake perhaps my best session. I managed 11 fish which was the most but the American angler beat me on fish points, but a 2nd place not the less. I was 11th going into the last session, but on the hardest river where 1 fish could win the session. Unfortunately another blank and a 21st place finish. I was later to find out that 1 fish could have got me 7th place. It was a fantastic experience, I learned a massive amount in new flies and leader set ups. The best lesson for me was a new presentation cast that presents a dry to a fish before the leader every time. I also met lots of new people who I hope I can keep in contact with in the future.
The last big competition I fished in was the loch style international. This year it would be my final year in the team due to age. We went for 2 days of practice were we identified areas and flies. It was decided that the method was a slow or fast intermediate with a Green Peter Stimulator on the top dropper a Claret Dabbler on the middle and a Black and Silver Dabbler on the point. Match day saw huge waves, perfect for fishing wets. I managed 7 fish which was top individual rod making me International champion. The whole England team had fished well with not 1 blank. This meant that we had 38 fish, 10 more than the Irish. So team and Individual gold. What a weekend!!
So that is a brief overview of some of my competitions this year. I will keep updating this blog with practice days and more competition as they come. If you have any questions please get in touch
James Atkinson
Monday, 28 November 2011
Rivers National
Hi Guys
I have just come back from fishing in the England Rivers National on the River Itchen. This is the event that can determine your position in the England youth rivers teams so there was lots at stake.
I set of on Saturday morning to make the 5 hours journey down to the Itchen at Southampton. Saturday was just a day for me to gain some confidence in fly and methods, as I don't fish chalk streams very often, in fact I only fish them about once a year if that!. Anyway it was a successful day for me as I caught a few fish and identified some successful flies an methods. I didn't catch lots of fish as I wanted to save them for match day!. after this I went back to the hotel to finish off my preparation for the day, this took me 4 hours as I wanted to make sure that I plenty of my successful flies so I woudent run out on the day and also making up plenty of leaders as the forecast was for strong winds.
Sunday was match day and I was very nervous as I wanted to make sure that secured my place in the team as well as trying to better me last years result of second place. I was fishing the lower section in the morning, which I hadent looked at in my practice but never the less it looked very inviting. while setting up I had seen few fish rising so I started with a trio set up to get the best of both worlds as I was fishing dry fly and nymphs at the same time. I fished all of the likely looking runs only to lose one at the net!. After this it took a while fore me to settle in. My first and second fish were trout so when I next struck I was expecting another trout but instead I found myself connected to my first Grayling of the day. I had hooked it on the far bank past a dense weed bed so I tried to French net the fish to stop it burying into the weed but unfortunately it hit the bank below my net and fell off. It then took me half an hour to get my first fish in the net. I fished my way up the beat fishing every gravel run and at the end of the session I had 4 decent Grayling which was good enough for second place. In the afternoon I caught too fish in very quick succession but then I again struggled to catch moor, I eventually got another. A nice hatch started to come off and I switched to drys to miss one first cast, but then no more offers with the dry so I fished the run again with nymphs and got a take first cast, but as I knew there were more around I opted to stay nice and low but this proved to be the wrong move as the fish came off at the net. This made me very anxious as the session was drawing to a close and I knew every fish would make the difference. I caught no more Grayling which left me in forth place, third place also had 3 fish but had slightly bigger fish so beat me on fish points.
So overall it was announced that I was third, not bad but not as good as I had hoped for. But never the less a good result. First place went to Carl Malpass who ran away with the victory, with Oliver Avis in second and me in third place. So well done to Carl for winning the Tom Bilson trophy, and to Oli for his silver medal.
James
I have just come back from fishing in the England Rivers National on the River Itchen. This is the event that can determine your position in the England youth rivers teams so there was lots at stake.
I set of on Saturday morning to make the 5 hours journey down to the Itchen at Southampton. Saturday was just a day for me to gain some confidence in fly and methods, as I don't fish chalk streams very often, in fact I only fish them about once a year if that!. Anyway it was a successful day for me as I caught a few fish and identified some successful flies an methods. I didn't catch lots of fish as I wanted to save them for match day!. after this I went back to the hotel to finish off my preparation for the day, this took me 4 hours as I wanted to make sure that I plenty of my successful flies so I woudent run out on the day and also making up plenty of leaders as the forecast was for strong winds.
Sunday was match day and I was very nervous as I wanted to make sure that secured my place in the team as well as trying to better me last years result of second place. I was fishing the lower section in the morning, which I hadent looked at in my practice but never the less it looked very inviting. while setting up I had seen few fish rising so I started with a trio set up to get the best of both worlds as I was fishing dry fly and nymphs at the same time. I fished all of the likely looking runs only to lose one at the net!. After this it took a while fore me to settle in. My first and second fish were trout so when I next struck I was expecting another trout but instead I found myself connected to my first Grayling of the day. I had hooked it on the far bank past a dense weed bed so I tried to French net the fish to stop it burying into the weed but unfortunately it hit the bank below my net and fell off. It then took me half an hour to get my first fish in the net. I fished my way up the beat fishing every gravel run and at the end of the session I had 4 decent Grayling which was good enough for second place. In the afternoon I caught too fish in very quick succession but then I again struggled to catch moor, I eventually got another. A nice hatch started to come off and I switched to drys to miss one first cast, but then no more offers with the dry so I fished the run again with nymphs and got a take first cast, but as I knew there were more around I opted to stay nice and low but this proved to be the wrong move as the fish came off at the net. This made me very anxious as the session was drawing to a close and I knew every fish would make the difference. I caught no more Grayling which left me in forth place, third place also had 3 fish but had slightly bigger fish so beat me on fish points.
So overall it was announced that I was third, not bad but not as good as I had hoped for. But never the less a good result. First place went to Carl Malpass who ran away with the victory, with Oliver Avis in second and me in third place. So well done to Carl for winning the Tom Bilson trophy, and to Oli for his silver medal.
James
Sunday, 6 November 2011
Thankyou
Hi Guys
Sorry its been along time since I updated, but I have recently suffered from a serious neck injury which concluded in a ride in the Air Ambulance to Lancaster hospital. Thankfully it was just a torn muscle but it could have been much worse!. So first of all I would like to thank the hospital team for the hard work and getting me back on my feet as quick as possible.
Secondly I would to thank G.R. & R.D. Taylor at Kikby lonesdale. After a shopping trip into Kikrby today, they very kindly offered to support me in my fishing competitions by giving me some very high quality clothing. So thank you for your support it is much appreciated. For anybody looking for some good outdoor clothing or army surplus supplies here is a link too there site http://www.gr-rdtaylor.co.uk.
James Atkinson
Sorry its been along time since I updated, but I have recently suffered from a serious neck injury which concluded in a ride in the Air Ambulance to Lancaster hospital. Thankfully it was just a torn muscle but it could have been much worse!. So first of all I would like to thank the hospital team for the hard work and getting me back on my feet as quick as possible.
Secondly I would to thank G.R. & R.D. Taylor at Kikby lonesdale. After a shopping trip into Kikrby today, they very kindly offered to support me in my fishing competitions by giving me some very high quality clothing. So thank you for your support it is much appreciated. For anybody looking for some good outdoor clothing or army surplus supplies here is a link too there site http://www.gr-rdtaylor.co.uk.
James Atkinson
Monday, 17 October 2011
Airflo International Final
Hi
Sorry for the delay, I have been so busy with school work I just haven't had chance to upload anything. But better late than never!
On the 3rd of October we set off to practice for the match. With no help from the traffic we got fishing at 10am. But never the less we set of in good spirit. But it soon became apparent that the fishing was HARD. 70% of the fleet was fishing along the dam and the rest spread out over both arms. In practice we didn't catch many fish but we knew what to do and where to go. So back to the hotel we went to tie flies and prepare for our biggest fishing day so far.
On match day we had the team photos, not my best picture ever. The game plan was to fish either across the dam on Di3 sweeps with Cat Boobys and Cormerants or to fish at Armly wood or New Zealand point with slow glass lines and black nymphs. This plan worked very well as after day 1 we were in second place! Not bad for a youth team in a senior final.We had 25 fish which was 5 better than the Welsh Hawks in third.
Day 2 Saw horrendous winds forecast up to 40mph. This looked untrue at the start but was soon confirmed after 5 foot waves started battering the boats. Again we kept to the plan and sent boats to the dam and New Zealand. Unfortunately we had a bit of a bad day with the waves becoming to much for all the boats at the dam as we got forced up the arms by the Wardens, after 1 boat had to beach them self's on the dam. We stuck at it but the fish just didn't come. We only had 10 fish on day 2 which put us back into 5th place.
This was a bit disappointing but looking at the bigger picture it was an amazing result considering our average age in the team is only 17. It had to be one of the best few days of my life to date , to have taken part in the very prestigious event was a privilege and I hope we have an equally good year next year.
Sorry for the delay, I have been so busy with school work I just haven't had chance to upload anything. But better late than never!
On the 3rd of October we set off to practice for the match. With no help from the traffic we got fishing at 10am. But never the less we set of in good spirit. But it soon became apparent that the fishing was HARD. 70% of the fleet was fishing along the dam and the rest spread out over both arms. In practice we didn't catch many fish but we knew what to do and where to go. So back to the hotel we went to tie flies and prepare for our biggest fishing day so far.
On match day we had the team photos, not my best picture ever. The game plan was to fish either across the dam on Di3 sweeps with Cat Boobys and Cormerants or to fish at Armly wood or New Zealand point with slow glass lines and black nymphs. This plan worked very well as after day 1 we were in second place! Not bad for a youth team in a senior final.We had 25 fish which was 5 better than the Welsh Hawks in third.
Day 2 Saw horrendous winds forecast up to 40mph. This looked untrue at the start but was soon confirmed after 5 foot waves started battering the boats. Again we kept to the plan and sent boats to the dam and New Zealand. Unfortunately we had a bit of a bad day with the waves becoming to much for all the boats at the dam as we got forced up the arms by the Wardens, after 1 boat had to beach them self's on the dam. We stuck at it but the fish just didn't come. We only had 10 fish on day 2 which put us back into 5th place.
This was a bit disappointing but looking at the bigger picture it was an amazing result considering our average age in the team is only 17. It had to be one of the best few days of my life to date , to have taken part in the very prestigious event was a privilege and I hope we have an equally good year next year.
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