Scotland was the host nation for the sixth 5Nations Staff Championships held from the 11th to the 15th June 2019. Ten groups took half with Scotland, England, Eire, France and Norway competing for the highest honours. Three venues have been used for the competitors; Carron Valley Fishery was the primary boat venue with two fishing classes on each days, Ledyatt Trout Fishery was used for the financial institution classes and Lintrathen Trout Fishery was the third venue once more for boat fishing. The competitors was held over two successive days, with a morning and afternoon session on every day to check the abilities of the forty anglers from the 5 nations that had entered.
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Mark Withyman (performing supervisor), Lee Bartlett (captain), Sean Brooks and Gilliaum Vermeulen fashioned the AT TEFF crew of 4 for 2019. The crew had spent an extended weekend effectively upfront of the competitors to take time to observe on the venues. This, together with the official observe days, helped them collect info on flies and techniques earlier than the two-day competitors. They discovered pulling techniques on Cortland Camo and Quick Glass traces, teamed with black lures and Hoppers to be the profitable strategies on Carron and Lintrathen, while lures underneath the bung and small dries have been the go to strategies for Ledyatt.
Day One noticed Mark and Gilliaum head to Carron Valley for the 2 boat classes, while Sean fished the financial institution classes at Ledyatt and Lee took to the boats at Lintrathen. On the finish of the primary day Staff England have been within the prime three not far behind the highest spot held by the French.
Day Two noticed Lee and Sean head to Carron Valley with Mark going afloat at Lintrathen and Gilliaum fishing the financial institution classes at Ledyatt. All 4 anglers had performed exceptionally effectively, and issues seemed shut.
On the presentation night Staff England have been second securing silver medals lacking out to the French who took gold. England captain Lee Bartlett took the highest particular person honour with 4 excellent performances over the 2 days with two firsts and two seconds in his classes to offer him six place factors and a person gold.
Mark Withyman performing supervisor for Staff England stated “This yr’s 5Nations crew are delighted to have gained one other crew silver medal and a person gold. After many hours of onerous work, together with a observe weekend some weeks earlier than the competitors, we have been positive our techniques have been appropriate to safe a prime end. With appropriate utility we gained silver narrowly lacking gold by six factors to a really robust French A crew. On one other day it could have gone one other approach! Many because of the Angling Belief for sending a crew and to Cortland, Wychwood and Snowbee for his or her help. I want for continued success with this competitors which will likely be held in Killarney, Eire subsequent yr”
Staff Outcomes:
1st France A 74 fish, 58180 factors, 62 place factors
2nd England 73 fish, 57200 factors, 68 place factors
3rd France B 70 fish, 51260 factors, 71 place factors
Particular person Outcomes:
1st Lee Bartlett, England. 31 fish, 23800 factors, 6 place factors
2nd Philippe Collet, France A. 24 fish, 19700 factors, 10 place factors
3rd Erlend Nilssen, Norway. 24fish, 18400 factors, 10 place factors