On Saturday 21 March, the team travelled to Ladybower in Derbyshire for a boat session as part of preparations for the 2026 Youth World Championships in Ireland. Ladybower is one of those waters that carries presence before a line is even cast. Its top water level sits around 668 feet above sea level, with roughly 13 miles of shoreline, so
Our recent Ireland trip did exactly what it needed to do. Staying just outside Derry gave us a strategic base for a World Championships that will be fished across Northern Ireland plus the Republic of Ireland. Being on the edge of the Walled City also added something else: a strong sense of place, with history you can see in the
Saturday: Stillwater Fishing at Ellerdine Trout Fishery Saturday saw the Under 18 England River & Bank Fly Fishing Team fishing stillwater at Ellerdine Trout Fishery. The team focused on targeting tiger trout, rainbow trout and brown trout, with conditions allowing for a positive and productive start to the weekend. Early success came from fishing tight, small predatory-style flies, which proved
