England World Champs team announced

The England Youth Flyfishing team has been announced ahead of next month’s World Angling Championships in Italy.

The team that will bid to beat England Youth’s best recent result abroad (a bronze medal in the USA four years ago) is Rob Thomas from Kent, Tom Gott, Yorkshire; Carl Malpass, Co. Durham; OliverAvis, Manchester and Lancashire’s James Atkinson.

Follow their performance on Facebook at England Youth Fly Fishing World Championships.

Lough Corrib Ferox

Ireland’s Lough Corrib has once again proven its big trout potential with the capture of a 19lb-plus Ferox.

Angling Times understands the immense predator was taken on a dead roach presented in deep water. The fish was killed and is to be mountedas a trophy  in a local bar, however other trout taken in the trip were released.

The current Irish record for Ferox stands at 26lb 2oz and was taken from Lough Ennell.

Angling Times editor Richard Lee, who has taken predatory trout to double figures from Irish loughs, said: “This is one very special fish and once again proves Corrib’s incredible pedigree. Opinions will be divided as to the decision to kill the fish.”

Ferox is a term given to wild brown trout that have grown large by eating a fish diet rather than fly life.