Tracy&James | Thursday, 31 October 2019
I’m not sure whether this FP will be published on time as I know Paul is down the lake somewhere and may not have a signal. He did get in touch to tell me this and to ask if we could supply the post early, however Tracy and I were competing in the inaugural UK Fly Casting championships in Millom, Cumbria so were too busy having a good time.
It was great to meet up with the UK casters over the weekend. The competition events were hard fought yet everyone was willing to share tips and tackle and there was a genuine sense of everyone wanting to see the other casters doing well.
Tracy fared better than me, winning 3 of the four events that she entered. I managed a second place in salmon distance and a third in the sea-trout distance. My awful run of not managing to cast as well as I want to in the #5 event continues though – I’m continuously optimistic that I’ll eventually get it right when it matters however.
Congratulations to all the medal winners and competitors. A big thank you to Lee and Angela for organising the event, I know how much effort goes in behind the scenes to make it all happen. Also, thanks to Mike H for time keeping and Craig Brown for marking (and a lot of rowing).
We only have one casting competition left this year, the final BFCC event at the Northern Fishing School on the Swinton Park Estate near Ripon, Yorkshire on the 16th of November. Here the BFCC championship will be decided, currently it’s being led by Kei Okamoto with myself in second place. All I have to do is win pretty much everything, including the #5, and the title will be mine. J
The BFCC master casting instructors will also be in attendance to iron out any issues you may have, so even if you’re not a competitive caster it’s well worth coming along to get some of the best instruction around.
If you’re interested in attending then please see the BFCC website or Facebook page.
I really need to get out and do some fishing soon.
All the best, James.