Tuesday, 20 September 2011

David Lang fishes his way to a new RX 450h!

Sytner Lexus and Lexus (GB) are proud sponsors of both the Lexus European Fly Fishing Championships and World Champion and England Captain, John Horsey.

Lexus have been sponsoring the Championships since 2005 and provide the winner of the individual competition with a RX 450h for 12 months. Sytner have joined forces with Lexus (GB) this year as a co-sponsor.

2011 Results

The Championships attract anglers of mixed abilities from all over the UK, plus France, Belgium, Norway, Czech Republic, Italy, Australia, Canada and the USA. This year’s Individual Final will be held at Chew Valley Lake near Bristol and the Team Final at Rutland Water near Leicester.

Individual Final (Chew Valley Lake, Somerset)...

The Final was contested by 100 anglers amidst constant rain for most of the day – the top 2 anglers each caught 9 fish (there was a 10 fish limit) and Dave lang’s fish were heavier than 2^nd placed Kieran Bonas – incidentally, Kieran is only 16 years old, so if he had won he wouldnt have been able to claim the RX 450h for a year.

Winner - David Lang (Grimsby)

Team Final (Rutland Water, Leicestershire)...

The 2 days were very testing for the 126 anglers with cool winds and sun – always the hardest conditions for fly fishing for trout on our major stillwaters.

4 fish limit, then all subsequent trout were landed and released unharmed – all released fish would count as 2lbs each. Top individual rod on Day 1 was Martin Barrett who caught 10 trout. Blagdon Flyfishers from the West Country were the top team on Day 1, with local experts Rio Masters 2^nd and Alba Orvis Flyfishers from Scotland 3^rd

Day 2 was even harder, with iain Earle of Ospreys taking the Individual honours with just 5 fish. The same 3 teams jostled for position on the 2^nd day, but this time, Alba Orvis Flyfishers topped the pile, with Rio Masters 2^nd – again! And Blagdon Flyfishers 3^rd.

Winners - Alba Orvis Flyfishers, 2nd - Rio Masters, 3rd - Blagdon Flyfishers.