Friday, August 10, 2007

France Wins Gold Medal in Youth Fly Fishing Championship

The 6th Annual World Youth Fly Fishing Championship has come to an end. France, the Czech Republic and England captured this years medals. Team USA came within one point of earning a bronze medal, but finished in 4th place.

The final standings for the youth fly fishing championship were:
  • France - Gold Medal
  • Czech Republic - Silver Medal
  • England - Bronze Medal
  • Team USA - 4th Place
  • Slovakia - 5th Place
  • Spain - 6th Place
  • Team USA #2 (Team Pennsylvania) - 7th place
  • Ireland - 8th place
  • Canada - 9th place
  • Portugal - 10th place
In the 2006 World Youth Fly Fishing Championship, Team USA finished in 5th place. So this year was an improvement!

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Sunday, July 22, 2007

6th Annual World Youth Fly Fishing Championships

Last week, I mentioned the World Fly Fishing Championships, now the World Youth Fly Fishing Championships deserves a mention.

The Youth Fly Fishing Championship is scheduled to take place August 3- 10 at Pennsylvania State College. This is the first time the competition will be held in the U.S.

In addition to Team USA, there will be a second American team, dubbed "Team Pennsylvania".

Competing anglers will fish for trout on two sections of Spring Creek, the Little Juniata River above Spruce Creek in Huntingdon County, and Fishing Creek near Lamar in Clinton County. Anglers will also fish for trout and warm water species on Lake Perez at Stone Valley (previously known as Stone Valley Lake).

According to the official rules, trout over 200 mm (about 8 inches) will score 100 points, plus 20 points for each centimeter. A trout of 19 inches would score a lot of points for the competitor and often makes the difference between winners and losers.

For more information about the 6th Annual World Youth Fly Fishing Championship in Pennsylvania, click here.

To see the final results of the competition, click here.

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