The World Fly Fishing Championships ft. Howard Croston Episode 5
Published: 4th March 2025 | Author: Fulling MillIn Episode 5 of The World Fly Fishing Championships ft. Signature Tyer Howard Croston we cover sessions 2 and 3 of the World Fly Fishing Championships in France. First, we head to the Vicdessos river. There, Howard fishes what looks to be two lovely pieces of this small, paced river. What he finds are an extremely low number of fish and lots of great looking water that doesn’t appear to have anything in it. This makes for extremely thin margins where every single trout is critical, and mistakes are amplified. On this river you’ll see Howard fish both single and double nymphing setups, as well as a dry dropper setup to cover the calmer water and fish at greater distance.
On day 3 the venue changes drastically when Howard heads to the Carlit Lakes, which are a series of alpine lakes in the French Pyrenees. There he finds incredibly clear water, technical fish, but extremely fun and rewarding fishing. This sector, in contrast to the rivers, is almost all dry fly fishing with long leaders and light tippet. There’s also some sight nymphing as well. Howard breaks out decades of UK stillwater trout fishing wizardry for this one!
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In this Fulling Mill original documentary series we follow Signature Tyer Howard Croston for 9 months as he prepares for and fishes in the 2024 World Fly Fishing Championships in France. We start with his life at home, preparation and team practice, then follow him to France. There, we cover every moment of the event. The World Fly Fishing Championships is the premier fly fishing competition of the calendar year. It brings the best anglers from around the world together for 5 days of intense fishing. It is a game of fine margins, and historically it has been responsible for many of the innovations in fly fishing that most anglers take for granted today. This is a six part series.
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Want to learn more about Howard Croston? Check out his Q&A on our blog from when he joined the FM team.
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