In Episode 3 of The World Fly Fishing Championships ft. Signature Tyer Howard Croston he completes his final practice in the UK, packs an absolutely massive pile of gear, and then heads off to France with the team. Howard dives into the little details in fly fishing that can be magnified to make a huge difference when you're at the highest level of competitive fly fishing. They then spend a week practicing at various lakes and rivers around France in advance of the World Fly Fishing Championships, before we joined up with them a few days before the competition started. They do some fly tying, gear prep and Howard walks us through some of the things they learned in their week practicing there, what their nightly fly tying looks like and how they're feeling in advance of the competition.
What is this series? In this Fulling Mill original documentary production 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 where we cover every moment of the event. The World Fly Fishing Championships is the premier fly fishing competition of the calendar year, and 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, and this is episode one.
Howard Croston is a World Fly Fishing Champion (2019) and member of the English International Fly Fishing Team. He’s also the Global Brand and Product Manager at Hardy. As one of our Signature Tyers Howard is constantly innovating new flies, and has many proven trout fly patterns in our collection. A brilliant angler and tyer, we're thrilled to have Howard and his expertise as part of the Fulling Mill team.
00:00 Introduction 01:02 Final preparations for France: It's the little things! 02:52 Preparing a mock session 04:14 What does it take to compete at this level? 05:51 Howard discusses how he will approach his practice beat 09:17 Why do the little details matter? 12:37 Howard analyzes his practice session 14:01 Fly tying and gear preparation for Worlds 19:58 Arriving in France and meeting up with the team 21:21 Recapping team England's practice sessions 24:15 Fly tying every night 25:18 Saying hello to fly fishing team USA and Signature Tyer Devin Olsen
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