AWAI Final 2016

The Belgium team before the start of the final.
The Belgium team before the start of the final.


The Anglian Water Airflo International is one of the most prestigious fly-fishing reservoir competitions in the world. The AWAI 2016 took place at the 1300 hectare large Rutland Water in the UK, only 23 teams were allowed to fish the final after months of qualifications with hundreds of teams.

The team when the prizes were handed out.
The team when the prizes were handed out.

 

A team consists of six members and for Belgium fished “Fly Fishing Forever”, a team sponsored by G.Loomis – Shimano with Geert Jansen, Patrick De Schutter, Albert Bigaré, Tony Perin, Alex Vanrijkel and team captain Guido Vinck.

A strong eastern wind and bright sunshine made the competiton over the two days a very difficult one. Fly Fishing Forever started with a smile and kept it right until after the prizes were handed out, because they managed to end in the top 5 and brought home the tofee for the “Best Overseas Team” to Belgium (beating, among others, France, Ireland, the Orkney’s and the Shetland Islands).

Well done boys, we like to see you back in 2017.
Well done boys, we like to see you back in 2017.

 

For all the results of the final go, to: http://www.anglianwater.co.uk/leisure/awai-team-final.aspx.

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