The England Youth Flyfishing Team for 2007 met for their welcome day on Sunday 25 March. Hosted by Anglian Water, the event was staged at Northamptonshire’s Pitsford Water.

The youngsters aged between twelve and sixteen qualified for this years National Team at Grafham Water last year.
They were greeted at Pitsford by National Team Manager Stuart Young and coach - England International Team Captain - Iain Barr who presented them with their uniforms and prized England caps. The Boys and one girl then took to the water for a gruelling six-hour training session under the critical gaze of coach Iain Barr.
This year the Youth National Final - an eliminator for the 2008 International Team - will be held on Cambridgeshire’s Grafham Water on Sunday 8 July and the International Final at Scotland’s Lake of Menteith between 22-25 July 2007.