A total of 68 teen anglers representing 12 international teams competed this summer during the World Youth Fly Fishing Championship in Slovenia. The U.S. team placed third in the tournament. (WYFFC2017.COM)
Teenage anglers representing the United States caught 190 fish over five days earlier this month to capture a third-place finish at the World Youth Fly-Fishing Championship in Savinja, Slovenia.
The French team took first, scoring 189,120 points and catching 250 fish to beat out Poland for the top spot. Spain finished fourth, followed by the Czech Republic, Canada, Belgium, Slovenia, South Africa, Ireland, Italy and Finland. A total of 68 tens competed in the five-day tournament.
Dariusz Ordzowialy, of Poland, finished first in the individual portion of the tournament after catching 66 total fish for a total score of 51,200. Valentine Meister, of France, finished second, followed by Felipe de Mingo, of Spain; Emilio Saint Aman, of France; and Szymon Konieczny, of Poland.
Grant Hawse was the top-scoring American, finishing seventh with 52 fish for a total score of 39,240. Other Americans competing in the championship included Mike Komara, 13th; Seth Drake, 22nd; Evan Vanek, 23rd; and Douglas Freemann, 26th.
Among the eligible species to catch were rainbow trout, brown trout, grayling, European chubs, barbel, cactus roach and nace.
For more information, check out this story from John Hayes of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Dariusz Ordzowialy, of Poland, finished first in the individual portion of the tournament after catching 66 total fish for a total score of 51,200. Valentine Meister, of France, finished second, followed by Felipe de Mingo, of Spain; Emilio Saint Aman, of France; and Szymon Konieczny, of Poland.
Grant Hawse was the top-scoring American, finishing seventh with 52 fish for a total score of 39,240. Other Americans competing in the championship included Mike Komara, 13th; Seth Drake, 22nd; Evan Vanek, 23rd; and Douglas Freemann, 26th.
Among the eligible species to catch were rainbow trout, brown trout, grayling, European chubs, barbel, cactus roach and nace.
For more information, check out this story from John Hayes of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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