The World Fly Fishing Championships ft. Howard Croston | Episode 2

In Episode 2 of The World Fly Fishing Championships ft. Signature Tyer Howard Croston joins the rest of the members of Fly Fishing Team England for a day of practice a few months before the competition. Here, we dive into the team component of competitive fly fishing, and how this group of anglers works together to get not only the best team result, but to improve their personal standings as well. Howard is both Captain and Manager of the English team, and he has over 20 years of competition experience to pass on to the other members. In this video you'll see the teammates not only working on their nymphing skills, but some advanced dry fly fishing as well. 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. To purchase Howard's patterns, head to our website. US: https://www.fullingmill.com/Products-US/Howard-Croston-US?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Organic%20Social&utm_campaign=FMFF%20Flies&utm_content=2025%20World%20Fly%20Fishing%20Championships%20Series UK: https://www.fullingmill.co.uk/Products-UK/Howard-Croston?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Organic%20Social&utm_campaign=FML%20Flies&utm_content=2025%20World%20Fly%20Fishing%20Championships%20Series 00:00 Howard ties a fly 00:57 How do the World Fly Fishing Championships work? 02:57 Fly Fishing Team England practice day on the River Annan 05:41 How do you get selected for Fly Fishing Team England? 07:01 Howard prepares a practice session for teammate Chris Richardson 10:54 How to grade your water to maximize your fishing 13:47 Meet the team 15:41 Returning to Chris' practice session 18:33 Howard shares some of his competition tips 21:09 What will team England be facing for competition? 23:05 What to expect in episode 3 Make sure to check out @howardcrostonflyfisher9227 's channel! Make sure subscribe to our channel to see more videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/c/FullingMillTV?sub_confirmation=1 Make sure to follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/fulling_mill/ Video filming and editing by @patricktillard A huge thank you to Patrick for the amazing work he put into this project.