Senior World Championships

**MCC** · 12-05-16

The senior Worlds event will take place in Vail, Colorado during September this year.

Here is a link to an App you can use to follow the event.

https://attendify.com/app/7fjyj1/

**FlyCraft** · 07-09-16

The Protea Team left this past Saturday to compete in the 2016 World Fly Fishing Championships in Vail Colorado. The guys arrived there on Monday after 35 hour plus of travel. They have some time on the water before the event to get used to the conditions and to test techniques, flies and strategies.

In my view the current team is one of the best ever to compete in a Worlds and if fly fishing paid the bills (for some it do), this is what they would do for a living.

The Team

Manager: Gerrit Redpath
Coach: MC Coetzer
Team Members: Matt Gorlei, Daniel Factor, Christiaan Pretorius, Ronald Smith, Nic Janse van Rensburg, Matt Rich.

Proud sponsors and supporters of the Team

http://stealth.co.za/

http://purefishing.co.za/products/greys-flyfishing/

http://kmfs.co.za/

http://www.streamxflyfishing.co.za/hanak.html

http://stealth.co.za/

http://www.kia.co.za/

http://www.columbia.com/

Links

http://www.wffc2016.com/
http://www.proteateamvail.co.za/

Some pics filtering through, Nic an Matt on the Gore Creek.

**Gerrit Viljoen** · 07-09-16

Lekker wil be follow their progress.

**FlyCraft** · 08-09-16

Matt Gorlei and Maddy Rich with two beautiful fish taken in the Eagle.

**FlyCraft** · 10-09-16

Some pics from Yesterday.

**FlyCraft** · 12-09-16

The opening ceremony was yesterday, then two days of official practice before the comp starts!

For those who don't know the the team. From left to right:

Matt Gorlei - From KZN, currently student at Stellenbosch.
Gerrit Redpath (Manager) - From Bloemfontein, Financial Services.
Daniel Factor - From Joburg, Sales Executive at Stealth Fly Fishing.
Christiaan Pretorius - From Durbanville, lives in US, Full Time Fly Fishing guide and lodge manager.
Nic Janse van Rensburg - From Somerset West, Student at Stellenbosch
Then an obviously keen US youngster!
MC Coetzer (Coach) - From Stellenbosch, Cape Town Attorney
Ronald Smith - From Pretoria, Student at Potch
Maddy Rich - From Cape Town, Cape Town Property Manager

Groups below:

Draws below:

**FlyCraft** · 13-09-16

The guys have had their last day before the comp tomorrow and caught some beautiful fish!

Below the South African Fish Eagles/Vultures feasting between sessions.

**Korrie** · 14-09-16

Lets play a little game.

Predict where do you think will the Proteas end up at the end of the competition.

we can go even further, lets try and predict every session. We can also do that for the individuals.
This will make the Flytalkers look more carefully at every angler from every country, where is he placed, how each sector is fishing, how each beat is fishing.

We have the draws, and groups, but not the beats. The beats are only done on arrival to each sector.
this will be forwarded to us probably before each session. It might be a bit difficult for the last session if you want to stay up.

Who wants to be part of the fun?

I will start, I think SA will be 9th overall at the end of the competition (May I be wrong and they end up higher.

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