Stillwater Skills To Be Tested In 2009 FIPS-Mouche Championship Demands

May 16, 2009 By: Marshall Cutchin

Team USA Fly Fishing member Pete Erickson is practicing for the upcoming championships in Scotland by perfecting his stillwater techniques, including fishing with three-fly rigs and learning different retrieves for different depths. “To consistently catch fish, you have to constantly adapt to the changing situations on the water, which he said he learned from his fellow competitors, especially the Europeans. ‘They know if a cloud comes over they need to switch lines,’ he said.” Roger Phillips in the Idaho Statesman.
The Fédération Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche (“International Sport Flyfishing Federation”) 2009 championships will be held in Drymen, Scotland this year from June 5 through 12.