Coach Brian beats one of his youth club members by a single centimetre in one of his own competitions and reveals details of a new programme to get newcomers into the sport

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TEAM OF THE YEAR : ENGLAND FEEDER TEAM

Internationally renowned all-round fly-dresser Paul Little has a passion for the classics. As vice-chairman of AAPGAI, he holds its Master Fly Dresser, Master Double-Handed Caster and Advanced Trout qualifications. He contributes to numerous magazines and publications and is regularly involved in fly-dressing clinics and workshops. If not behind the vice, he can often be found on Bassenthwaite Lake targeting pike.

From low-stock gravel pit big’uns to forties caught on the float, it’s been a truly memorable year for Tom Stokes

An exceptional 2025 sees the likeable Essex angler lift the title