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Central Hawke’s Bay angler Charlie Laird to compete at world youth fly fishing championships in Slovakia

New Zealand angler Charlie Laird will represent his country at the world youth fly fishing championships in Slovakia.

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Central Hawke's Bay angler Charlie Laird has qualified for the world youth fly fishing championships in Slovakia. The competition will present a new challenge, as Laird is accustomed to catching trout in New Zealand but will need to adapt to fishing for grayling at the championships.

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Central Hawke’s Bay’s Charlie Laird to fly fish at world youth championships in Slovakia

Angler Charlie Laird is used to catching trout, now he has to figure out grayling.

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