World Fly Fishing Championships

The World Fly Fishing Championship is organised by the Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive (FIPS Mouche) and takes place annually between 27 teams of five individuals per country (in 2013), over three days.

Five rounds with a duration of three hours of fly fishing are fished at five different geographical locations (sectors), chosen by the host nation beforehand for its abundant trout and game fish populations. All fish caught are measured for length rather than weight and are returned to the water alive. Points are awarded to the most successful anglers and section points per round according to placing, with the winner receiving one point; the lowest overall score wins.

France won the 37th FIPS Mouche World Flyfishing Championship 2017 which took place in Slovakia with convincing domination of the event, securing three individual placings in the top 4 with the hosts only managing 4th place. However, this was not enough to prevent Antonin Pešek of the Czech Republic winning the individual prize with a record score of just 8 points in Slovakia. Long shot outsiders Australia finishing in 5th place secured their first top 5 slot since the year 2000. The venues fished were the rivers Váh, Belá, Poprad and Orava and on the water dam Palcmanska Maša located on the river at Dedinky near Dobšiná. These rivers hold brown trout, rainbow trout, grayling, brook trout, chub, huchen (Danubian salmon) and dace which provided plenty of good sport during the tournament.

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