World Fly Fishing Championships
Highest governing body | Fédération Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche |
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First played | 1981 |
The World Fly Fishing Championship is organised by the Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive (FIPS Mouche) and takes place annually since 1981 between 30 teams of six individuals per country (in 2018), over five sessions. The 2020 FIPS Mouche World Fly Fishing Championships was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is due to be held August 10 to 17, 2021 in the Kuusamo and Taivalkoski regions of Finland.[1]
FIPS Mouche
FIPS Mouche[2] is an abbreviation of "Fédération Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche" (in English, the "International Fly Fishing Federation"), which is the fly fishing arm of CIPS (Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive), founded in Rome in 1952,[3] the world regulating body for many different disciplines of fishing.[4] FIPS Mouche hand over the management responsibility for the organisation of upcoming FIPS Mouche event, in its entirety to selected host nation's fly-fishing governing body. The host nation is to ensure health and safety welfare, promotion, sponsorship and media arrangements, meet financial requirements and selection of suitable venues.[5]
Rules
Six rounds with a duration of three hours of fly fishing are fished at five different geographical locations (sectors), a mixture of lakes and rivers to test all skills,[5] as chosen by the host nation beforehand for its abundant trout and game fish populations. All fish caught will be measured for length, rather than weight and are returned to the water alive.[6] 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.
Past events
2017 in Slovakia
Slovakia held the 37th FIPS Mouche World Flyfishing Championship 2017, which was won by France who won with convincing domination of the event, securing three individual placings in the top 4 with the hosts only managing 4th place.[7] However, this was not enough to prevent Czech Republic 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 huchen (Danubian salmon), brown trout, rainbow trout, grayling, brook trout, which provided plenty of good sport during the tournament.
2018 in Italy
Italy Hosted the 38th FIPS Mouche World Fly Fishing Championships in 2018, which was fished in Comano Terme, Trentino area of Italy. Spain won the team event and also the individual with David García Ferreras victorious at The event was based at the Sarca River in Tione di Trento at the foot of the Natural Park Adamello Brenta, at Arco and at Pinzolo. Also at the Noce River at the Val di Non, and the Cornisello lake at the foot of Monte Giner near Mezzana within view of the Brenta Dolomites.[8] Species available in these waters include Marble trout (Salmo marmoratus) and Lake Char (Salvelinus umbla), both species indigenous to this region, also Brown trout (Salmo trutta) and Grayling (Thymallus thymallus).
2019 in Tasmania, Australia
Australia hosted the 39th FIPS-Mouche World fly Fishing Championships, which took place between 30 November to 8 December 2019 in on the island of Tasmania. The venues fished were Penstock Lagoon, Meander River, Woods lake, Mersey river and Little Pine lagoon which had featured before in the 1988 World Fly Fishing championships.[9] The lakes and lagoons are situated near the small town of Miena, Tasmania, including Penstock lagoon, Great Lake and Little Pine Lagoon. The geographic centre of Tasmania is located on the western shore of the lagoon.[10] The species of fish caught were brown trout (Salmo trutta) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Brown trout (a non-indigenous species to Tasmania) were first introduced to Australia on 4 May 1864 when 2700 live brown trout ova, which had been packed in ice since leaving England, were hatched into the Plenty river near Hobart, Tasmania. Rainbow trout from North America were introduced in 1894.[11] The team event was won by France, the individual title went to Howard Croston of England.
Results history from 1981 to present
WFFC Championships Team results
Event | Host nation | Year | Winners | Runner up | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place |
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40th WFFC | Finland | 2021 | - | - | - | - | - [1] |
39th WFFC | Australia | 2019 | France | Czech Republic | Spain | Finland | Italy [12] |
38th WFFC | Italy | 2018 | Spain | Czech Republic | Italy | United States | Finland [13] |
37th WFFC | Slovakia | 2017 | France | Czech Republic | Spain | Slovakia | Australia [7] |
36th WFFC | United States | 2016 | Spain | France | United States | Czech Republic | Slovakia [14] |
35th WFFC | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2015 | Spain | United States | Bosnia and Herzegovina | France | Slovenia [15] |
34th WFFC | Czech Republic | 2014 | Czech Republic | France | England | Finland | United States |
33rd WFFC | Norway | 2013 | Czech Republic | Italy | France | Finland | United States |
32nd WFFC | Slovenia | 2012 | Czech Republic | Italy | Spain | France | Slovakia |
31st WFFC | Italy | 2011 | Italy | Czech Republic | Poland | Spain | United States |
30th WFFC | Poland | 2010 | Czech Republic | France | Slovakia | Poland | South Africa |
29th WFFC | Scotland | 2009 | England | France | Scotland | Finland | Wales [16] |
28th WFFC | New Zealand | 2008 | Czech Republic | New Zealand | France | Poland | Italy [17] |
27th WFFC | Finland | 2007 | France | Czech Republic | Finland | Portugal | Spain |
26th WFFC | Portugal | 2006 | Czech Republic | France | Spain | Italy | Portugal [18] |
25th WFFC | Sweden | 2005 | France | Finland | Czech Republic | ? | ? |
24th WFFC | Slovakia | 2004 | Slovakia | Czech Republic | France | Poland | Belgium [19] |
23rd WFFC | Spain | 2003 | France | Belgium | Spain | ? | ? |
22nd WFFC | France | 2002 | France | Belgium | Spain | ? | ? |
21st WFFC | Sweden | 2001 | France | Finland | Czech Republic | England | Poland [20] |
20th WFFC | England | 2000 | France | Wales | Australia | ? | ? |
19th WFFC | Australia | 1999 | Australia | France | New Zealand | Spain | England [21] |
18th WFFC | Poland | 1998 | Czech Republic | Poland | England | Italy | Slovakia [22] |
17th WFFC | United States | 1997 | France | Belgium | Italy | ? | ? |
16th WFFC | Czech Republic | 1996 | Czech Republic | France | Poland | ? | ? |
15th WFFC | Ireland | 1995 | England | Wales | Belgium | ? | ? |
14th WFFC | Norway | 1994 | Czech Republic | Italy | England | ? | ? |
13th WFFC | Canada | 1993 | England | Poland | Italy | Wales | Czechoslovakia [23] |
12th WFFC | Italy | 1992 | Italy | Belgium | France | ? | ? |
11th WFFC | New Zealand | 1991 | New Zealand | Poland | England | ? | ? |
10th WFFC | Wales | 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Poland | Belgium | France | England [24] |
9th WFFC | Finland | 1989 | Poland | France | Finland | ? | ? |
8th WFFC | Australia | 1988 | England | France | Australia | New Zealand | Scotland [25] |
7th WFFC | England | 1987 | England | Australia | New Zealand | Wales | Poland [26] |
6th WFFC | Belgium | 1986 | Italy | Belgium | Czechoslovakia | ? | ? |
5th WFFC | Poland | 1985 | Poland | Czechoslovakia | France | ? | ? |
4th WFFC | Spain | 1984 | Italy | England | France | ? | ? |
3rd WFFC | Italy | 1983 | Italy | Belgium | Netherlands | ? | ? |
2nd WFFC | Spain | 1982 | Italy | Spain | Luxemburg | ? | ? |
1st WFFC | Luxembourg | 1981 | Netherland] | Luxemburg | Belgium | ? | ? [27] |
WFFC Championships Individual results
Event | Host nation | Year | 1 | Pl | 2 | Pl | 3 | Pl | 4 | Pl | 5 | Pl | Ref. |
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40th WFFC | Finland | 2021 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | [1] |
39th WFFC | Australia | 2019 | Howard Croston | 19 | David García Ferreras | 19 | Kristian Sveda | 22 | Sebastian Delcor | 22 | Valerrio Santi Amantini | 22 | [28] |
38th WFFC | Italy | 2018 | David García Ferreras | 19 | Jyrki Hiltunen | 21 | Andrea Pirone | 24 | František Kouba | 26 | Jordi Oliveras Cortina | 28 | [29] |
37th WFFC | Slovakia | 2017 | Antonin Pešek | 8 | Gregoire Juglaret | 12 | Sebastian Delcor | 14 | Julien Daguillanes | 20 | Iván Vergé | 21 | [30] |
36th WFFC | United States | 2016 | Julien Daguillanes | 13 | Jordi Oliveras Cortina | 14 | Lance Egan | 18 | Pat Weiss | 23 | Roman Heimlich | 24 | [31] |
35th WFFC | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2015 | Piotr Marchewka | 21 | Nikola Trebjesant | 25 | Devin Olsen | 27 | David Arcay Fernandez | 28 | Sebastian Delcor | 29 | [15] |
34th WFFC | Czech Republic | 2014 | Luboš Roza | 14 | Piotr Armatys | 22 | Andrew Scott | 22 | Peter Alexovic | 22 | Jean Guillaume Mathieu | 23 | [32] |
33rd WFFC | Norway | 2013 | Valerrio Santi Amantini | 14 | Martin Drož | 19 | Julien Lorquet | 26 | Antonin Pešek | 37 | Sebastian Delcor | 39 | [33] |
32nd WFFC | Slovenia | 2012 | David Arcay Fernandez | 12 | Valerio Santi Amantini | 12 | Tomáš Adam | 23 | Howard Croston | 26 | Antonin Pesek | 28 | [34] |
31st WFFC | Italy | 2011 | Valerrio Santi Amantini | 19 | Stefano Cominazzini | 27 | Roman Heimlich | 28 | Pablo Castro Pinos | 29 | Thomas Drinan | 29 | [35] |
30th WFFC | Poland | 2010 | Pavel Chyba | 24 | Tomáš Adam | 25 | John Horsey | 29 | Julien Daguillanes | 30 | Sandro Soldarini | 30 | [36] |
29th WFFC | Scotland | 2009 | Iain Barr | 23 | Donald Thom | 25 | Christian Jadouille | 31 | Yann Caleri | - | Calum Crosbie | - | [16] |
28th WFFC | New Zealand | 2008 | Martin Drož | - | Julien Daguillanes | - | Tomas Starychfojtu | - | John Horsey | - | Lucjan Burda | - | [17] |
27th WFFC | Finland | 2007 | Marek Walczyk | 246 | Eric Lelouvier | 251 | Antonin Pešek | 251 | Bertrand Jacquemin | 252 | Yann Caleri | 255 | |
26th WFFC | Portugal | 2006 | Antonin Pešek | - | Jonathan Torralbo Ruiz | - | Martin Drož [18] | - | - | - | George Daniel [citation needed] | - | |
25th WFFC | Sweden | 2005 | Bertrand Jacquemin | - | Massimo Valsesia | - | Andrew Dixon | - | - | - | - | - | [38] |
24th WFFC | Slovakia | 2004 | Miroslav Antal | 12 | Kazimierz Szymala | 14 | Dan Svreek | 16 | J. Canda | - | P.Machen | - | [19] |
23rd WFFC | Spain | 2003 | - | - | - | - | Jeff Currier | - | - | - | - | - | [citation needed] |
22nd WFFC | France | 2002 | Jerome Brossutti [39] | - | Tomas Starychfojtu [40] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
21st WFFC | Sweden | 2001 | Vladimir Sedivy | 29 | Mark Yelland | 33 | Pascal Cognard | 38 | Stanislaw Guzdek | 39 | Scott Tucker | 40 | [41] |
20th WFFC | England | 2000 | Pascal Cognard [42] | Jean Michel Lauret | Gareth Jones | Edgardo Dona | Erik Eikre | ||||||
19th WFFC | Australia | 1999 | Ross Stuart | - | Sandy Nicolson | - | Pat O’Keefe | - | Shane Murphy | - | Bernard Marguet | - | [21] |
18th WFFC | Poland | 1998 | Tomas Starychfojtu | - | Angelo Ferrari | - | Jozef Trnka | - | Milan Janus | - | Artur Raclawski | - | [43][22] |
17th WFFC | United States | 1997 | Pascal Cognard [42] | Alain Magnien | Tomas Starychfojtu | Jeremy Herrmann | Alain Gigot | ||||||
16th WFFC | Czech Republic | 1996 | Pierluigi Cocito [44] | - | - | - | - | ||||||
14th WFFC | Norway | 1994 | Pascal Cognard[42] | - | - | - | - | ||||||
13th WFFC | Canada | 1993 | Russell Owen | - | Franciszek Szajnik | - | Jeremy Lucas | - | ? | - | ? | - | [23] |
12th WFFC | Italy | 1992 | Pierluigi Cocito [44] | - | - | - | - | ||||||
11th WFFC | New Zealand | 1991 | Brian Leadbetter | Adam Sikora | Jan Astier | Milan Janus | Slavoj Svoboda | ||||||
10th WFFC | Wales | 1990 | Franciszek Szajnik | - | Adam Sikora | - | Albert Bigare | - | Milan Janus | - | Rene Brugere | - | [24] |
8th WFFC | Australia | 1988 | John Pawson | - | Brian Thomas | - | T. Piggott | - | Bob Church | - | J. Ramf | - | [25] |
7th WFFC | England | 1987 | Brian Leadbetter | - | John Pawson | - | Chris Ogborne ( | - | Bob Church | - | J. Ramf | - | [26] |
4th WFFC | Spain | 1984 | Tony Pawson | - | ? | - | ? | - | ? | - | ? | - | [25] |
Rolls of honour=
Team champions
Czech Republic 10, France 9, Italy 6, England 5, Spain 3, Poland 2, Slovakia 2, Australia 1, New Zealand 1, Netherlands 1
Multiple individual champions
Pascal Cognard 3, Brian Leadbetter 2, Pierluigi Cocito 2, Valerrio Santi Amantini 2, Antonin Pešek 2,[42][44][26]
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