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 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]
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Highest governing body | Fédération Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche |
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First played | 1981 |
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 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
38th WFFC | Italy | 2018 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
37th WFFC | Slovakia | 2017 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
36th WFFC | United States | 2016 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
35th WFFC | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2015 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
34th WFFC | Czech Republic | 2014 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
33rd WFFC | Norway | 2013 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
32nd WFFC | Slovenia | 2012 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
31st WFFC | Italy | 2011 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
30th WFFC | Poland | 2010 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
29th WFFC | Scotland | 2009 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
28th WFFC | New Zealand | 2008 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
27th WFFC | Finland | 2007 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
26th WFFC | Portugal | 2006 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
25th WFFC | Sweden | 2005 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? |
24th WFFC | Slovakia | 2004 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
23rd WFFC | Spain | 2003 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? |
22nd WFFC | France | 2002 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? |
21st WFFC | Sweden | 2001 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
20th WFFC | England | 2000 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? |
19th WFFC | Australia | 1999 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
18th WFFC | Poland | 1998 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
17th WFFC | United States | 1997 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? |
16th WFFC | Czech Republic | 1996 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? |
15th WFFC | Ireland | 1995 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? |
14th WFFC | Norway | 1994 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? |
13th WFFC | Canada | 1993 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
12th WFFC | Italy | 1992 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? |
11th WFFC | New Zealand | 1991 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? |
10th WFFC | Wales | 1990 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
9th WFFC | Finland | 1989 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? |
8th WFFC | Australia | 1988 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
7th WFFC | England | 1987 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
6th WFFC | Belgium | 1986 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? |
5th WFFC | Poland | 1985 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? |
4th WFFC | Spain | 1984 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? |
3rd WFFC | Italy | 1983 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? |
2nd WFFC | Spain | 1982 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? |
1st WFFC | Luxembourg | 1981 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ? | ? [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 | ![]() | 2019 | ![]() | 19 | ![]() | 19 | ![]() | 22 | ![]() | 22 | ![]() | 22 | [28] |
38th WFFC | ![]() | 2018 | ![]() | 19 | ![]() | 21 | ![]() | 24 | ![]() | 26 | ![]() | 28 | [29] |
37th WFFC | ![]() | 2017 | ![]() | 8 | ![]() | 12 | ![]() | 14 | ![]() | 20 | ![]() | 21 | [30] |
36th WFFC | ![]() | 2016 | ![]() | 13 | ![]() | 14 | ![]() | 18 | ![]() | 23 | ![]() | 24 | [31] |
35th WFFC | ![]() | 2015 | ![]() | 21 | ![]() | 25 | ![]() | 27 | ![]() | 28 | ![]() | 29 | [15] |
34th WFFC | ![]() | 2014 | ![]() | 14 | ![]() | 22 | ![]() | 22 | ![]() | 22 | ![]() | 23 | [32] |
33rd WFFC | ![]() | 2013 | ![]() | 14 | ![]() | 19 | ![]() | 26 | ![]() | 37 | ![]() | 39 | [33] |
32nd WFFC | ![]() | 2012 | ![]() | 12 | ![]() | 12 | ![]() | 23 | ![]() | 26 | ![]() | 28 | [34] |
31st WFFC | ![]() | 2011 | ![]() | 19 | ![]() | 27 | ![]() | 28 | ![]() | 29 | ![]() | 29 | [35] |
30th WFFC | ![]() | 2010 | ![]() | 24 | ![]() | 25 | ![]() | 29 | ![]() | 30 | ![]() | 30 | [36] |
29th WFFC | ![]() | 2009 | ![]() | 23 | ![]() | 25 | ![]() | 31 | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | [16] |
28th WFFC | ![]() | 2008 | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | [17] |
27th WFFC | ![]() | 2007 | ![]() | 246 | ![]() | 251 | ![]() | 251 | ![]() | 252 | ![]() | 255 | |
26th WFFC | ![]() | 2006 | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | - | - | ![]() | - | |
25th WFFC | ![]() | 2005 | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | - | - | - | - | [38] |
24th WFFC | ![]() | 2004 | ![]() | 12 | ![]() | 14 | ![]() | 16 | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | [19] |
23rd WFFC | ![]() | 2003 | - | - | - | - | ![]() | - | - | - | - | - | |
22nd WFFC | ![]() | 2002 | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
21st WFFC | ![]() | 2001 | ![]() | 29 | ![]() | 33 | ![]() | 38 | ![]() | 39 | ![]() | 40 | [41] |
20th WFFC | ![]() |
2000 | ![]() |
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19th WFFC | ![]() | 1999 | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | [21] |
18th WFFC | ![]() | 1998 | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | [43][22] |
17th WFFC | United States | 1997 | ![]() |
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16th WFFC | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() |
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14th WFFC | ![]() |
1994 | ![]() |
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13th WFFC | ![]() | 1993 | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ? | - | ? | - | [23] |
12th WFFC | ![]() |
1992 | ![]() |
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11th WFFC | ![]() |
1991 | ![]() |
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10th WFFC | ![]() | 1990 | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | [24] |
8th WFFC | ![]() | 1988 | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | [25] |
7th WFFC | ![]() | 1987 | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | ![]() | - | [26] |
4th WFFC | ![]() | 1984 | ![]() | - | ? | - | ? | - | ? | - | ? | - | [25] |
Rolls of honour=
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