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19-850: 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 over five sessions. The WFFCs consist of four separate categories: the Youth Division, the Senior Division, the Masters Division and the Women's Division. FIPS Mouche is an abbreviation of "Fédération Internationale de Peche Sportive Mouche" (in English,

38-576: A UNESCO Global Geopark when the designation was ratified in 2015. The park is home to 1,300 species of plants and flowers as well as numerous animals, including the brown bear ; in fact, by the 1990s the last surviving specimens of brown bear in the Italian Alps lived in the Brenta Dolomites, and the population was brought back from near-extinction (two or three specimens) to the current population of over ninety specimens thanks to

57-524: A reintroduction project funded by the European Union , making the brown bear the symbol of the park. The park's fauna also includes 8,000 chamoises , 3,500 roe deer and 1,300 red deer , as well as alpine ibexes , marmots , and 113 species of birds, including twenty-eight golden eagles . 41 glaciers and 48 lakes are located within its territory, as well as twelve mountain huts , seven visitor centers and over 1,000 kilometers of hiking paths ;

76-818: Is a nature reserve in Trentino , Italy . Established in 1967, it encompasses most of the Adamello-Presanella Alps as well as the Brenta Dolomites ; it is the largest natural park in Trentino and along with the adjacent Stelvio National Park , Swiss National Park and Adamello Regional Park , it forms the largest protected area in the Alps , nearly 400,000 hectares. It joined the Global Geoparks Network in 2008, becoming

95-522: Is located on the western shore of the lagoon. 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. The team event

114-693: Is overseen by the World Anti-Doping Agency . In 2023, the CIPS enacted a ban on trans women from competing in the women's competition category, citing a perceived physical advantage at fishing. This decision was lambasted by some as 'absolutely discriminatory', while gender critical advocates hailed it as a victory for future generations. This fishing -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Adamello Brenta Natural Park The Adamello Brenta Natural Park ( Italian : Parco naturale Adamello Brenta )

133-554: Is the predecessor of Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) in respect to spearfishing . CMAS was founded in 1959 by national federations which at the time were members of the Comité des Sports Sous-Marins (Underwater Sports Committee) of CIPS. CIPS is a member of SportAccord . It is also one of the international sports federations that has agreed to comply with the World Anti-Doping Code which

152-494: Is to ensure health and safety welfare, promotion, sponsorship and media arrangements, meet financial requirements and selection of suitable venues. 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, 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

171-473: The "International Fly Fishing Federation"), which is the fly fishing arm of CIPS ( Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive ), founded in Rome in 1952, the world regulating body for many different disciplines of fishing. 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

190-769: The 20th WFFC in England in 2000, having previously succeeded in Norway in 1994 and in the United States in 1997. The Czech Republic set the standard in 2014 at their home water, having won the team tournament a record 10 times. The World Fly Fishing Championship Team event has been won by the host nation on just 10 of the 40 occasions that the tournament has taken place (to 2021), a one in four chance. Youth Team Results Masters Team Results Masters Individual Results Senior Team results Senior Individual results Women's Team Results The 2020 event

209-492: 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. 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

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228-593: The 4th WFFC held in Spain was won by first class cricketer and footballer Tony Pawson of England, Although his team England were just beaten to the title by Italy. Four years later in 1988 at the 8th WFFC in Australia the Individual world champion was John Pawson of England, son of Tony who won in 1984. Pascal Cognard of France became the first angler to win the individual world championship three times when he won

247-583: The individual title for the second time, having previously won before in 2016 in the United States. The 43rd WFFC will be held in the Ariège , Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales regions of Occitaine , in France from 22nd - 30th June 2024. 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

266-955: 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 . 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) . Australia hosted

285-767: The new world champion Heikki Kurtti. Slovakia held the 42nd FIPS Mouche World Flyfishing Championship 2023, which was won by France, who also won the individual prize with Pierre Kuntz securing the title. 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 . [REDACTED] Pascal Cognard 3, [REDACTED] Brian Leadbetter 2, [REDACTED] Pierluigi Cocito 2, [REDACTED] Valerrio Santi Amantini 2, [REDACTED] Antonin Pešek 2, [REDACTED] Julien Daguillanes 2, [REDACTED] Pierre Kuntz 2. Conf%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration Internationale de la P%C3%AAche Sportive CIPS

304-457: 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. The first ever Seniors WFFC was held in Luxembourg in 1981 and won by team Netherlands, that winning team also produced the first ever individual world champion who was Cor Wittkamp. Three years later in 1984,

323-530: Was founded in Rome , Italy on 22 February 1952. The CIPS is a confederation of the following international federations: CIPS via its constituent international federations is reported as representing 115 National Federations who in turn represent a total of 50 million individual members. CIPS headquarters are located in Rome , Italy where its day-to-day operations are conducted. World and continental championships are directly organised by its international federations. Source: 67 nation in 2024. CIPS

342-725: Was postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic , though resumed in August 2021 in the Kuusamo and Taivalkoski regions of Finland . The 41st WFFC took place in September 2022 in the principality of Asturias in Spain, fished on the rivers Caudal , Piloña , Trubia , Narcea , and on lake El Arenero near Tineo . Spain as hosts, were also the winning team, with France in second and Czech Republic third. Julien Daguillanes of France won

361-405: Was won by France, the individual title went to Howard Croston of England. The 40th FIPS Mouche World Fly Fishing Championships was originally postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic , then fished during August 2021 in the Kuusamo and Taivalkoski regions of Finland . Both the team event and individual titles were dominated by the home nation Finland taking 4 of the top 5 places including

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