2nd World Masters Fly Fishing Championship: Galway, Ireland 2016 13th – 19th June
The 2016 World Masters Championship will be held on the wild and beautiful Loughs of Connemara in June 2016.
AT TEFFIC propose to select a team to compete and are now seeking potential team members. The 4 Team members must be 50 or older (hence Masters) and have at least 2 International Caps.
The Championship will be based at the Connacht Hotel, Renmore, Galway, Ireland, with registration Monday 13th and departure Sunday 19th June.
There will be 2 official practice sessions along with 2 Lough Boat and 2 Lough Bank 3 hour competition sessions. The Boat sessions will be on Loughs Corrib (at Cornamona) and Inagh; the Bank sessions will be on Loughs Fee and Muck. The Championship will be fished to FIPS-Mouche rules.
Eligible Species will be; Wild Brown Trout; Wild Sea Trout and Wild Atlantic salmon.
No funding is available, so all costs will be borne by the team members.
The participation cost for the Championship will be 1150 Euros for each team member, however this excludes any flight, ferry or transport costs, or any additional non Championship period accommodation and practice costs. There is a reduced charge for non-fishing accompanied guests.
If you have at least 2 International caps and are seriously interested in representing England in this World Masters Championship, would you please contact Ian Greenwood by email; ian3greenwood@btinternet.com and include a brief resume of the skills and experience you would bring to the team.
The closing date for expressions of interest is 11th December 2015
Invitation: 2016 Ireland Masters Web Page Invitation (Word) 2016 Ireland Masters Web Page Invitation (pdf)