The 42nd FIPS-Mouche World Fly Fishing Championship is being held in the High and Low Tatras, Slovakia, from the 12th-18th September 2023.

AT TEFF is represented by: Howard Croston (Team Captain/Competitor), Mark Withyman (Manager/Reserve), Scott Nellins, James Atkinson, Del Spry and Sean Brooks.

The team is sponsored by:

NIS Group Services Ltd
Insulation Contractors
A1 Fire Stopping and Drilling Services
Hardy Fly Fishing
Chatton Trout Fishery
Envirofil Ltd

COMPETING TEAMS

Australia – Belgium – Bosnia-Herzegovina – Czech Republic – England – Finland – France – Hungary – Ireland – Italy – Japan – Latvia – Lithuania – Luxembourg – Mongolia – Montenegro – Nederlands – New Zealand – Poland – Romania – Scotland – Serbia – Slovakia – Slovenia – South Africa – Spain – Sweden – USA

PROGRAMME

Tuesday 12th September
12:00-14:00 Registration of Teams and Check-in
14:00 Captains’ Meeting
18:00-19:30 Opening Ceremony
20:00 Opening Dinner

Wednesday 13th September: First competition session
09:00-12:00 Session 1 (on Dedinky Lake Session lasts from 9:00 till 13:00)
12:00-14:00 Lunch
19:00 Dinner at Hotel

Thursday 14th September: Second competition session
09:00-12:00 Session 2 (on Dedinky Lake Session lasts from 9:00 till 13:00)
12:00-14:00 Lunch
19:00 Dinner at Hotel

Friday 15th September: Third competition session
09:00-12:00 Session 3 (on Dedinky Lake Session lasts from 9:00 till 13:00)
12:00-14:00 Lunch
19:00 Dinner at Hotel

Saturday 16th September: Fourth competition session
09:00-12:00 Session 4 (on Dedinky Lake Session lasts from 9:00 till 13:00)
12:00-14:00 Lunch
19:00 Dinner at Hotel

Sunday 17th September: Fifth competition session
09:00-12:00 Session 5 (on Dedinky Lake Session lasts from 9:00 till 13:00)
12:00-14:00 Lunch
18:00 Medals and Closing Ceremony
20:00 Closing Banquet at Permon

Monday 18th September
06:00 Breakfast – Travel home

SECTORS

Sector 1 RIVER ORAVA
Sector starts at the road bridge in Tvrdosin town downstream till the road bridge over River Orava in Kriva village. Big size river, width from 30 to 50m, average depth 60-120cm, occasionally deep pools 2-3m. River banks highly covered with bushes and trees. Averaged water flow in September is around 15m3/s.
Eligible fish: Rainbow trout, Brown trout, Brook trout, Lake trout, Grayling, Danubian Salmon, White fish

Sector 2 LOWER RIVER VAH (LM)
Competition sector begins at the confluence of River Bela and River Vah and runs downstream till the confluence of Demanovka creek in Liptovsky Mikulas city. Due to the existence of hydro power stations some parts will be excluded. Averaged water flow in September is around 8 m3/s.
Eligible fish: Rainbow trout, Brown trout, Brook trout, Lake trout, Grayling, Danubian Salmon

Sector 3 UPPER RIVER VAH (LH)
Competition sector starts at the confluence of the Rivers Biely Vah and Cierny Vah above Liptovsky Hradok till the road bridge in Liptovska Porubka village. Middle sized river, width from 12 to 20m, average depth 50-100cm, occasionally deep pools up to 2m. Averaged water flow in September is around 6 m3/s. River banks highly covered with bushes and trees. Recommended fly fishing methods are nymphing, dries, wet and streamers too.
Eligible fish: Rainbow trout, Brown trout, Brook trout, Lake trout, Grayling, Danubian Salmon

Sector 4 RIVER HRON
Competition sector starts at the road bridge close to Motorest Grajciar (close to junction to Lubietova) downstream and ends at the road bridge in Salkova (close to Banska Bystrica). Middle size river, width from 15 to 20m, usual depth 50-140cm, occasionally deep pools up to 2m. River banks highly covered with bushes and trees.
Eligible fish: Rainbow trout, Brown trout, Brook trout, Grayling, Danubian Salmon, White fish.

Sector 5 LAKE DEDINKY (boat fishing)
Water dam middle size 86 Ha, depth varies from 3 to 28 m, in average 12 m. Dam has regulated banks and the sector itself will be limited with buoyancy line in south close to dam wall and by the first railway bridge over inletting River Hnilec. The provided boats have a capacity of 3 persons and will be equipped with the normalized drogues.
Eligible fish: Rainbow trout, Brook trout, Brown trout, Lake trout.

You will find more information on the Championship website here>>