Rules

44th FIPS-Mouche World Fly Fishing Championship
South and West Bohemia, Czech Republic, 25. – 31.May 2025

Rule modifications

FIPS-Mouche has appointed the Czech Republic to be the host country for the 44th FIPS-Mouche World Fly Fishing Championship to be held in South West Bohemia, Czech Republic. These Rule Modifications apply to the latest published FIPS-Mouche Competition Rules (version 2023).

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Article 2: General Information

2.2. Add: Four sectors will on rivers, bank fishing, wading allowed, and one sector on lake, boat fishing.
Květoňov lake (bank lake) will be prepared as the reserve sector in case of a flood in Otava River.

Article 9: Bank Fishing competitions

9.3. Add: The beats on the rivers will be an average of 200 m for Sec III, IV, V and 150 m for Sec II. There will be buffer zones of a length 10 m on sector IV Rozmberk only.

9.4. The beats shall be selected in the way that will provide conditions for the controllers to maintain continuous visual contact with the competitor. The controllers shall be adequately equipped for this purpose (binoculars, rubber boots or waders, safety equipment if necessary). In case there is an island within boundaries of a beat, competitor is allowed to ask controller to enter the island and back continuously during duration of the session. Controller of this beat must wear chest waders. Captain can also enter the island in this case.

9.7 Add: Wading is allowed on the river sectors and chest waders may be worn.

Article 10: Boat Fishing Competitions

10.9 Fishing will be done from drifting boats not equiped with drogues, boats will be by steered by boatmen. Fishing will be in accordance with Annex B. Boats will be not equipped with life-saving devices, however competitors are allowed to wear their own life vests.

Article 11: Duration of events, scoring and practice sessions

11.3. Add: The hours for fishing will be differrent in the individual sectors and will be specified in the program of the championship, generally from 08:00 to 13:00.

11.4. Add: All unofficial practice will be fished with barbless hooks, following catch and release.

Article 25: Eligible fish

All species are eligible, minimum size 20 cm. Measuring will be done from the tip of the nose to the extremities of the tail squeezed together.

Article 33: Awarding of points

33.1 points per fish: 100

33.2 points per centimetre of the fish’s total length: 20

Annex A – Sectors and Rotation Matrix.

Sector I: Lipno 2 (lake, boat fishing)
Sector II: Vltava 29 P – lower – Devil’s stones (river)
Sector III: Vltava 28 – upper – Vyssi Brod (river)
Sector IV: Vltava 28 – lower – Rozmberk (river)
Sector V: Otava (river)