Competition fishing

Irish angler Cormac Burke was among the anglers from Europe and beyond who fished the week long European Boat and Line Class event on the south coast. Here, Cormac gives…

The EFSA Boat Championships pay a return visit to the Land of Ice and Fire next month as 140 anglers from 15 Nations head to Olafsvik in Iceland for the…

After a successful EFSA European Championships at Weymouth Andy and Charlotte Selby of Weymouth Angling Centre came up with the idea of a five day competition to be fished out…

The European Federation of Sea Anglers‘ 2016 Boat Championships were hosted by EFSA Ireland and co-hosted by Cobh Sea Angling Club at Cobh, County Cork from the 16th to the 23rd of September.

Oganiser Jamie Hinchliffe had wisely set aside a backup date of the 9th of August for first day’s event which would comprise the “Allround Fishing” sponsored heaviest pollack, and the “Manx Fork Trucks” sponsored flatfish competition along with the heaviest fish caught on an “Eddystone Eel”.

For the past few years the Pizza Jacques gang from France have visited the top charter port of Weymouth to take part in various fishing competitons. This year saw them fish the Weymouth International Boat Angling Challenge organised by Weymouth Angling Centre.

125 competitors from 14 countries visited Weymouth in Dorset during the week beginning 15 September to fish the EFSA European Boat and Line Class Championships organised by the English Section.

The Irish Federation of Sea Anglers have separate systems for selecting their International shore teams for the World Championships and the annual Home Nations events.

Competitive angling is one branch of sea angling which as a federation we try to encourage. Healthy competition is good for the growth and development of the sport.