World Freshwater Angling Championships

The World Freshwater Angling Championships is a freshwater angling competition. Participating countries fish in teams of five with titles awarded to the team with the fewest points, the competition area is split into sections and the winner with the most weight will be awarded one point, two for second, three for third, at the end of the two days the team with the least points is the top team. Since its inception in 1954, the competition has been staged on rivers, canals and still waters from a selected host nation. Currently (to 2025), the world championships have not been held outside of Europe.

The 71st World Championships was held at Modrac Lake, Lukavac, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 6-7 September 2025. The winners were Italy, with last years winners Croatia in second place, and France once again third. The individual world championship winner was Nagy András, again from Hungary.

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