This week, Inland Fisheries Ireland is proud to sponsor the the 59th World Championship Boat Angling for Seniors, as teams from thirteen countries descend on Crosshaven in Cork hoping to be crowned champions of the world.

Team Ireland

Along with Team Ireland, anglers from France, Switzerland, England, Wales, Portugal, Spain, Montenegro, Luxembourg, Belgium, Croatia, Germany and Italy will all participate in the event.

After the official training day (which is today, Monday 14th) teams will fish from 9.30am to 3pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, with Friday held in reserve in case of poor weather on one of the other competition days. The competition is fished on a catch and release basis, with points scored depending on species caught.

We’ll keep an eye on events during the week and post any updates on the Fishing in Ireland website. We would like to wish them all good luck this week, but better luck to Ireland! May the best team win…

Sea angling in Cork Harbour