The Ice Fishing World Championship 2015 in Finland

Ice Fishing World Championship was held in Finland, on the lake near Kupio. Sectors were being divided from 16 to 18 of march and location was not publicized.

photo by Alexander Rozin

Trainings lasted for several days. The opening ceremony was held on the last day of trainings.

photo by Alexander Rozin

Atmosphere on the opening was very pleasant. There were finnish national food and entertainments. It finished quite quickly - everybody was preparing for the last day of trainings

photo by Alexander Rozin

photo by Alexander Rozin

For several days while teams were getting used to the pond and its features roach and bass were biting actively. On the last day of trainings the atmosphere became tense as the official championship was coming.

In the morning of the first day the photoshoot for teams were organized. And then the preparation started: participants checked their tackles and gear. In the end of the first tour it was hard to say who was going to win the championship. In some places fish were biting actively, in others not really, some participants weren’t lucky to be in fishing spots.

First tour team ranking.

Finland 17 scores
Latvia 23 scores
Russia24 scores
Ukraine 25 scores
USA 31 scores

In the second and final tour of Ice Fishing World Championship Ukraine took the first place, Finland took the second and Russia was on the third.

Ice Fishing World Championship, Finland. Team final ranking

  We thank our team for the win. You are the best! We are proud of you!