The World Fly Fishing Championship is organised by the Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive (FIPS Mouche) and takes place annually since 1981 between 30 teams of six individuals per country over five sessions.

The host nation is to ensure health and safety welfare, promotion, sponsorship and media arrangements, meet financial requirements and selection of suitable venues.

[6] Pascal Cognard of France became the first angler to win the individual world championship three times when he won the 20th WFFC in England in 2000, having previously succeeded in Norway in 1994 and in the United States in 1997.

[5] The World Fly Fishing Championship Team event has been won by the host nation on just 10 of the 40 occasions that the tournament has taken place (to 2021), a one in four chance.

The 41st WFFC took place in September 2022 in the principality of Asturias in Spain,[33] fished on the rivers Caudal, Piloña, Trubia, Narcea,[52] and on lake El Arenero [53] near Tineo.

Also at the Noce River at the Val di Non, and the Cornisello lake at the foot of Monte Giner near Mezzana within view of the Brenta Dolomites.

[59][60] Both the team event and individual titles were dominated by the home nation Finland taking 4 of the top 5 places including the new world champion Heikki Kurtti.

[61] Pascal Cognard 3, Brian Leadbetter 2, Pierluigi Cocito 2, Valerrio Santi Amantini 2, Antonin Pešek 2, Julien Daguillanes 2, Pierre Kuntz 2.