Frédéric Portner (FR) wins the Hobie Fishing European Championship 2019!
Frédéric Portner is the brand new 2019 Hobie Fishing European Champion!!! After two days of tough fishing the French angler managed to catch 1 pike measuring 66 centimeters which was enough to leave the others behind him. Besides an amazing prize package Frédéric is...
The vault called Lake Gruza
The sun creeping up above the hills slowly and almost 40 anglers that can’t wait to start the Gerber Gear competition day 1 of the Hobie Fishing European Championship 2019. After playing the national anthem of Serbia and the alarm of the megaphone, the anglers rushed...
Lowrance pre fish day 1
Clear blue skies and the sun warming up the tournament arena… This was Lowrance Pre-fish Day of the 6th Hobie Fishing European Championship. Without any cloud at the horizon it was a tough day for the competitors. As everybody is new to this lake it meant pedaling,...
Welcome to Lake Gruza
“Stunning… gorgeous… absolutely beautiful…” These are just a few of the terms everyone who arrives at Lake Gruza uses to describe the tournament arena for the 6th Hobie Fishing European Championship held in Serbia. Lake Gruza, a drinkwater basin in the centre of...
Felix Frey (SE) – “I’m aiming for the first place!”
A young talented angler with already a lot of tournament experience. Felix Frey is always a contender when competing in an event. The only thing missing is the win, but not for long if it's up to him! How did you get into kayak fishing? I’ve been kayaking my entire...
A Champion’s Insights
Micheal McGuire (Current Hobie Fishing European Champion) is busy with his preparations to fish the 8th Hobie Fishing Worlds in Australia's Gold Coast in July this year. We asked him how he prepares for tournaments and if he feels any pressure defending his European...
6th Hobie Fishing Euros
The 6th Hobie Fishing European Championship will be held at Gruža Lake in Serbia from September 13th -15th 2019. Anglers from over all of Europe will travel to the Balkan to compete for the Hobie Fishing European Championship title. Competitors of the 6th edition of...
Micheal McGuire (UK) is the 5th Hobie Fishing European Champion!!
The 5th Hobie Fishing European Championship is over. After two days of competition fishing, Michael McGuire from United Kingdom had the honour to raise the trophy during the Award ceremony. He collected 259 cm of fish qualifying himself for the Hobie Fishing Worlds 8...
Rapala Competition Day 1 – HFE 2018
Lac de Lacanau treated all competitors to a beautiful sunrise to start Rapala Competition Day 1. Whilst the angler were gathering behind the Power-Pole Starting line, the sun crept up from behind the trees across the lake. After 'La Marseillaise', the French national...
ALL NEW Hobie Outback
We accomplished the impossible – we improved the world’s #1 pedal fishing kayak to make it truly legendary. With the first major redesign of the best-selling Mirage Outback in over a decade, Hobie has single-handedly advanced the sport of kayak fishing. This...
Daiwa Prizes and Goodies
Prorex Mermaid Shad DF Now the popular DuckFin Shad is available with a webbed tail for vertical jigging near the bottom or mid water. The Mermaid shad’s highlight is the possibility to customise the tail according to your personal preferences – if you use it in its...
Power-Pole Prizes
We are happy to continue our partnership with Power-Pole. This year they contribute to the prize table with the Power-Pole Micro Anchor Kit and the Micro Battery Pak & Charger. Power-Pole Micro Anchor Big power in a small package. When you're getting up close and...
Rapala Starter Pack
We are excited to announce Rapala is on board again for the 5th Hobie Fishing European Championships in Lacanau, France. They are providing a top of the line starters pack for all competitors containing excellent pike fishing lures. Two of them even won their category...
IMPORTANT – Fishing License
All competitors for the 5th Hobie Fishing European Championship have to have a valid fishing license to fish Lac de Lacanau. Check out the walk through to acquire yours. To get your fishing license for Lacanau go to the website The website is available in...
Gerber Gear Goodie – River Shorty
An excellent water sports knife, the Gerber River Shorty excels in responding to the unique requirements of rafting, paddling and diving. With its sturdy stainless steel blade, extremely light glass-filled nylon handle, and deliberately stunted tip, the River Shorty...
Westin Prizes HFE5!
Thanks to Westin Fishing we can give away these amazing rods as prizes for the 5th Hobie Fishing European Championship. Check them out! W4 UltraStick 7'/210 cm M 10-40 g 2 sec. The W4 UltraStick combines the three key attributes you want in a rod - its stiff, super...
HFE5 moves it’s venue to lac de Lacanau in France
The 5th Hobie Fishing European Championship moves it´s venue for the 2018 event from Mequinenza, Spain to Lac de Lacanau in France. Dates will remain the same but the venue changes to France. Lac de Lacanau has been the tournament arena for the 2nd edition of the...
This were the 4th Hobie Fishing European Championships powered by Lowrance & C-MAP
Last weekend, a total of 57 anglers travelled down from 10 different countries to Vinkeveen to participate in the Hobie Fishing Euro´s 2017. What was on the line this weekend? Well, the European title, 2 Hobie Fishing Worlds qualification spots, and lots of great...
HFE4 Award Ceremony
Albin Falk wins the 4th Hobie Fishing Euro’s!
With great pleasure, we introduce the 2017 Hobie Fishing European Champion… Mr. Albin Falk from Sweden. Albin caught a total of 458centimeters of fish over two days on the Vinkeveense Plassen, which put him above the other 56 competitors winning the title of European...