State College, PA –

USA Kayak Fishing is proud to announce their 2022 World Championship Kayak Fishing Teams. These teams will represent the United States at the 2022 World Kayak Fishing Championships, set to take place in April of next year in Cookeville, TN on Center Hill Lake.

This event is the first ever kayak fishing championships sanctioned by the Confederation Internationale de Peche Sportive (CIPS). Official World Championship Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be on the line for competitors. CIPS is the only pathway to make kayak fishing a recognized Olympic sport.

The championship will be hosted in partnership with the Cookeville-Putnam County Visitors’ Bureau as a follow-up to this year’s U.S. Kayak Open, set for Sept. 9-12, 2021. An Army Corps of Engineers lake, Center Hill Lake is one of the few lakes in America that hold trophy largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass.

“These teams are a combination of veterans and rising stars in kayak fishing,” says USA Kayak Fishing President Tony Forte. “We are fortunate to be able to field two – four person teams at the World Championship. America has so many great kayak anglers that it was definitely difficult to choose. Our USA Kayak Fishing committee had a challenging job but we feel like these anglers and teams will be excellent representatives for the USA. We are looking forward to having countries from across the globe come to Cookeville, TN for the World Championship. We also look forward to adding the final angler to our team at the 2021 US Open Kayak Fishing Championship.”