The 9th National Fish Guard Professional Meeting and Competition has concluded.

The 9th National Fish Guard Professional Meeting and Competition, organized by the MOHOSZ OHSZK, was held in Szarvas between September 14 and 16, 2026, and was attended by 29 teams from different parts of the country.

The meeting was not just a competition, but also an important forum for the fish guard profession. It provided an opportunity to acquire new knowledge, exchange experiences, and strengthen professional and colleague relationships.

The first day started with professional presentations. Zoltán Faragó, head of the State Fish Guard Service, spoke about the most common violations detected, Ágnes Márkus Patakiné, anesthesiology assistant, presented the importance of professional first aid and resuscitation. Zsolt Osvald, executive director of the Komárom-Esztergom County Fishing Association Association , gave a presentation on the importance of fish guard work, sustainability and environmental protection.

The competition began with a tug-of-war in the afternoon, which continued over the following days with professional, theoretical, fitness and skill tasks. The participants had to pass, among other things, water rescue and resuscitation exercises, recognition of aquatic organisms, boat device reconnaissance, fish stocking inspection, report writing and test writing. In addition to serious professional challenges, the program also included good-natured tasks, such as rubber boot throwing or a memory game.

Our association was represented by József Mesterházy, fish management and fish protection group leader, and Károly Sipos, Balázs Szekeres and Róbert Pass, fisheries guards.
We congratulate our colleagues on their honorable performance and their performance at the event!

The podiums of each competition block:

• Skill competition: 1. Fejér County Association of Fishing Associations, 2. Somogy County Association of Fishing Associations, 3. Körösvidék Association of Fishing Associations.
• Strength competition: 1. Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Association of Fishing Associations, 2. Somogy County Association of Fishing Associations, 3. Hajdú-Bihar County Association of Fishing Organizations.
• Theoretical competition: 1. Association of Metropolitan Fishing Associations, 2. Association of Körösvidék Fishing Associations, 3. MOHOSZ Velencei-taki Branch.
• Professional competition: 1. Association of Metropolitan Fishing Associations, 2. Somogy County Association of Fishing Associations, 3. Komárom-Esztergom County Association of Fishing Associations.

In the overall competition, the Association of Metropolitan Fishing Associations came in first place, the Somogy County Association of Fishing Associations came in second, and the Tolna County Association of Fishing Associations came in third place. Congratulations to all the winning teams!

Awards were presented this year as well as during the event. Árpád Fekete, Tibor Gáspár, Rikárd Pfeifer, Péter Szemethy and Tibor Toplak were awarded the title of honorary fish guard leader. László Rigó received the award for fish guard of the year. We would like to congratulate the awarded fish guards as well!

Thanks to MOHOSZ and the State Fish Guard Service for the high-quality organization, as well as to all participants for contributing to increasing the recognition of fish guard work with their knowledge, experience and community involvement.

Photo: MOHOSZ