From October 11 to 17, the eastern coastline of Corsica will host the 69th Adult Coastal France Championship, a competition where participants use surfcasting rods to fish from the beach. At the same time, the Coastal France Weight Casting Championship will also take place, focusing on casting weights into the water to measure distance. This is the first time the event has returned to Corsica since 1993. The local team, Team Corsica Fishing, has spent two years preparing for the event, aiming to highlight the sport of surfcasting on the island. "There is a national championship every year," explains Maxime Coustie, a member of the organizing club. "We applied to host a future edition and were selected." Team Corsica Fishing, which claims to be the oldest fishing club in Corsica, sees the event as an opportunity to grow the sport locally. "It has been picking up in Corsica over the past few years," Coustie says. "We have around forty members, and more people, especially young people, are getting involved." The competition will take place on three beaches—Marana, Anghione, and Pinia—where nearly 300 fishermen from various regional championships will compete. "On paper, they are the top 300 in France," Coustie notes. Fifteen local competitors will also participate. The competition will take place in three rounds, each lasting four hours. The first two rounds will be held on October 14 and 15, from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The final round will be on October 16, from 8 a.m. to noon. The days before, from October 11 to 13, will be dedicated to weight casting events at a field in Ghisonaccia. These events are different from the coastal championship, where competitors fish from the beach using a single rod. All fish caught during the competition must be released alive. Fish under 12 centimeters earn one point, while larger fish are measured using a national size-weight conversion table. Failure to follow these rules can result in disqualification. The competition will take place entirely in "no-kill" mode, meaning no fish are kept. Competitors will be monitored by commissioners, identifiable by fluorescent belts, who will enforce the rules and ensure the fish are measured and released properly. Volunteers are needed for this role, and a briefing will be held before the competition to explain the duties. The event will also include a welcome session, a draw of the competition, a closing dinner, and an official ceremony. The public is encouraged to watch from the beaches, as long as they do not interfere with the competitors. For Team Corsica Fishing, the event is not just about competition—it's also about promoting surfcasting as a sport and increasing its visibility on the island. Thirty-three years after the last edition, Corsica is set to regain the highest national level of surfcasting, with the beaches serving as the playing field and the organizers aiming to make the sport a permanent part of the island's sporting landscape.