show report
Trade Show Signal Check
Auto-generated by the China Fishing pipeline on July 07, 2026.
The shows we watch
If you source from China — or sell into Western markets against Chinese competitors — four trade shows shape the calendar:
- China Fish Show (Qingdao, autumn) — the main Chinese export showcase
- ICAST (Orlando, summer) — the dominant US sportfishing trade show
- EFTTEX (Europe, summer) — the European Fishing Tackle Trade Exhibition
- ICAF — Chinese-Asian regional sourcing hub
Of those 4, 3 official sites responded cleanly to this scan.
Why this matters
Trade show sites are useful in three ways for a buyer who is not yet at the show:
- Registration windows — when a show’s site is live and current, the buyer registration page is usually up. When the site is stale or broken, the show may be in off-season.
- Exhibitor lists — most shows publish their full exhibitor list 4-6 weeks before opening day. A site returning a 200 with the current-year page title usually means the list is being maintained.
- Press release of new products — many Chinese brands debut new SKUs at China Fish before they appear on the supplier’s own site.
A buyer watching the site from afar can pick up early product signals without flying to Qingdao.
Live show sites this scan
China Fish Show (Qingdao)
- Site: http://www.chinafishshow.org/
- Page title: Home
- HTTP: 200
ICAST
- Site: https://www.icastfishing.org/
- Page title: ICAST Fishing - The World’s Largest Sportfishing Trade Show
- HTTP: 200
EFTTEX
- Site: https://www.efttex.com/
- Page title: Home | European Fishing Tackle Trade Exhibition
- HTTP: 200
Shows with unreachable sites
- ICAF (https://www.icafairs.com/) — ConnectError: [Errno -2] Name or service not known
A broken show site is worth a manual check via a regional contact; the site outage may not reflect the show’s actual status.
Auto-generated. For definitive exhibitor lists, dates, and registration links, always read the original show site directly.
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