The North Western Regional Fisheries Board in association with
Recreational Angling Ireland held their second Juvenile anglers event on the Moy
Fishery’s Cathedral beat last Thursday, 10 August. The day, which was hosted by
the Board and sponsored by RAI proved to be very productive with a total of 21
salmon caught by 56 enthusiastic young anglers both local and visiting. This
event is one of many which are held throughout the region as part of the Board’s
policy to promote angling for young people.
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| In the Net! |
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| Landing the Fish |
To facilitate the large number of participants, each individual
was allotted a one hour slot on one of the Cathedral beat’s eight groynes. After
the hour had elapsed, another group commenced angling. This process was repeated
on a rota basis throughout the day.
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| Irene and Michael Tiernan |
Fishing commenced at 10 am just as the large tide receded from
the beat and within a short time local angler Alan Keane had a salmon of 2 lbs
12 oz on a worm. In the next session, brothers Jack and Luke Doherty under the
tuition of their father, well known local angling figure, Eddie, had three fish
between them. While at the top end of the beat Nigel Donnelly had 2 and cousins
Niamh Finnerty and Killian Harte also had one each.
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| Killian Harte |
As the day progressed, it became clear that the salmon were on
and that the day would produce excellent catches. Local angler John Keaveny had
three salmon for 6 lbs which earned him first place on the day while Irene
Tiernan coached by her father Michael, another well known angling figure from
Foxford, caught two lovely fish and lost another two, putting her in second
place.
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| Jack and Luke Doherty |
In the next session, Tony Mc Dermott had one nice salmon of 3
lbs 11 oz which was the best fish of the day and also put him in 5th
place overall. In total 15 of the 56 participants caught 21 salmon for the
day
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| Killian Harte and John Howley |
Results were as follows:
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Name |
Fish |
Total Weight |
Best Fish |
Rank |
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John Keaveany |
3 |
6 |
2.15 |
1 |
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Irene Tiernan |
2 |
4.12 |
3.1 |
2 |
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Luke Doherty |
2 |
4.6 |
2.11 |
3 |
|
Nigel Donnelly |
2 |
4.2 |
2.1 |
4 |
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Tony McDermot |
1 |
3.11 |
|
5 |
|
Daile Skelly |
2 |
3.10 |
2.11 |
6 |
|
Killian Harte |
1 |
3.8 |
|
7 |
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Conor Foster |
1 |
3.6 |
|
8 |
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Thomas Simpson |
1 |
3.1 |
|
9 |
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Manus McLaughlin |
1 |
2.14 |
|
10 |
|
Alan Keane |
1 |
2.12 |
|
11 |
|
Niamh Finnerty |
1 |
2.10 |
|
12 |
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Alan Flannery |
1 |
2.8 |
|
13 |
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Jack Doherty |
1 |
2.2 |
|
14 |
|
Edward Thornton |
1 |
1.14 |
|
15 |
A prize giving ceremony with refreshments and food was held in
the Ridge Pool Hotel and sponsored by Recreational Angling Ireland after the
event and a fantastic array of prizes was presented to all participants.
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| Niamh Finnerty and Padraig Traynor |
The next juvenile angling event scheduled to take place in the
area is a trout fishing day on Lough Talt, Co. Sligo on Sat. 9 September. For
Further details contact David Browne 087 9249346.
Another juvenile fly fishing competition organised by the North
Western Regional Fisheries Board together with Dromahair Angling Club will take
place on Lough Doon, Co. Leitrim in early September. For Further details contact
the North Western Regional Fisheries Board 096 22788.
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| Waiting for the take. |
