SOUTH ARMAGH / LOUGH MUCKNO WINTER LEAGUE CONCLUDES
March 8th, 2012 | by David Byrne
The Irish Angling Development Alliance (IADA) report that the final leg of the south Armagh/Lough Muckno Winter League was fished on Sunday last 4th March 2012 on Lough Muckno, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan. South Lodge was the chosen section to finalise what has been a very successful winter league. After a heavy overnight’s frost, fishing was expected to be tough and this turned out to be the case. The weather on the day seen a light breeze from the North North West with heavy hail showers. Lough Muckno in Castleblayney has hosted 7 out of the 8 days of the event and produced an estimated 850lbs of Coarse Fish over the duration of the event. Results for the event on Sunday 4th March were as follows
- 1st Philip Jackson (jacko) lurgan 13lb. 10oz
- 2nd Michel Walsh Newry 7lb.12oz
- 3rd Jim Mc Allister Lurgan 6lb.13 oz
Philip Jackson Lurgan with a nice net of fish (file pic)
Coarse fishing on Capragh Lake
Capragh as usual produces some fine Roach and Hybrid fishing from the Stands adjacent to the Car Park.
This post is in: Castleblayney, Coarse angling reports, Competition, Lough Muckno
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