Good match weights at the Anglers World Breffni Challenge at a number of venues near Arvagh in Co. Cavan.

Alice Murtagh reports from the IFI Corlesmore Office

The Annual Anglers World Breffni Challenge 2012 (formerly known as the Stenna Challenge) took place last week with 58 anglers taking part.  The event was held over a five days.  The following is a list of the top weights:-

1^st. R Guy                          61.930 kg

2^nd. John Jowett              53.610 kg

3^rd. A Broomhead            52.820 kg

4^th. Lee Klimczuk            50.790 kg

5^th. Frith Graham           47.680 kg

Good bags of Bream some up to 5 to 6 lb. in weight were caught on match section at Killykeen while Tench up to 4 lb in weight was caught on Town Lake Kilelshandra by two visiting English anglers from the Shefield area.  Some good mixed bags up to 80 lb were caught on Trinity.  There are also some French and Belgium Pike anglers fishing the area and they report good Pike fishing on Bunerky at Templeport and Lough Oughter.