Successful Belmullet Sea Angling Competition

Belmullet Sea Angling Club Competition results:

Over 20 anglers took part in this year’s Open Boat International, a two day competition held over the 2^nd and 3^rd of June. Weather conditions were favourable and most anglers enjoyed excellent fishing over both days. There were over sixteen different species of fish landed, including pollack, coalfish, cod,  haddock, dogfish, ballan wrasse, cuckoo wrasse, grey gurnard, red gurnard, tub gurnard, whiting, dab, flounder, ling and thornback ray.

Results were as follows:

1^st Greatest Variety Over 2 Days: Anthony Masterson, Belmullet S.A.C.

2^nd Greatest Variety Over 2 Days:  Peter Coyne, Killala Bay S.A.C.  

3^rd Greatest Variety Over 2 Days Out Of State: Paul Slater, NI

1^st & 2^nd Greatest Variety Junior Anglers: Matthew Walsh & Robert Barrett, Belmullet 

Heaviest Fish Saturday: Paul Slater, NI (Ling 14.75 lbs.)

Heaviest Fish Sunday: Josie Barrett, Killala (Pollack 7.65lbs.)

Markus Müller
Fisheries Information Manager