Fermanagh is to host the richest fishing competition in the world with £70,000 in prizes up for grabs. The winners of the Waterways Ireland World Pairs Event will share a first prize of £30,000. Second prize is £10,000, and third £5,000. The cash flows right down to 12th place with a prize of £2,000. To put that in perspective, the Classic Fishing Festival, which takes place in Fermanagh each spring, was once the richest event of its kind in Europe and has a prize fund of £20,000, including a winners cheque for…
The Impartial Reporter, 22/02/12. Read the article ‘Fermanagh to host world’s richest fishing contest‘.
