Adrian Browne reports that all sorts weather was heaped upon the 22 anglers who fished Sunday’s match at Oaklands. Heavy rain, gale force winds and bright sun shine are not perfect fishing conditions some but good weights were made up. The top end of the lake produced the bigger weights with first and second coming from pegs 28 & 27. Pellet,waggler and shallow pole were the best methods.

  • 1st Adrian Browne 64lb
  • 2nd john Thompson 50lb
  • 3rd Ronan Manough 34lb
  • 4th Steven Hunter 32lb
Top weight at Oaklands yesterday was 64 lb
Top weight at Oaklands yesterday was 64 lb

Oaklands Lake Junior Open Day

Oaklands Lake in New Ross held their junior open day on Saturday April 20th. Starting with the draw at 10.30am, fishing was from 12pm to 4pm.

Fishing was hard for the young competitors with the carp not showing much.

  • Ronan Minogue (on peg 14) was the winner with 16lb 8oz.
  • 2nd T Quinlin 12lb 12oz
  • 3rd E Minogue 7lb
  • 4th N O Byrne 2lb
  • 5th J Browne 10oz
  • 6th J kehoe & N Croakin 2oz

Enjoying the fishing at Oaklands Lake
Enjoying the fishing at Oaklands Lake

Win a years membership

Adrian also tell us that the first angler who catches a 12lb carp at the lake this year, which is registered with the Irish Specimen Fish Committee wins a permit for the year at the lake.

Go fishing…

Oaklands Lake,
Marshmeadows,
New Ross, Co. Wexford.

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