The Irish Specimen Committee 2012 Annual report is out, and some fantastic Bream and Roach/Bream Hybrids were caught during 2012 on Derravaragh. James Dignam banked a super Bream back in September weighing an incredible 9.25lbs. In July Brendan Pender produced another specimen of 8.13lbs. In May Darragh Long caught a 7.56lbs specimen.

In 2012 a total of 6 Bream were caught on Derravaragh over Specimen weight which is 3.402kg / 7.5lbs.I just took a quick look at the Roach/Bream Hybrid specimens for 2012, and Derravaragh produced an incredible 16 Specimen Roach/ Bream Hybrids including the best one of 2012 caught by Liam Tully in July. This fish weighed 6.83lbs.

The 2012 Irish Specimen Fish Report is available to download now from www.irish-trophy-fish.com

Michael Flanagan
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