There’s something that fires the imagination about the silhouette of the lone boat fishing on a lake. We’ve all been there, you spot it bobbing up and down on the water, and for a short moment you are mesmerised by a fleeting glimpse of craft and nature together. Maybe it’s because it’s a scene that hasn’t changed much over generations and gets to the core of rural life.
It’s Sunday and you pass by a crowded church in Rossinver toward a congregation of a different kind. Rossinver/Melvin Trout angling club are having their first competition in their league, and you have been invited into their fold. The weather is damp, but spirits are not. You are bowled over by the sense of camaraderie of the crowd of almost 15 men already gathered as they laugh, joke and buzz around getting equipment and boats ready together. Jim Connolly is the Chair of the angling club and on this day there’ll be an estimated 20 competing. The club has been going since 1978 and boasts members from both sides of the border and traditions…..
Leitrim Observer 04/06/2013 Read the article ‘Fishermen of Dreams’
