Sheila Bromley and Liam O’Brien report that Ballybay Angling held its annual I.F.I 2 day match over the weekend of the 12th & 13th July. 59 anglers fished this 2 day event which was run over 6 sections – 3 were held on the Dromore System and 3 were held on Lough Egish. Fishing was quite difficult over the 2 days, but despite this there were still some amazing bags of fish caught, with U.K. based angler Mick Smith catching over 40kgs on the first day. On the second day the heaviest bag was just over 20kgs, this weight was caught by Irish based Peter Walsh.
Results are as follows:
Day 1.
Section A – Daily winner – Mick Smith. Section B – Daily winner – Ron Jordan.
5 man section winners are as follows: Les Holtzer, Jimmy Gargan, Johnny Keith, Neil O’Brien, Michael Cormican, Cathal Hughes, Sean Brereton, Gary Mc Clelland, Philip Jackson (Arva), Ewan Weed, Jim Mc Allister, Philip Jackson (Jacko).
Day 2.
Section A – Daily winner – Peter Walsh. Section B – Daily winner – Jimmy Gargan.
5 man section winners are as follows: Patrick Smullen, Philip Jackson (Jacko), Neil Mazurek, Gary Mc Clelland, Kevin Norcliffe, Rory O’Neill, Cathal Hughes, Gary Radcliffe, Johnny Keith, Karl Woodhouse, Darren Fairhurst, Glenn Rooney. Overall Winners.
1st Mick Smith 51.390kgs, 2nd Johnny Keith 38.800kgs, 3rd Andy Chapman 36.040kgs, 4th Jimmy Gargan 34.316kgs, 5th Seame Winters 28.030kgs, 6th Glenn Rooney 27.140kgs.
Well done to all the winners.
Ballybay Angling would like to thank Inland Fisheries Ireland for their sponsorship, Irish Bait & Tackle, the Welcome Inn for their kind hospitality over the weekend, I.A.D.A for the use of the scales, the land owners associated with the various sections used, and finally to all the anglers who turned up to fish this 2 day event.
Thanks all – tight lines.
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