Tom Anketlle of TAFI Munster reports on the Munster Youth Fly Fishing Championships, organised by the Munster Regional Trout Anglers Association( M.R.T.A.C) in association with the Trout Anglers Federation of Ireland (T.A.F.I.), which were held on Lough Leane, Killarney on Saturday July 19th…

Conditions on the Saturday were mixed, with very calm conditions at times, and it was obvious in the morning that these young anglers were going to have work hard to get fish. The competition is fished on a catch and release basis using barbless hooks. All catches are recorded by the very experienced boatmen who volunteered their services for the day. Some good catches of trout were recorded throughout the day and in all it was a very enjoyable day for the anglers, some whom were having their first day out on the lake.

Maurice Willis MRTAC Chairman, Tom Ankettell MRTAC Youth Officer, with the winning team - Arron McCann, Eoin Curtin,Peter O'Brien, Alan Barrow, John O'Keeffe MRTAC Hon Secretary.mallow team
Maurice Willis MRTAC Chairman, Tom Ankettell MRTAC Youth Officer, with the winning team – Arron McCann, Eoin Curtin,Peter O’Brien, Alan Barrow, John O’Keeffe MRTAC Hon Secretary.mallow team

M.R.T.A.C. Chairman Maurice Willis presented the prizes to the winners and paid tribute to the boatmen and the organisers for a job well done. He wished the Munster Youth Team the best of luck in the inter-provincial championships.

Maurice Willis MRTAC Chairman, Tom Ankettell MRTAC Youth Officer, with the individual winner, Eoin Curtin,P and John O'Keeffe MRTAC Hon Secretary
Maurice Willis MRTAC Chairman, Tom Ankettell MRTAC Youth Officer, with the individual winner, Eoin Curtin,P and John O’Keeffe MRTAC Hon Secretary

The results were as follows:

Winning team: mallow A,  Eoin Curtin, Peter O’Brien, Alan Barrow, and Arron McCann.

Individual results:

  • 1st Eoin Curtin, Mallow
  •  2nd John Willis, Mallow
  • 3rd Luke O’Donoghue, Macroom
  • 4th Peter O’Brien, Mallow
  •   5th Trevor Cremin, Kanturk
  •  6th Jack Maher, Thurles Suir and Drish

The longest fish was caught by  John Willis.

 

World Youth Fly Fishing Championships

Eoin Curtin is heading out to Poland on Wednesday July 23rd to compete in the World Youth Fly Fishing Championships and we wish Eoin and his team mates every success. The full team is Sean Dempsey, Eoin Curtin, Alaister Early, Fergal McKiernan, Tony Lyness and Gerard McLoughlin. The team manager is Micheal Twohig and team coach is Micheal Drinan.