Lindsey Clarke reports from LOUGH MELVIN – Monday 18th to Sunday 24th August 2014.
Melvin was fairly quiet for the first part of the week but far busier from Thursday to Sunday when the Garrison & Lough Melvin Angling Association held their 35th Melvin Open Trout Angling Competition run over the four days. The first 3 days are qualifying days with the final being fished on Sunday. There was a good attendance with 266 entrants. 46 pairs of anglers qualified to fish the final day. Fishing had been variable on the qualifying days due to varying weather conditions but Sunday saw the lough fish very well with better sonaghan figuring in the catches and good trout to 2½lb caught and bigger fish lost. The competition was won by Jimmy Cahill and John Moroney with 8 fish. In second place came Alan Lutton and Sean Carney also with 8 fish. In 3rd place were Gerard Kenny and Rory McCafferty with 7 fish.
Lindsey Clarke
IFI-Ballyshannon.
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