Helen Rainsford of www.irelandtravelplus.co.uk reports on the recent St Patricks Festival fished at Inniscarra…
The Munster Coarse Angling Council held the St. Patricks festival last weekend. The three day event was the first of many festivals held annually on Inniscarra Lake, Coachford, Co.Cork.
39 competed with anglers coming from across Ireland and the UK. Fishing was mainly for Roach on the feeder with weights improving throughout the weekend.
The sections of the reservoir fished were Garden Centre, Graveyard and Concrete and not the new match stretch which is currently under construction ready for the World Feeder Fishing Championships in July.
Cathal Hughes from Galway produced 16kg on the final day to become the festival winner with 28.700kg. In second place was Will Freeman, Suffolk, England with 27.550kg and in third Julian Kendrick, Edenderry, Co. Offaly with 26.250kg.
James O’Doherty, Junior International with NCFFI Team Ireland came a very credible 8th place. Well done James – watch out seniors!
Information on NCFFI festivals can be found at http://www.ncffi.ie/fishing_matches.php
For a comprehensive list of coarse festivals see – https://fishinginireland.info/coarse/coarseevents.htm
