Day four of the Mahon’s Festival and Tommy steals the match with a five hour catch of 58 Bream and 6 Hybrids to give him 109.900kg. This Erne match record came from peg one on the Sligo Road, Enniskillen where Tommy cast a feeder towards the Town Bridge.
84 paid into the renowned Mahon’s Festival fishing in Enniskillen Monday 19th to Friday 23rd May providing a prize fund of £12,600.
The 85th angler, Ron Williams one of the longest serving match anglers to visit Northern Ireland having competed now for over 30 years receives a free entry.
- 1st Tommy Pickering 132-400kg
- 2nd Afe Edgley 98-300kg
- 3rd Bob Nudd 87-300kg
- 4th Andy Moss 83-300
- 5th Gary Whalley 6-850kg
- 6th Phil Bardell 73-500kg
- 7th Terry Bintliff 71-910kg
- 8th Nick Sedddon 71-720kg
- 9th Rod Scott 70-950kg
Mal Scott who originally set up Vale Royal Angling, Northwich and Joey Mahon of Mahon’s Hotel, Irvinestown, Co.Fermanagh originally created the match fished alongside the prestigious Waterways Classic over 30 years ago. Mal who sadly passed away in 2011 passed over the business to his son’s Mike and Rod who learnt their fishing skills as youngsters in Ireland and Rod now carries on the matches in Ireland.
Such is their relationship with Mahon’s Hotel, Mal’s ashes are kept on the bar and you’ll find many match anglers congregating here in May each year alongside the legendary Kevin Ashurst who classes it as his local during the summer months.
Go Fishing…
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