Lee Addy wins Irish Open Feeder Championships on Muckno

Dick Caplice reports on the Irish Open Feeder Championships fished at Lough Muckno over the weekend…

A top notch field was headed once again by Lee Addy in two superb days of fishing on the Irish Open Feeder championships, which concluded on Sunday evening, on sizzling but turbulent lough Muckno. For the second year in a row this superb angler claimed the title with almost 30kgs of feeder caught fish, to eclipse an equally superb angler Romantas, just 2kgs adrift. Gareth Lamberth came in with a 25kg total for 3rd place after his fine showing all week on the Lough Muckno 5 day feeder festival, where he was a constant threat.

The ever consistent, and now venue specialist, Michael Buchwalder held off Leo Koot for 4th place and the next 5 not making the podium reads like the who’s who in Irish and U.K angling. Mark Pollard led those that followed home in quick succession, in the following order, international aspirant Johnny Mc Kinley, International Paul Leese, UK international and exceptional feeder angler Mick Vials and last but by no means least, oft times Irish international Alan Larkin making up the top ten.

Leader after day one, Paul Leese,  was a weather casualty today, as were many of the day one leaders, on sections most exposed to the worst of the elements, which again saw some trees brought down but fortunately no harm was caused or damage sustained.

Well done and congratulations to all of our winners and competitors, all 70 of whom saw it out to the end, so good was the fishing on offer and so close were affairs to the end.

Finally a quote from Mick Vials one of the most highly rated feeder anglers ever, and regular on the best feeder international team in the world that of England, might put some unbiased perspective on this very special water that is Lough Muckno.