The MadCap anglers in Athlone report that the Meadows stretch came alive in the rain on Sunday. This was great news for for the Michael Madman ‘O’ Connor Memorial club match as big bream and roach showed on the feed. The club thanked everyone who braved the elements to honour a good friend of the club.

Well done to the top 3

  1. Gerry Carroll
  2. John Keogh
  3. Frank Doherty
The Meadows, bream
There were some great bream caught and Gerry Carroll finished in first place

Mini Mapcaps

Coaching junior anglers at Athlone
Coaching junior anglers at Athlone

The MINI MADCAPS being trained in the fine art of float fishing with lots of roach showing and the occasional perch. Even a pike showed up to get in on the action.

If you want to join us and make a start in fishing – contact John Keogh on 087 167 2800 #afydi

Upcoming events

MADCAPS’ Athlone Open on Sunday 17th of July. This match is limited to 25 pegs so be sure to book in quick http://www.ncffi.ie/events/athlone-open/

Join the Club…

We are pleased to say our members voted YES to accept some new blood to the club. So, if you would like to join us please get in touch.

MADCAPS, Midlands Coarse & Pike Anglers are steadily growing, have some coached members to take juniors forward and are delighted to be working with other clubs and organisations in the area towards the development of angling venues.

We run a pike league in the winter and coarse for the summer. Our membership is just €10 and we charge no more for our open competitions keeping it affordable for all. Key for us is that we keep fishing fun!

If you are interested please get in touch –https://www.facebook.com/MidlandsCoarsePikeAnglers

NCFFI

Midlands Coarse and Pike Anglers are affiliated to the National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland and are members of the Angling Council, the National Governing Body for coarse and predator angling as recognised by Sport Ireland and Sport NI. www.ncffi.ie