The 37th Lough Melvin Open Trout Championships was again an outstanding success with more than 300 competitors from across Ireland, Scotland and the UK seeking to outwit their rivals in this four-day team event of top-class angling. While Melvin is unique in its selection of trout species, which include sonaghan, gillaroo, ferox and brown trout, the championships focused solely on the sonaghan. These dark-bodied, relatively small fish, are to be found in the deeps feeding on daphnia and emerging insects…
Irish Times, 05/09/16. Read the full article ‘Angling Notes: Perseverance proves key at Lough Melvin Open‘.
