IT MAY well be a long way to Tipperary, but for native John Quirke it was just a short distance to travel on Lough Conn to win the Lough Conn and Cullin Two-Day Fly Fishing competition in fine style, last weekend.
In weather more suitable for the beach, John managed to coax six fine trout on day one to his homemade Wolff patterns in blistering sunshine and flat calm waters. It left an insurmountable struggle for the remaining 95 anglers over the two days….
Irish Times 13/06/2016 Read the article ‘Engines roar across Lough Conn for Tolan-Traynor Perpetual Cup’
