West Yorkshire angler Andy Burnett landed the top prize of €1,000 in the second annual Lough Ree International Coarse Angling Festival held over the bank holiday weekend.
Andy, who is a big fan of the hot water stretch in Lanesboro and netted a catch of 33kg of fish over the three days, heaped praise on the festival organisers.
A the presentation of prizes in the Yacht Bar, Lanesboro, on Monday evening, he said the Lough Ree Angling Hub committee had put ‘Lanesboro firmly back on the worldwide fishing map’….
Longford Leader 08/06/2016 Read the article ‘Lanesboro firmly back on world fishing map’
