OVER 450 anglers descended on Cushlough Bay on Lough Mask last week to battle for the World Cup Trout Fly Championship.
Clare man Thomas O’Loughlin beat off stiff competition from across Ireland and overseas to take home the cup and prizes in the sixty-third year of the competition.
For his efforts in catching an impressive 12 trout, the Corofin angler took home €3,000, a 15 horse power Suzuki engine, a Sage fly rod and a watch.
Other winners in this year’s competition included Jonathan Crevan from Roscommon who took second place with eight trout and local winners Adrian Gorman and Danny Joyce in fifth and sixth place respectively. ..
Mayo News 09/08/2016 Read the full article ‘Success for World Cup Fishing competition’
