The 9th independent qualifying competition of the 2015/16 National Pike Championships was be held on Sunday 3rd January on a venue at Lough Egish.
IFPAC were disappointed with the very poor turnout of 34 anglers, but report that the fishing was pretty good as the competitors caught and released 103 pike to 13lb 10oz.
The top 6 anglers who qualified to fish in the Final of the 2015/16 National Pike Championships were
- 1st Ken Smyth 6 pike 40lb 8oz
- 2nd David Dennis 9 pike 30lb 13oz
- 3rd Jim Slevin 7 pike 28lb 1oz
- 4th Robbie McShane 5 pike 27lb 1oz
- 5th Ian McGruer 7 pike 26lb 10oz
- 6th Marty Lawlor 6 pike 23lb 5oz
Pools for best pike
- Ken Smyth 13 lb 10oz
- Mark Horgan 11lb 2oz
- Henry McGauley 10lb 2oz
Many thanks to John Murray of the Lakeview Bar for laying on lots of refreshments.
Go fishing…
The Irish Federation of Pike Angling Clubs (IFPAC) is a body representing pike anglers in Ireland, North and South.The IFPAC was founded on 17th January 1988 at a meeting held at the Ardboyne Hotel, Navan. The membership for that year stood at fifteen clubs representing six hundred anglers, today membership of IFPAC is approaching 100 affiliated clubs representing in excess of seven thousand anglers from all walks of life.
