Ronan Cusack had mixed reports from Mask this week as the trout season draws to a close. Father and son team, Gerry and Damien O’Brien from Ballinrobe had 7 good trout on wet-flies across the deep on Sunday last (best fish 2lbs) and also reported returning several undersize. Kevin Egan and Michael Vahey, also from Ballinrobe had 4 on wets between the shallows and the deep on Sunday (best fish 2.25lbs, all returned). Richard Cameron and Ronan Cusack had a lively day on Sunday in the deep. The lads finished with 3 to the boat and lost at least 5 more just before the net (best fish 1.75lbs, all returned). 17 anglers weighed in 6 trout in a friendly end of season competition out from Dringeen on Sunday last (best fish 1.75lbs). Tourmakeady anglers held their last competition of the year on Sunday, which was run on a catch-and-release basis. First prize went to Liam Conroy who had 3 of the 10 trout that were caught in total.
Finally, Max Mallick from France had a lovely pike of 1.15 metres with Brian Joyce of Derrypark Lodge while trolling on Mask over the weekend.
