The staging of Loughree’s International Pike Classic 2017 this past weekend was a great success.The top prize of €2,500 was won by Lukasz Stankiewicz and Piotr Kaczmarek from Poland and many others won substantial cash prizes from the €10,000 prize fund…

Steven Powell
Steven Powell

“We’re delighted with the outcome of the first pike festival we’ve hosted in Lanesborough for ten years. The success of the event is down to an awful lot of hard work by the Camlin and District Angling Club. We want to thank their members for their successful organisation. The staging of this international event is the latest project in the continued renewal of angling tourism in this area. We would hope to move on now to attract even more international visitors to Ballyleague and Lanesborough over the next twelve months when we hope to stage an international trout fishing competition. We are particularly pleased with the attendance of the highly experienced angling journalist, Pascal Le Herissier, at the event. Pascal will bring back the story of the festival to France, where he will present it to an international audience for us.”
Adrian Smith
Adrian Smith

“We’d also like to thank Longford and Roscommon County Councils for their support and a thanks goes to the people of Ballyleague and Lanesborough for their patience and support throughout the event and preparations.” – Hugh Keane, Loughree Angling Hub Chairman.
Tomek Kurman
Tomek Kurman

Full results

 Boat
Name 1
Name 2
Fish
1
Fish
2
Fish
 3
Fish
4
Fish
5
Total
Length
 
1
Peter
Gilrane
John
Ruane
57
57
2
Liam
Grimes
Kevin
Grimes
74
93.5
82
80
74
403.5
5th
3
Henryk
Walkowiak
Kacper
Walkowiak
4
Tomasz
Kurman
Jacek
Gorni
82
94
83
100.5
86.5
446
2nd
5
Igor
Klosowski
Rafal
Plec
79
71
66
70.5
99.5
386
6
Lukasz
Sankiewicz
Piotr
Kaczmarek
94
101.5
86
93.5
88
463
1st
7
Michael
Galvin
Cathal
Galvin
82.5
76.5
76
70
80
385
8
Patrick
O’Neill
Anthony
Scally
63.5
63.5
9
Thomas
Killian Jr.
Kelly
Henry
73
73
78
76.5
76
376.5
10
Joe
Mc Dermot
Pat
Healy
68.5
86.5
88
94
337
11
Brendan Griffith
Emmet Galvin
82
74.5
76.5
81.5
76.5
391
9th
12
Padraig
Cunningham
Eamon Craven
60
60
13
Sean Kelly
Michael Hughes
69.5
67
72.5
66.5
275.5
14
Padraig
Corcoran
Patrick
Corcoran
64
72
54.5
77
76
343.5
15
Marc O’ Regan
Ken Whelan
16
Conor
Hannon
Thomas
Killion
17
James
Flynn
Martin
Casserly
18
Mark
Craven
Marty
Craven
19
Stephen
turner
Kevin
Geoghegan
91.5
72
70.5
67
301
20
Mark
Mullin
Kenny
Harte
78
69
147
21
Brian
Mullin
Aidan
Mullin
72.5
71.5
84
228
22
Ben
Cusworth
Paddy
Walshe
58.5
64.5
85
58
57.5
323.5
23
Sean
Traynor
Maurice
Dunne
61
77.5
67.5
206
24
Tony
Doolan
Declan
Doolan
75
75
150
25
Alan
Cully
Keith
Gleeson
79
79
26
Aiden
McNulty
Allan
Frahill
69
69
27
Kevin
Lyons
Damien
Cullingy
66
66
28
David
Roche
Damien
Gleeson
54.5
64
118.5
29
Simon
Rosbotham
William
Laverty
70.5
30
Kieran
Lee
Paul
Comiskey
79.5
79
75
76.5
72.5
382.5
31
Greg
Carr
Martin
Campbell
80
80
32
Jason
Carr
Aaron
Carr
79
75
93.5
70
71
388.5
10th
33
Peter
Farrell
Patrick
Farrell
34
Myles
Quinn
Joe
Mulrennen
84
72.5
61.5
55
273
35
Ian
keogh
Matt
Somers
36
Conor
Duffy
Barry
McGuigan
55.5
55.5
37
Dermot
O’ Neill
Robert
Neilan
75
71.5
146.6
38
Patrick
Croghan
Paulo
Roberto
74
74
39
Alan
Corbett
Frank
Carty
75.5
75.5
40
Pat
Callanan
Kevin
Callanan
41
Noel
O’ Connor
Anthony
Alan Greene
67
64
98
229
42
Brian
Connaughton
Paul
Martin
64
78
142
43
Peter
Farbulova
Martina
Farbulova
65.5
70
55
68
78.5
337
44
Philip
Cunningham
Richie
Murray
100
83.5
85
79
86
433.5
3rd
45
Michael
Dalton
Andrew
Dalton
81.5
91.5
85
83.5
85
426.5
4th
46
Pat
Cooper
James
Byrne
60
60
47
Ronan
Murray
Luc
Mertins
79.5
79.5
48
Rafal
Jarosz
Bart
Scymoak
76
64
91
59
290
49
Bartosz
Wicher
Artur
Sztejno
66
50
Barry
Meehan
Mark
Hannon
51
Brendan
Sharkey
Pascal
Leherissier
68
75
62
205
52
Sean
Murray
Michael
Murray
53
Paul Hayden
William O’ Brien
73
65.5
66
55
333
54
John Mc Donagh
Pat Byrne
75
55
Eamonn Cunningham
Adrian Quinn
80.5
71.5
73
76.5
91
392.5
8th
56
Stephen Lee
Trevor Simpson
70.5
72
69
72
69.5
353
57
John Boyle
David Boyle x 2
74
50.5
55
65
55
299.5
58
Alan Heasley
Sean Markey
70
79.5
149.5
59
Bernard McAvinue
Valerie McAvinue
70.5
80.5
81.5
74.5
70.5
377.5
60
Eamonn Dempsey
Irene Dempsey
69
72
60.5
64
265.5
61
Blaine Carberry
Darragh Healy
60.5
61
121.5
62
James Fallon
David Flynn
63
Steven Powell
Andrew Powell
71.5
85
79
74.5
89
399
7th
64
Oliver Fallon
Fidelma Fallon
72
72
65
Barry Darby
Jack Darby
75
83.5
80.5
84.5
77.5
401
6th