Edenderry Coarse Angling Club reports on their second open match of the season fished at the weekend…

Grand canal, edenderry

Edenderry Coarse Angling Club held its second open today on the Grand Canal. We had another great turn out of anglers. Today was quite cold for the time of year and with the roach and bream with other things on their mind most anglers fished for lumps. Garreth Symth and Ron Durkin went fish for fish most of the day. I thought it was between the two of them but Alan Larkin had other ideas …. The top 4 were:

  • 1. Garreth Smyth 19lb 03oz
  • 2. Alan Larkin 16lb 13oz
  • 3. Ron Durkin 16lb 03oz
  • 4. Matthew Crowl 12lb 04oz
Garreth Smyth
Garreth Smyth

Report and photos courtesy of Edenderry Coarse Angling Club

Go fishing…

New members are always welcome to Edenderry Coarse Angling Club.

Nine permanent match stretches occupy the length of the Grand Canal within 15 km of Edenderry town. This section of canal corridor is unconfined by lock gates for 31 kilometres. Each stretch is permanently marked and contains a minimum of 25 pegs, spaced at 30 metre intervals. The towpaths are driveable and adjacent car parking facilities are provided. The towpaths, like the canal itself, are maintained to the highest standard by Waterways Ireland and Edenderry coarse angling club, while the angling conditions are beyond parallel. A vast number of mixed coarse fish have been stocked into the canal over the past ten years – the health and population status of which is regularly assessed.

Apart from the 262 permanent swims that have been created for the match angler on this unique fishery, a number of stretches have been prepared to cater for the pleasure fisherman and the junior angler. Included among these is the famous Edenderry Branch Line. Fished 12 months a year, this highly productive venue regularly produces catches in excess of 50lb per session. Bream, tench, roach, rudd, hybrids, carp, perch and gudgeon are the principal fish species present.

NCFFI

Edenderry Coarse Angling Clubare affiliated to the National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland and are members of the Angling Council the National Governing Body for coarse and predator angling as recognised by Sport Ireland and Sport NI. www.ncffi.ie

Edenderry
Time for a break!