NCFFI reports on the last match of the year fished on the Lower Bann over the last weekend of 2018…
A perfect end to 2018 as the River Bann produces a 2-day average match weight of 35kg! Mid Ulster’s angling facility at Portglenone was the venue for the Lower Bann CAA‘s Mc Coy Cup Memorial Match run by Ricky Peoples 29th & 30th December.
Near perfect river conditions on the river made for superb roach catches with Bo Donaldson winning with 51.600kg!
- 1st Bo Donaldson 51.600kg
- 2nd Ron Jordan 51.375kg
- 3rd Philip Jackson 50.950kg
- 4th Derek Buckley 50.350kg
- 5th Vincent Walsh 48.925kg
Next week sees a new section of the river open to anglers ahead of the FIPSed Fédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive en Eau DouceEuropean Championships to be staged here in June 2019.
Go fishing…
Founded in 1974 LBCAA is a friendly and welcoming Coarse Angling Club based around the Lower Bann.
Web: lowerbanncaa.wixsite.com/lowerbanncaa
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The Lower Bann CAA is a member of the Ulster Coarse Fishing Federation, UCFF the provincial council of the National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland, NCFFI and the NGB for coarse and predator angling in Ireland. www.ncffi.ie
