Munster Coarse Anglers fished the final match of their winter series in O’Briensbridge at the weekend. Kevin Leahy reports…
Return of Magnificent Seven to O’Briensbridge
Well that’s it for another year. The 34th Munster Coarse Anglers Winter League is now over. With all the lakes of East Clare flooded it was back to O’Briensbridge for the final. The venue has not been particularly kind to us this year but on Sunday all was forgotten as “The Bridge” became our most favourite venue in the whole wide world again.
Downstream at rowing course was the area chosen to fish, and fish it did with almost every peg producing double figure weighs. Although the fish were small there was plenty of them.
Coming out on top was..
- Steve 17lb 13oz 176 fish
- Kevin 16lb 13oz 202 fish
- Ian 13lb 7oz (not sure how many fish but he assured me he would have won the pike match if it was one)
The worthy champion of the 2023 winter league is the ever consistent Steve Grogan who always managed to find those few extra fish.
Runner up was last year champion Richard Bedford who challenged right up to the last match.
I would like to thank the “Magnificent Seven ” who took part in this year’s league throughout those cold wet and fishless Sundays you know it was still great craic,
Hopefully see you all for the 35th winter league
Go fishing…
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