The Irish Federation of Pike Angling Clubs held its 1st Qualifier of the 2023/2024 season on a midlands river last weekend. There was a great turnout of sixty anglers for the event and the fishing was very good, with over two hundred fish caught between the sixty competitors. Among the 200+ fish were five double figure fish, the largest being a whopping 19lb 04oz caught by Eddie the Queen (now promoted to “The King”).
The top 5 were as follows:
- 1st Mark Kiernan 63lb 12oz, 14 fish
- 2nd Eddie Mc Guirk 47lb 11oz, 8 fish
- 3rd Dodger 45lb 5oz, 8 fish
- 4th David Quinlivan 34lb 7oz, 10 fish
- 5th Mark Mc Kenna 31lb 4oz, 7 fish
Pools:
- 1st Eddie McGuirk 19lb 4oz
- 2nd Mark Kiernan 11lb 13oz
- 3rd Derek Mohan 10lb 5oz
