South Shore SAC held its yearly festival over the weekend of the 14th & 15th of September. On the Saturday, 54 anglers turned out at Dodds Rock/Roney Point for the Tommy Keogh Memorial Competition. Unfortunately, the fish were not very obliging, and anglers found bites hard to come by. But the Fogarty brothers put in their usual good stint, with Gavin winning Zone A on Dodds Rock while brother Ciaran came to the fore on Zone B, and his 12 fish saw him comfortably win the overall trophy on the day.
On Sunday, the Mick Kearney Open saw anglers from all over Ireland compete on Ballinoulart and Morriscastle beaches. Luckily, the fishing was much better than the previous day, as plenty of flounder were present right from the off, and those fish were constantly replenished from deeper water as the day wore on.
In Zone C on Morriscastle, fishing was very good, and after a day-long tussle, JP Molloy held off some strong competition to win that section. Zone B also saw excellent fishing and a close run competition which was eventually won by Eamon Bermingham. Zone A was won at a canter by Thomas Keogh, who took advantage of a shoal of school bass right in front of him with three treble shots of bass in a row, leaving him far ahead of the rest of the field. Ind that hauls was enough to see him take the overall prize with a fine tally of 38 fish (29 of which were bass).
For a comprehensive report on each competition, visit the South Shore SAC Facebook Page.
