After a long summer where the pike rods were swapped for coarse and sea-angling rods, the Newbridge District Pike Anglers were out on the banks in force as 31 members, old and new, turned out for the first event of the winter calendar.
There was a good haul of 72 pike landed on the day, so plenty of anglers got bends in their rods. And the stamp of fish wasn’t bad either, as there were six doubles to 16lb+ and a good smattering of jacks in the 7-9lb zone.
And it was a case of ‘newcomers luck’ on the day, as Eoin Mahoney, who only joined the club on the day of the event and was on his first trip out with his new clubmates, made an immediate impression by landing the biggest fish of the day at 16.13lb. So Eoin has made his mark, and it’s up to the rest of the members to catch him!
For a full report, log onto the Newbridge & District Pike Anglers Facebook page.
