IFSA held the first leg of the All Ireland Juvenile Boat Competition qualifiers on Saturday in Crosshaven, Co. Cork. The weather was good and two local boats were chartered for the event, Osprey skippered by Pat Condon and Lagosta skippered by Alan Kennedy.
Fifteen young boat anglers took part and a total of 394 fish were captured and released. The species caught included dogfish, gurnard, rays, dabs and whiting.
The top anglers on the day were
- Jack Walsh, Crosshaven SAC,
- Sarah Lynch, Crosshaven SAC
- Adam O’Neill, Rinnashark SAC
The three anglers weill now go forward to represent Ireland at the World youths boat championships in Montenegro in 2025.
The rest of the team will come from the second qualifier which is on in Lough Swilly on August 3rd.
The under 16 section was won by Kate Healy O’Connell from Crosshaven SAC with 26 Dogfish and 1 gurnard. Second place went to Jay O’Halloran.
The organizers would like to thank Dan Lynch of Halfway Angling Centre for his generous sponsorship of the prizes and bait on the day. They also thanksed Crosshaven SAC for the use of their clubhouse facilities on the day.
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Founded in 1957, Crosshaven SAC is one of Ireland’s longest established Sea Angling Clubs. We hold both Shore and Boat Angling competitions (seasonal). Juvenile Anglers are particularly welcome.
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