The final of the VDE Irish Canal Masters was fished over the weekend in the Daingean area. It was a wet and windy day, making the going tough for the competitors. The majority of the fish were small roach with the odd very small tench and a skimmer or two also showing. The biggest fish of the day was a bream of 1lb 14oz caught by Stefan Dorneanu.
But, at lines in, there was one clear winner, as Edenderry club member Alan Larkin had a bag of 11lb 5oz, which was double the score of the next best bag, to seal the win and take the trophy along with a nice cheque for €2000. Runner up was Pat Bartley with 5lb 2oz, with Alan Dywer in third with 4lb 2oz.
Full results as follows:
1st..Alan Larkin…Edenderry 11lb-5oz
2nd..Pat Bartley…Sensas 5lb-2oz
3rd..Alan Dwyer…Durrow and Cullohill 4lb-2oz
4th..Jimmy Kelly…Enfield 3lb-10oz
J 5th..Karl Unwin..Madcaps 3lb-7oz.
J 5th..Peter Nolan..Matrix Monasterevin 3lb-7oz.
Section winners;
Pegs 1 to 5, Jeff Walker..Belfast..3lb
Pegs 6 to 9, Conor Browne..Sensas.. 3lb-6oz
Pegs 10 to 14, Stefan Dorneanu.. Matrix Monasterevin..3lb-6oz
Pegs 15 to 19, Aidan Devoy.. Matrix Monasterevin..2lb-8oz
Pegs 20 to 24, Bob Hulme..Matrix Monasterevin..3lb-1/2oz
Pegs 25 to 29, Dean Murray..Nytro..2lb
Biggest fish; Stefan Dorneanu..1lb-14oz.
