The Portumna Festival is full swing at the moment and the fishing has been more that good with weights to 66lb reported already. Before the Festival kicked off most of the competitors fished the Open the day before. Fishing was not easy and Stephen Finchett did well to put together 36lb off Rogers for the win.
After that all attention was focused on the Festival. On Day 1 Town, Rogers and Stick Ups fished well with a number of anglers breaking 25lb. Meelick and The Salmon Run saw some smaller nets but there were a couple of anglers who weighed in over 20lb.
Day 1 Results
- 1st Darren sullivan 37lb
- 2nd Bill Cassidy 34lb 9oz
- 3rd Bruce Pennell 34lb 1oz
Day 2 saw the fishing take off and on Salmon Run and Stic Ups anglers were getting good weights over 30lb, the best weight at Rodgers was just shy of 50lbs and Town saw all anglers plough through 30lb and 2 anglers weighed in over 60lb! Unfortunately for the anglers who drew Meelick getting into double figures was a struggle.
Day 2 Results
- 1st Karl Unwin 66lb oz
- 2nd Stu Blunsom 64lb 4oz
- 3rd Wayne Hall 49lb 3oz
Day 3
More big bags again with Town again producing the heaviest catches.
There are 2 more days to come (today is the 4thday of this 5 day festival) so we’ll have the full and final report for you next week.
Go fishing…
Portumna Coarse Angling Club
For information about the Portumna Festival and other matches in the area check in with the club on their Facebook page.
Contact: Bruce Pennell
Email: brucepennell1966@gmail.com
Website: Portumna Coarse Angling Facebook
