Inniscarra TDL report on the The 3 day Dave Bacon Feeder Festival…
Day 1 results
The Dave Bacon Feeder Festival got off to a sunny start today, with 30 anglers drawing their pegs from O’Callaghans Bar & Guest House
Henk Roskam set the pace early, winning Day 1 at Garden Centre (A) with 13.380kg. Not far behind, Neil Richards secured second place from Cable Buoys with 12.810kg—slightly improving on his weight from the same spot yesterday. Rounding out the top three was JP Molloy , also at the Garden Centre, weighing in at 12.710kg.
Day 2 results
Rimantas wins todays match with 13.750kg, followed by Paul Leese with 10.850kg and third, Alan Larkin 10.210kg all from the Garden Centre.
Its going to be a tight competition as Neil Richards leads the way going into the final day.
Join us at the presentation at O’Callaghans Bar & Guest House this Good Friday evening to celebrate the winners and thanks our hosts and organisers for the week.
Day 3 and Overall results
Massive congratulations to Neil Richards – a true legend on this venue – for taking top honours in the Dave Bacon Memorial and completing a stunning double by winning both festivals back to back this week!
A big shout-out to runner-up Chris Haigh, who finished second with 31.480kg on the scales. It was a tight battle for the next few places: Paul Leese came in 3rd, Rimantas Kondrackas took 4th, and Henk Roskam rounded out the top five.
As an added bonus, 1st and 2nd placings in the rotation, were rewarded. The prize fund was spread more evenly across the field, giving more anglers a well-deserved share of the rewards.
It’s been a week of all seasons – sun, wind, and wrapping up with a soggy finish today!
Huge thanks to Kevin & Chris for their tireless work behind the scenes organising the festival, and to our brilliant hosts Eileen & all the staff at O’Callaghans Bar & Guest House for their warm hospitality.
𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘂𝗽… 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻!
Next up is the Sensas Ireland pairs match over the May Bank Holiday weekend.
The format is a 2-day match Saturday & Sunday and in addition there will be opens on Friday and Monday. The World Club Float Championships 2025 is being held on Inniscarra Lake in August. The Sensas Ireland 2-day pairs match offers those fishing the World Float Champs the opportunity to sample the venue and locality. Places still available, enquiries via their facebook page.
Starting 17th May, we kick off another 7 days of match fishing (any method), beginning with the one-day ‘Hogans’ Open, followed by the O’Callaghans Cup and the Ottewill Trophy. Contact Kevin Gray to get your name on the list – you won’t want to miss it!
Go fishing…
With Daily flights from the UK and Holland to Cork, and regular flights from many other countries it no hardship to find your way to Inniscarra.
Inniscarra Lake TDL
Inniscarra Lake TDL are affiliated to the National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland, NCFFI the National Governing body for coarse and predator fishing and casting. www.ncffi.ie
For details of the all the events, venues and more, a downloadable copy of the events calendar, 2020 festival results and a directory of angler friendly accommodation in the local area please visit www.ncffi.ie/inniscarra-angling.
