Chris Barry of Go Fishing Ireland was in touch to let us know about a recent guiding trip…
Lots of keen pike anglers have been smashing their PB’s with Go Fishing Ireland this past week. With water temperatures settling around the 12-degree mark, the pike season is well underway.
Father and son team Tom and Colm Lawlor celebrated a delayed Father’s Day gift with a day on the boat. After connecting with a few nice fish on jerk baits, Tom hooked into a fine 103cm fish. Not be outdone, Colm’s rod soon bent into an even larger fish which measured out at 108cm. Two cracking fish and a new PB for Colm to make it a memorable day.
Separately, fishing enthusiast David Faughnan took a break from trout fishing and had a great day’s sport despite the cool easterly breezes which have settled in over the country. He landed three fine fish of 93cms, 99cms and a new PB of 100.5cms. East winds are often tough for pike fishing, but every rule has an exception. Well done David.
And finally, Wicklow angler Jack Whelan celebrated his birthday in style this week with a nice haul of multiple pike from one of the lakes. After working his way through several hard fighting fish during the morning he hooked into something substantially larger in the late afternoon.
At 117cms, this was easily one of our largest fish of the year so far and a new PB. Congratulations Jack, and Happy Birthday!
Go fishing…
Join us for guided fishing trips on the lakes and rivers in Meath, Cavan and Westmeath. Chris is an APGAI qualified fly-casting instructor and fly fishing for pike is a speciality, but we also enjoy lure fishing and other methods. All equipment can be supplied. Newcomers to fishing are welcome and we can provide instruction and tuition in all methods. Contact: chris@gofishingireland.ie Web: www.gofishingireland.ie
