The CM Lakelands Feeder Club has announced the dates and venues for their new event, the CM Lakelands Open Cup.
Tickets will go on sale on May 14th, 2026. Qualifiers will be a max of 24 anglers. Tickets €50 (€20 pools on the day of each qualifier). Four anglers will quality from each qualifier.
There will be no practice match for the final on the Friday. Instead, there will be an open match on the Sunday beforehand.
- Q1 June 7th – Drumkearragh/Skeagh
- Q2 June 14th – Drumkearragh/Skeagh
- Q3 July 5th – Muckno
- Q4 July 26th – Muckno
- Q5 August 16th – Lough Sillan
- Q6 August 22nd (Saturday) – Lough Sillan.
Open feeder match, August 30th, Lough Sillan. The final will be held on September 5th/6th on Lough Sillan plus another lake.
The club also held a small knock-up match on Sunday on Baird’s Shore on the Dromore system. 1st overall was Brenton Sweeney with a weight of 5.790 kg. Brenton fished 3 lines, 18 metres, 33 metres and 40 metres to catch 120 roach.
2nd overall was Damian Foltyn with a weight of 4.440 kg made up of roach and perch. Damien fished the short line first and then moved out later in the match. 3rd Overall was Piotr Horbiński with a weight of 3.420 kg of roach and odd hybrids caught at distance.
Next weekend is the 2-dayer to be held at Skeagh and Drumkearragh.
