This post was compiled from angling reports shared on the New Ross & District SAC Facebook page: 
The New Ross & District SAC hosted a three day competition on the Hook Head peninsula in Wexford over the Bank Holiday weekend. Fishing marks such as Slade, Churchtown and the Hook itself, conditions were said to be tricky enough, but ‘manageable’.
Brendan Butler and James Ryan duked it out for the top prize over the three days, with James coming put on top in the end.
Full results as follows:
Day 1 Results
Zone 1 1st: Brendan Butler
2nd: Eugene Andrews
3rd: John Foley
Zone 2 1st: James Ryan
2nd: Les Arnold
3rd: Aaron Byrne
Juniors 1st: Philip Kennedy Ryan
2nd: Kai Butler
Biggest Fish: Les Arnold with a 106 cm Bull Huss
Day 2 Results
Zone 1 1st: James Ryan
2nd: Brendan Butler
3rd: Jimmy Farrell
Zone 2 1st: Aaron Byrne
2nd: Eugene Andrews
3rd: Dean Jackson
Juniors Tied: Kai Butler & Philip Kennedy Ryan
Biggest Fish: James Ryan with a 104 cm Bull Huss
Day 3 Results
Zone 1 1st: Brendan Butler
2nd: Jimmy Farrell
3rd: Mark O’Connor
Zone 2 1st: James Ryan
2nd: Peter Ondarjack
3rd: Aaron Byrne
Juniors 1st: Philip Kennedy Ryan
2nd: Kai Butler
Biggest Fish: Philip Kennedy Ryan with a 91 cm Bull Huss
🏆 Final Overall Results
🥇 1st Place: James Ryan
🥈 2nd Place: Brendan Butler
🥉 3rd Place: Aaron Byrne
Junior Champion
🥇 1st Place: Philip Kennedy Ryan
👏 Congratulations to all competitors and junior anglers for a fantastic event! 🎣🏆
A full report and more photos can be viewed on the New Ross & District SAC Facebook Page.
Go Fishing…
Sea Angling in the South East
