Galway Bay SAC PRO Tom Keal reports on the club’s recent outing for a competition at Renvyle, Connemara for Leg 2 of their Master Angler competition.
On Saturday 21st February 8 of our anglers headed west to Renvyle, Connemara in hopes of a repeat of last years comp.
Conditions weren’t idyllic but more had been caught on worse days! A recent storm had cleared the seabed of weed which should have helped with the days fishing. Unfortunately that only caused more weed at the surface which created big problems for some of the anglers.
On average, the far end pegs had the best fishing with Danny Harty, Cian Deane, Stephen Quinn and Remigijus ZuKauskas all getting in on the action. Continuing with his recent form, Tim O’Sullivan had the fish on the feed and was untouchable for most of the comp. He was a lone wolf amongst the near end pegs.
Although the loose weed caused issues for some anglers, there was still a decent overall catch. 5 species were recorded on the night, dogs, conger, shore rockling, 3 bearded rockling and coalie.
Results
Senior
1st – Tim O’Sullivan – 22 fish (1069 points)
2nd – Cian Deane – 9 fish (450 points)
3rd – Stephen Quinn – 8 fish (400 points)
Junior
1st – Danny Harty – 7 Fish (350 points)
Go Fishing
Galway Bay Sea Angling Club is a progressive club based in Galway, but fishing competitions along the west coast. New members are always welcome, and every level of experience is catered for, with social outings right up to competitions held throughout the year. If you’re looking to get into sea angling in the west, check them out here
