Navan and District Anglers’ Association held a juniors’ day at Laois Angling Centre on Saturday, March 14th, to encourage young anglers to join the club, and the day turned out to be a huge success.

Armed with an array of blobs, boobies, squirmies, chenille worms, bungs and all kinds of mini lures in a variety of colours (kindly donated by Peter Driver of Piscari-Fly), the fourteen juniors who participated set forth to conquer the freshly stocked trout in the fisheries’ well-managed ponds, and conquer them they did!

While the focus was on fly fishing and helping the youngsters cast a fly rod, there was also the opportunity to fish bubble and fly or even a worm in the bait pond for those who wanted to. By the end of the day, everybody had managed to land a trout, with some fine fish among them.

The organisers, who had a watchful eye on the weather forecast in the build-up to the big day, need not have worried, as the weather stayed mostly dry, apart from the odd shower. Laois Angling Centre has a great range of facilities, and when the only real downpour of the day arrived at lunchtime, the group from Navan were being fed and watered, with a fine spread of soup, sandwiches and tea beside a hot stove in the clubhouse.

Well done to all involved in organising the event and well done to the youngsters who caught all the fish!

The club are always on the lookout to recruit junior anglers, and anybody who is interested should get in touch with them through their website @ navananglers.com. 

Laois Angling Centre is located at Coolrain, less than 3 miles from the N7. The venue combines the peace and tranquillity of the Irish countryside with excellent game and coarse fishing. The four large spring-fed lakes are stocked regularly with brown and rainbow trout, carp and tench. Facilities include a large parking area, wheelchair access, tackle hire and light refreshments with picnic and barbecue areas ideal for family and corporate events.

Address: Laois Angling Centre, Clonoghil House, Coolrain, Portlaoise, Co. Laois.
Tel: 087 9962864
Email: Info@laoisanglingcentre.ie Web: www.laoisanglingcentre.ie