Pete Davis of West Cork and District SAC writes on their recent club match at Redbarn:

Sunday 27th November saw the West Cork crew meet up for their penultimate fixture on this years calendar. There was still an awful lot to play for in both the senior and junior league with Master Angler slots and titles on the line. We had a decent turnout given the horrible weather we have been experiencing over the past few days with 17 in total including 4 junior anglers.

Originally set for the main beach in Youghal. Conditions were such leading up to the fixture that the decision was correctly made to move further down to Redbarn with sloppy seas and weed being an issue. A stiff southerly with odd squally showers made life a little uncomfortable on the night but thankfully, after the first hour or so, the weed didn’t make too much of an impact on proceedings.

As it turned out the fishing was reasonable in patches with the majority of the fish frequenting the lower numbers. Given the weather leading up this, it could certainly have been a lot worse! Codling, Bass, Dogfish and Strap Conger were the mainstays with an odd Whiting, Pouting and Rockling also making an appearance.

JP Molloy took top honours on the night with 7 fish, followed in 2nd by Jamie Santry with 6. Barry O’Rourke continued his fine year with 3 fish for 3rd on the night.
Noah Tahran won his 2nd junior leg on the bounce with 3 fish and Kevin Roche in second to leave our Junior Master Angler on a knife edge with Noah and Liam all set for a final day shootout at our last leg on Saturday in West Cork.

Seniors:

1st JP Molloy, 7 fish, 319 Points
2nd Jamie Santry, 6 fish, 230 Points
3rd Barry O’Rourke, 3 fish, 100 Points

Juniors:

1st Noah Tahran, 3 fish, 144 Points
2nd Kevin Roche, 3 fish, 134 Points

Longest Round, JP Molloy, Conger, 78cm

Longest Flat, none caught so went to Jamie Santry, 2nd longest round, Conger, 75cm.

Our last leg will take place on Saturday night on “hopefully” Garretstown Beach weather permitting.

Pete Davis
West Cork and District Sea Angling Club

All about West Cork and District SAC…

The club was formed on march 19th 2009, in the small picturesque harbour town of  Kinsale County Cork. We’re an inclusive club, this can be seen in our membership profile; from anglers who are new to match fishing all the way up to members of the Irish World Shore Team 2010, two of which are in the club! The club holds circa 10 competitions per year, members are encouraged to practice a catch and release policy in the interests of conservation.

Anybody wishing to join our club is always welcome, just send a PM to their FAcebook page and we will give prospective members full details.
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