An Irish pike angling team travelled to foreign soil to take on a UK team in an international head-to-head last week. The event pits 10 of Ireland’s top pike anglers against 10 of the best of British, and it is run every year, with the venue alternating between countries; this year, the venues were a couple of rivers in the northeast of England: the River Torne and the River Ancholme.
Day one was fished on the River Torne, a tributary of the Trent close to Doncaster, and the Irish team laid down a marker with a haul of 49 fish for 186lb, giving them a decent lead going into day two.
The second day was fished on the Ancholme, a little further east, and this was a closer run thing, but the result was the same, this time Ireland winning by 7lb, giving them a clean sweep, and a win by 46lb. Ireland also landed the biggest bag, with Wally Geoghan managing an impressive 51lb.
The British team didn’t go home totally empty-handed, as Will Webster bagged the biggest fish prize with a pike of 17lb 12oz.
More photos on the IFPAC website and the full results are below:
