The East Corrib Alliance, a gaggle of 4 golf equipment devoted to elevating funds and finishing up habitat enchancment work, held their annual Catch-and-Launch competitors final Sunday. All fish had been measured and launched, and a weight assigned to the fish primarily based on the length-weight relationship from earlier survey work on Corrib.
Let’s hear their report:
Many due to everybody who supported our catch and launch competitors final Sunday.
This occasion is a vital fundraising alternative for ECA to assist help our organisation with the river and stream growth initiatives we supply out every year.
Anglers traveled from throughout Eire north and south with the addition of a number of entries from the UK.
The committee and members of ECA had been delighted with the help acquired from anglers and sponsors alike.
Operating the occasion catch and launch has confirmed extraordinarily well-liked and all of the suggestions we acquired was extraordinarily optimistic.
The ECA competitors is now firmly on the seasons calendar as a enjoyable and social occasion that everybody seems ahead to.
With a rise of 20% in entries to 120 anglers this 12 months the competitors is attracting extra help every year.
Mick Mellamphy from Cork was the highest man on the day with two cracking trout for 7.53lb.
Chatting with Mick he knowledgeable us that his final outing on Corrib was 24 years in the past when he received the Irish Masters. He assured the committee he can be transferring his boat to Greenfields subsequent season.
Jerry O Brien took residence the heaviest fish prize for a fish 4.475lb
The primary prize winner Mick Mellamphy additionally had a fish 4.475lb however Jerry received the coin toss on the day.
The lake has been fishing to the situations over the previous couple of weeks, with the climate very a lot taking part in an element. Fishing information Kevin Molloy studies that August was very windy, which impacted on fishing quite a bit. Mayfly and sedge hatches had been poor for essentially the most half, with sedge hatches bettering in direction of the tip of the month. Most fish had been caught trolling. Kevin guided famend French singer Pierre Perret, who has lengthy connections to Connemara, and he landed 2 trout to 3lbs on the troll.US customer Guille Salas had 3 trout to 2.5lbs on the troll.
Kevin additionally studies that the Molloy Cup competitors, fished in reminiscence of his father, was an important success with 61 anglers competing. And for the primary time in it’s 22 12 months historical past, the cup was received by one of many Molloy household, with brother Eamon taking the win with 4 fish for two.866kg. Seamus Kelly was 2nd, and Steve Walsh third; Steve additionally had the heaviest fish, a trout of 1.33kg. Lorcan Kelly received the junior prize and Anne Alvarez was the highest woman angler.
Upcoming Competitions
Many golf equipment are holding late season competitions, with the tip of the season looming it might be a final likelihood to get out and revel in some aggressive fishing till 2025.
Annaghdown Angling Membership are holding the Michael Kavanagh Defend competitors additionally this Sunday. Beginning at 1030 and weigh in at 1800, casting and dapping solely, entry price to be paid at Annaghdown Pier.
