Galway Bay Sea Angling Membership held the most recent leg of their Grasp Angler league on Whitestrand seashore, close to Louisburgh, Co. Mayo not too long ago. Membership PRO Tom Keal has a report on the way it went:
For the third leg of the Grasp Angler, we travelled North to Mayo. Whitestrand was the chosen venue for the day, and it was the primary time a lot of our anglers had been fishing there.
The primary strains have been solid in at 11am, all with the hope of some fish early within the match. Tom Keal picked up from the place he left off at Leg 2 and landed an honest 15cm weaver fish. Nonetheless, since weavers have to be recorded as undersized, it solely counted for five factors.
Quickly after, Brian Reidy acquired going by touchdown a turbot. A latecomer to the day’s celebration, Chris Hartnett plucked a bass from the surf to place him within the prime spot.
Ailbhe Hartnett, the main junior of the Grasp Angler, as soon as once more labored tirelessly and was rewarded with a turbot.
Earlier than the excessive tide, Kevin O’Hara made his presence identified by getting the biggest flounder of the day, which arrange a decent second half of the match.
The bites dropped off at excessive tide, permitting the members to catch up, take within the view and be taught from one another by sharing ideas and data about native marks. Planning for our membership BBQ was additionally mentioned, together with our species hunt and the potential of a tenting journey.
The weed grew to become a difficulty throughout the seashore after excessive tide. The abundance of seaweed was blown in by the recent onshore breeze. Nonetheless, fishing by way of this proved fruitful as Brian landed one other turbot, and Ailbhe caught a nice-sized flounder. Tom additionally acquired in on the motion, landed a small turbot, after which acquired a double shot of two good turbot to throw him up the leaderboard.
On the final solid of the match, Tom Keal and Kevin O’Hara secured their 1st and 2nd place positions with one closing fish every.
It was good to see all anglers getting in on the motion and, for a lot of, to get a brand new venue underneath their belt.
Outcomes
Senior
1st – Tom Keal (124 pts)
2nd – Kevin O’Hara (66 pts)
third – Chris Hartnett (59 pts)
Junior
1st – Ailbhe Hartnett (34 pts)
Our subsequent outing will probably be our annual membership BBQ on the 14th of July. The venue is Rossaveel Harbour, an space with abundance of mini species, good for junior anglers and species hunt rivals.
The membership additionally needs better of luck to members Brian Reidy and Danny Harty at this 12 months’s Dwelling Nations competitors in Scotland. They are going to be competing for Eire in opposition to England, Scotland and Wales this week. Brian is on the Males’s Senior group, whereas Danny is fishing for the Underneath-16s. Go n-eirà libh!
Go Fishing
Galway Bay Sea Angling Membership is a progressive membership primarily based in Galway, however fishing competitions alongside the west coast. New members are all the time welcome, and each stage of expertise is catered for, with social outings proper as much as competitions held all year long. If you happen to’re trying to get into sea angling within the west, test them out right hereÂ
