Sixteen species recorded at the Culdaff SAC Sea Angling Festival

Culdaff SAC Sea Angling Festival 2011 Results

1st Place – Paddy Breslin (Culdaff SAC)
2nd Place – Liam O’Connor (Culdaff SAC)
3rd Place – Davy McCormick (Millisle SAC)
UPC Open Gold Medal Winner – Paddy Breslin
Best Junior – Dylan Doherty (Culdaff SAC)
Best Lady – Cathy McCormick (Rathmullan SAC)
Most Species Prize – Vincent McLaughlin (10 species)
Best Boatman Prize – Derek Doherty (Gemini II)

22 Anglers took part on each day of the festival, fishing was very good once again this year with 16 different species being encountered including spotted ray, scad, cod, dogfish, and the usual pollack, coalie, ballan wrasse, red, grey and tub gurnards and some fine whiting. Although tope do not qualify for points in this competition and are not targeted by anglers a single tope of over 40lb. was also landed by Liam Longmore on a light 12ft. competition outfit and 30lb. braid, no easy task. All fishing was done on the drift over rough rocky ground and clean sandy areas to maximise the number of species encountered. As with previous years the pollack and wrasse fishing was extremely good with pollack of over 7lb. being caught and released and wrasse of close to specimen size being taken. Prizegiving took place in McGuinness’ Bar Culdaff where the Des Mills Memorial Cup was presented to Culdaff SAC member Paddy Beslin who was 1 fish ahead of fellow Culdaff angler Liam O’Connor who received the Go Filling Station Cup. Paddy also lifted the much coveted UPC Open Gold Medal having the highest score on the Saturday of the competition. Dylan Doherty was the highest ranking junior angler and received a new rod from Liam Collins Hardware and tackle and the McGuinness Cup. Top Lady angler went to Cathy McCormick who received a set of Galway Crystal Glasses. Vincent McLaughlin lifted the James Bonner Memorial Shield for Most species over the 2 days with a grand total of 10 different species.
Culdaff SAC would like to thank everyone who sponsored the event, especially John McLaughlin at Inishowen Boating, Oliver Farren at Culdaff Filling Station, McGuinness’ Bar, E&I Engineering and all the local accommodation providers who sponsored the event. A word of thanks is also due to all the anglers who travelled to take part and made the event so successful.

For details on fishing within the Foyle and Carlingford catchments visit. http://www.loughs-agency.org/angling/content.asp?catid=103