Longford Man Joe McDermott has won the Boyle and District Angling Club 2018 Pike Fishing Festival with a fish weighing 24lb 5oz.
This is Joe’s 5th time to win the competition.
A special presentation was also made to club members Tom and Monica Commons to mark their 40th wedding anniversary which takes place today.
Full list of Winners as follows:
Junior Winners
Third place is Cillian McKenna, No 233 with a fish weighing in at 3lbs 8oz. Cillian gets €50.
Second place is Aaron Conroy, No 243 with a fish weighing in at 5lb 9oz. Aaron gets €100.
First Place is Jack Darby, No 320 with a fish weighing in at 13lbs 12oz.- Jack gets €200.
Ladies Event
First Place with a with a fish weighing 2lbs 15oz, Number 287, Anita Mattimoe. Anita gets a hamper.
POOL PRIZE
The Pool Prize Winner of €200, with a fish weighing 25lb 4oz is No. 285 Joe McDermott.
SATURDAY PRIZES
The 3 winners of €100 apiece are as follows
No. 234 – Jack Gorny – 11lbs 13oz
No. 344 – Adam Langan – 14lbs 1oz
No. 362 – Alan Cully – 14lbs 5oz
The €125 Winner is No 286 Pat Healy with a fish weighing 16lbs 8oz.
The €250 winner for Saturday is No 361 Emmet Galvin with a fish weighing 16lb 11oz.
And the €500 winner for Saturday is No 374 Veronica Hughes with a fish weighing 17lb 5oz.
SUNDAY PRIZES
The 3 winners of €100 apiece are as follows
€100 Winner – No. 378 Eugene Dempsey – 13lbs 5oz
€100 Winner – No. 363 Keith Gleeson – 14lbs 10oz
€100 Winner – No. 349 Joe Mulrennan – 14lbs 10oz
The €125 Winner is No. 368 Gabriel Wykes with a fish weighing 14lbs 12oz.
The €250 Winner is No 319 Barry Darby with a fish weighing 15lbs 6oz.
And the €500 winner for Sunday is No 400, Paddy O’Neill with a fish weighing 15lbs 12oz.
OVERALL WINNER
And in first place with a cheque for €2,500 and The Moonstone Jewellers Perpetual Trophy and The Winners Jacket is, with a fish weighing 25lbs 4oz weighed at Doon Shore on Saturday is number No 285 Joe McDermott.
