Pike Comp 2016

Hi All
As usual the Pike comp was fished in Carton estate many thanks to the estate management for continued support with the hosting of this event & during 2016 the hosting of the Sedge Shield, again a big thank you to the carton House management for extending this welcome to us it was very much appreciated. Also thank you to Rob Love for helping this happen as well.

The Pike comp was fished on a lovely November day with sun all day, a chilly eastern breezy kept every one awake though. Donal as usual dished up some lovely burgers & sausages at lunch time many thanks to him for his constant support. The competition was won in the end by Martin Murray who had a really good day with the toothy critters, well done Martin & all who fished on the day.

Green Peter & Last Chance

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As many of you already know we had a bit of a disaster where lake competitions were concerned last year both the Green peter & last chance competitions were cancelled due to horrid conditions.           It was hoped an opportunity to fish both comps would happen before the end of the season but the conditions twarted use at every turn, so for the first time in many years both lake comps were not fished and hence no winner a sad situation lets hope 2017 is nicer to use where lake fishing is concerned.

The Sedge Shield

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The sedge shield was fish on the Carton estate as planed with a fine BBQ before hand, many thanks to Donal for all the hard work cooking the food.
It was a quite breezy evening with not much of a hatch catch rates were poor due to the tough conditions, however some anglers had success most notably Anton Hokera who won the competition on the night which also closed out the league for this year, also being won by Anton, he put a lot of effort in this year and deserves his success well done Anton.
the rerun of the green peter & the Last Chance will be fished on the same dates before the end of September.
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LADAA

A great turn out for the comp in Carton

Aidan Crean presenting Anton with the Sedge Shield 

The Clonanav Cup

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The Clonanav Cup was fished on Saturday evening, it was a warm evening with a stiff breeze, however fish were rising with some large sieges coming off all evening. The Competition was won on the night by Dermot Mitchell with an overall length of 73 inches well done Dermot, second was Jason Nolan and third was Anton Hokera who currently tops the league table which is now fully up to date including all minor placings etc. So check out where you stand on the Trout League 2016 page.
Don't forget the next river competition (The Sedge Shield) will be held in Carton estate with a BBQ before it (Not To Be Missed). A few pics below and a major thanks to Andrew Ryan for his generous donation of a fine cup for the competition see below.

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LADAA

The New Clonanav Cup

Andrew Ryan Presenting the cup to Dermot Mitchel this years winner

Clean up Night

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A big clean up done last night loads of striming and a bit of banter to boot. Paths cleared & routes through the trees at the end of the path from the car park being established (look out for hi vis tape on  the trees marking the route back to the path through the forrest and 2 Hi vis jackets wrapped on the trees marking the path to the car park, which will be in place for this weekends competition The Clonanav Cup) Heres a few photos below of all the hard work done by the lads last evening well done lads.
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LADAA

Before

After

Before

After

After, After glad thats over well done Anton, Sean & Mattie

The Intel Trophy

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A bit of catching up to do sorry for the delay the Intel Trophy was fished on the 18th June weather was a little challenging, cold with a stiff breeze but Leixlip Anglers weren't to be deterred. A good turn out as usual. The Trophy was won in the end by Kevin McLaughlin with 6 fish for 54 inches total very well done Kevin on such a challenging night, second was Dermot Mitchell with 3 fish for 30 inches and 3rd was Jason Nolan with 3 fish for 25.5 inches. Both Donal Connelly and Dermot Mitchell had a 12 inch fish which was the biggest on the night well done all who fished on a tough night. Also we finally have the scores from the Patricks Day comp so we will have the league table fully up dated very soon.

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LADAA

 Kevin McLaughlin presented with the Intel Trophy by Chairman Aidan Crean

The Leixlip Festival Competition

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The leixlip Festival competition was fished on Friday 3rd June. A fine evening with a nasty little North breeze blowing meant the hatch wasn't great, however most anglers got at least one fit to the net. The winner on the night was Michael Callaghan with the largest fish of 14.5 inches, Anton was second with a largest of 13 inches and Kevin McLaughlin was 3rd with a 12 inch fish. Well done Michael and all who fished on the night. It was the traditional back to the Salmon Leap Pub for a few drinks later.

Apologies there was only 7 of us left when someone suggested a photo