SEA ANGLING
18 JANUARY 2008
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Josie Mahon reports
Arklow Beach, County Wicklow
Angers have reported good number of small white whiting up to 20cm in length and good numbers of dabs, fishing the falling tide with lug and squid.
Annareilly Beach, County Wicklow
Again large numbers of whiting to 20 cm in length, plenty of rockling (small) and occasional thorn back ray (small).
Courtown – Wexford
Again small whiting, rockling, small numbers of dog fish and occasional thornback ray. Best baits seems to be lugworm and fish baits
Special Notice -
Sea Angling
Warren Doyle Hon sec of EFSA Ireland sent me a calendar of events and some notes from his first newsletter of 2008.
E.F.S.A. IRELAND
Event Calendar – 2008
Jan. 12th S Morriscastle 5pm – 10pm €40
Jan. 24th - 26th S Winter Festival 3 Day Event €185
Feb. 17th S Clones 1pm – 6pm €40
March 1st S Courtown 5pm – 10pm €40
April 9th – 13th S Home Nations, Wales 3 Day Event €T.B.A.
April 12th & 13th B Kilmore Quay League W/E #1 €175
April 26th S Arklow, Sth Beach 5pm – 10pm €40
May 3rd & 4th B EFSA Species, Ostend, Belgium. Entry fee: €750 est.
May 10th S Morriscastle 5pm – 10pm €40
June 7th S Tinnabearna 6pm – 11pm €40
June 13th & 14th B Cobh League W/E #2 €175
July 6th S ‘Open’, Kilcoole Area 12pm– 5pm €25
July 19th & 20th B Cobh League W/E #3 €175
August 18th –23r B Euro Boat Champ’s, Cobh. Entry before 1st March €620
August 30th S Enneriley 7pm – 12pm €40
Sept 13th & 14th B Kilmore Quay League W/E #4 €175
Sept 27th S Kilcoole 5pm – 10pm €40
October 4th S Arklow, Sth Beach 6pm – 11pm €40
November 9th S Roney Point 12pm – 5pm €40
November 19th - 23rd S Euro Shore Champs, Holland (excl’ transport) €485
Note: Boat Events must be pre-booked and €175 paid as deposit for the year, before the end of February 2008. Annual Membership Fee €65. All League Prizes will be presented at the A.G.M. including Shore League.
E.F.S.A. IRELAND
EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF SEA ANGLERS (IRELAND)
Boat Events.
Members will note that it is a requirement for pre-entry to boat competitions before the end of February. For those who were not at the AGM, the way this will work is: You must list the events you intend to fish on the enclosed form. Deposit fee of €175 must be included together with the annual membership fee of €65 (if not already paid). This deposit will be kept on your behalf and will cover the entry to the last of your chosen events for the year i.e. if you are going to compete on all 4 weekends you must pay for the first 3 as they occur and your deposit will cover the 4th.Boats will be filled on the basis of returned forms only; later entries will only be accepted if seats become available due to the withdrawal of a pre-entered member. No refunds will be made if a substitute cannot be found i.e. your deposit is forfeited. Unfortunately we have 2 events clashing with League Competitions in Leinster this season. This is due to the non availability of sufficient Charter Boats on other suitable dates. I hope this will not inconvenience too many members. Defaulters for membership fees or entry fees must also pay any arrears before a pre-entry form will be accepted.
Cobh Euro Championships, 18th to 23rd August.
The final date for entries is February 29th. Please ensure you get in time. If the competition is oversubscribed, entries will be graded on the basis of the number of events fished over the previous years. Accommodation is filling up fast, if you haven’t booked, do it soon. It’s your own responsibility. Unfortunately there will be no television coverage of the event as no aid is forthcoming from the tourism organisations.
Ostend, Belgium Euro Species Championships, 3rd & 4th May. Flatfish only.
Anyone considering an entry to this event, please let me know before February 29th. Total cost will be in the region of €750.
League Event Accommodation
It is the responsibility of each member to book their own accommodation for all events.
Shore News.
League dates and venues are shown on the enclosed events list. The entry fee of €40 is broken down as follows: €20 towards prize fund, to be presented at AGM, €5 Longest Round Fish, €5 Longest Flat Fish, €10 to championship fund for travelling Shore teams etc.
Winter Festival
The festival this year is a week later than usual to try and accommodate those fishing the IFSA ‘Fish-Offs’. We advertised the event in Sea Angler Magazine and the entry so far is good with entries from Scotland, England, Wales, Isle of Man and the Irish contingent are up on last year. This despite the efforts of some so called ‘sportsmen’ to orchestrate a boycott. The venues are producing some super fishing at the moment, let us hope it persists until the event. As usual the event carries Penn League Points which attracts the big names.The Headquarters at Seàn Og’s in Kilmuckridge is very well liked by the competitors and makes for a great ‘family’ atmosphere among the competitors.
EFSA Ireland ‘Open’.
This year’s event will be earlier in the season on the 6th of July and will be headquartered in Kilcoole, early fishing 12 noon to 5pm to accommodate those wishing to get home in time for their night out!! It is hoped that a good entry will result. Last years event carried a €500 first prize, we hope to have the same for this year. The successful winner was Karl Fogarty. We sincerely thank Mick Corlett of Viking Tackle for the generous sponsorship. Notice of this competition will issue closer to the date. We hope to have Penn League points again this time. We kindly thank Alan Yates & Sea Angler Magazine for arranging this.
Home Nations Shore Championship, Wales 9th to 13th April
Unfortunately this clashes with the first Boat League weekend which will reduce the Irish entry a little. Just shows how cluttered the year is becoming. Those intending to travel please let Mick Quinn know as soon as possible.
European Shore Championships, Holland, 19th to 23rd of November.
Although this event is a while away anyone intending to travel should make their intentions known as early as possible. The entry fee is €485 including accommodation, travel costs and car hire will be additional to this. Once we know the group size we can cost these. The earlier flights are booked the cheaper they are!!
Teams for 2008
Boat:
A Team B Team
Peter Mc Cartin Shay Ò’Neill
Tommy Squires Joe Gough
Gordon Darker Des Ò’Connell
Soy Shipway John Cronin
Dave Rylands Johnny Griffin
Team Manager, Kieran Rice
Assistants, Dermot Ò’Brien & Terry Carolan
Shore:
A Team B Team
Ken Forsyth Jack Keegan
Mick Quinn Darren Ryan
Ian Knight Peadar Taite
Stephen Glynn Peter Taite
Robbie Gilbert Mick Devoy
We wish them all the best of luck for the coming season’s championships.
We Have a World Champion!!
On behalf of all EFSA members I would like to congratulate EFSA Member Paul Whelan for his magnificent achievement of winning a Gold Medal at the recent World Kick Boxing Championships in Boston. Well done Paul.
A.G.M. Requirements
The 2008 A.G.M. will take place on Saturday November 15th in Bray Head Fishing Club. It is likely to be a long meeting as the prize giving for all boat and shore league events will take place at it.
This year all Executive and Committee positions will be up for election, as we are at the end of the 3 yearperiod.‘Sitting’ Executive and Committee members do not require nominations as they come up for re-election automatically. Incumbents not wishing to go forward for another term must make this known to the secretary 6 months before the A.G.M. i.e. 15th May. Nominations for the Executive must be notified in writing, stating name, proposer and seconder no later than 2 months before the date i.e. 15th of September. Please complete and return the membership form enclosed to ensure notification.
Correspondence to: Warren Doyle, 98, Seacrest, Vevay Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow. Ph: 01-2828769. Mob: 086-8069961 (not during working hours). E- Mail: warrendoyle@iol.ie
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