2012 Munster Youth Fly Tying Championship
The Munster Regional Trout Angling Council which has an affiliation of seventy clubs held its first youth event of the year at Ballyhass Lakes on Saturday 19th of January.
Each year the youth flytying championship is the first youth event of the angling calender. During the winter months young anglers are trained in the art of tying flies in club rooms and local community centres by the senior club members. Flytying is an essential skill for any angler both young and old and so the work put in by the experienced tyers in training the youth pays dividends in future years.
During the competition the competitors were given a number of different types of flies to tie over a four hour period. There was two sections namely one for u-14s and one for u-18s. Judges on the day were two former senior international anglers Kevin Healy and Denis Cronin. Both judges remarked on the very high quality of the flies which made it very difficult to come up with a winner.
Speaking at the presentation of the prizes, Munster Youth Officer Richard Willis who is main driving force behind these young anglers complimented the competitors and their coaches for the work put in during the winter months which yielded a very high standard of tying and he wished them well in the forthcoming All-Ireland competition which will be held in Dublin on March 10th.
Richard then presented the prizes to the winners which were as follows.
Under 18
- Alastair Early
- John Buckley
- Stephen Ryan
U-18 winner Alaister Early (Macroom) receiving his prize from M.R.T.A.C. Youth Officer Richard Willis with M.R.T.A.C. Chairman Maurice Willis (left)
Under 14
- John Willis
- Alan Barrow
- Arran McCann
U-14 winner John Willis receiving his prize from M.R.T.A.C. Youth Officer Richard Willis (right) and M.R.T.A.C. Chairman Maurice Willis (left)
The Munster Regional Trout Angling Council wish to thank the management and staff of Ballyhass Lakes who provided the venue for the event and also provided sponsorship. We also wish to thank the deli-staff at Twohigs Super-Valu Kanturk who provided hot food to all involved.
Report and photos provided by Tom Ankettell Hon-Sec M.R.T.A.C.
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11th Fips-Mouche Youths World Fly Fishing Championships, France 2012
The 11th Fips-Mouche Youth World Fly Fishing Championships are taking place in the Lozére Region in France from the 8th to the 15th July 2012 with the competition itself being held from Wednesday the 11th July to Friday the 13th July.
There are four river sessions and on lake session (from a boat). The designated for the championship are the Lot (Upper), Lot (Lower), Colagne and Allier while the lake session is on Charpal Lake. The river beats will be an average of 350 metres in length and following on from the World Youths in Italy this year one of the river sessions (the session on the Upper Lot) is dry fly only with only one dry (floating) fly being allowed.
The eligible species on the river sessions are brown trout and grayling while on the lake session the eligible species are roach, perch and pike.
The Rule modifications for the championships can be viewed here: RM FRANCE 2012
The best of luck to all the Youths that will make the Irish Team which will be announced in due course.
2011 Youths Inter-Provincial Lake & River Championships
Kenneth Cormican - 2011 Inter-Provincial Youths Lake Champion and also won the prize for the largest trout of the day (50cm's)
A big thanks to the Connaught Angling Council for hosting both the Youth Inter-Provincial Lake and River Championships on Saturday the 17th and Sunday the 18th September 2011. Both competitions proved to be very successful and were fished on a catch and release basis.
The Youths Inter-Provincial Lake Championship took place on the Saturday on the Gowla and Athry Fisheries in Connemara. Congratulations to Kenneth Cormican (Connaught) who is the 2011 Youth Inter-Provincial Lake Champion. Kenneth had a great day on the lakes catching 12 trout in total and also the largest trout of the day (50cm’s). Sean Dempsey (Leinster) was second just ahead of Finbarr Carroll (Munster) who was third. Munster won the Inter-Provincial Lake Championship ahead of Connaught, Leinster and Ulster.
Kenneth Cormican - 2011 Inter-Provincial Youths Lake Champion and also won the prize for the largest trout of the day (50cm's)
Munster - 2011 Youths Inter-Provincial Lake Champions
Inter-Provincial Lake Results 2011
The Youths Inter-Provincial River Championship took place the following day in very testing conditions on the Clare River in Tuam, Co. Galway. The 2011 Youths Inter-Provincial River Champion is Ian Howard (Munster). Fergal McKiernan (Leinster) was second just ahead of his fellow Leinster team-mate Michael Conroy who was third. Leinster won the Inter-Provincial River Championship ahead of Munster and Connaught. The largest trout was caught by Colin O’Reilly (Munster) 31cm’s.
Ian Howard - 2011 Inter-Provincial Youths River Champion
Leinster - 2011 Youths Inter-Provincial River Champions
Inter-Provincial River Results 2011
Congratulations to everyone that qualify for the Irish Youths Team that will take part in the 2012 World Youths Fly Fishing Championship in France.
2011 Youth Inter-Provincial Lake Championship
Below are the details of the 2011 Youth Inter-Provincial Lake Champiosnhip being held on Saturday 17th September
The Youth Interprovincial lake competition will be held on the Gowla & Athry Fisheries. These fisheries are part of the Zetland Country House Hotel http://www.zetland.com and are being made available by Mr. Colm Redmond.
The format will be as follows
- 3 sectors consisting of 2 Wild lakes and 1 rainbow (Loch na nÓiléain & Loch Uí Ghríofa)
- 3 sessions over the day (lakes are < 10 mins walk/car from each other)
- Rotation of pegs every 20 minutes (each angler moves 2 pegs)
- 12-14 anglers per sector with 6 stewards. Stewards do not rotate for afternoon sessions.
The length of the sessions are:
• Session 1 11.20-13.00
• Lunch 13.00-14.00
• Session 2 14.10-15.50
• Session 3 16.20- 18.00
Registration will be from 9.30am until 10.30am at the Hotel bar. Dinner & presentations in the evening. There will be 2 sittings for dinner, I ask that only those who are returning home sit first. Dinner is available for guests or travelling companions at a rate of €20.00, must be paid on the morning. The €45 entrance fee covers dinner for the angler and steward (18 stewards in total).
Lunch is the responsibility of the angler/steward. Safety is paramount, each angler is requested to wear a lifejacket, hat and safety glasses failure to do so will disqualify them.
Rules of the competition will be posted on the day. The following is a synopsis of the main points:
1. Each trout must be measured from head to the fork for the tail, 150mm is the lower limit, a trout over 150mm will be rounded up, i.e 155mm to 160mm
2. If a steward from the anglers province is found to have measured, recorded, advised or interfered in any way with the angler, the angler will be disqualified and the province fined.
3. The competition is on a catch and release basis only.
4. Sea trout will count, salmon will not.
Please click on the attached link for details on the location of the hotel
Best wishes to Seniors and Youths in World Championships in Italy
The best of luck to the Mens Senior and Youth Teams that are partaking in the World Championships in Italy. The Youths team have an early start in the morning as they away at 5.30am while the Seniors are flying out on Thursday.
The Youths team is as follows:
- Thomas Foley (Munster)
- Sean Cassidy (Leinster)
- Sean Dempsey (Leinster)
- Andrew Naylor (Leinster)
- David Armstrong (Leinster)
- Michael Conroy (Leinster)
A big thanks to Tom Lofts (Team Captain) and Michael Twohig (Team Manager) for getting the Youths ready for this fantastic occasion.
The Senior Team is:
- Tom Drinan (Munster)
- Tom Beecher (Munster)
- Sean O’Connell (Munster)
- Dave O’Donovan (Munster)
- John Healy (Munster)
Captain – Pat Noonan (Leinster)
Unfortunately, Campbell Baird (Ulster) and John Buckley (Munster) have had to drop out and a big thanks has to go to Pat Noonan who has taken on the Captaincy role at very short notice.
The best of luck to everyone and here’s hoping that you all have a wonderful and enjoyable championship.
2011 T.A.F.I. Youth Inter-Pros
The Youth Inter-Provincial Lake and River Championships will be held on the 17th and 18th of September and are being hosted by the Connaught Angling Council. The Lake Inter-Provincial Championship will take place on the Saturday, the lake venue will not be confirmed until the Friday before but it will be a venue in Connemara. The River Inter-Provincial Championship will take place from the Rustic Falls, Tuam on the Sunday.
Click the link below for further details:
Leinster Juvenile Lake Championship
Congratulations to Sean Dempsey (Coosan Anglers) who won the T.A.F.I. Leinster Youth Lake Championship which took place on Stradbally Lake on Saturday 2nd July. The top 10 and the Leinster Team for the Inter-Provincial Lake Championship can be viewed on the T.A.F.I. Leinster website .
Sean Dempsey - 2011 T.A.F.I. Leinster Youths Lake Champion
2011 Munster Juvenile Lake Championship
The Munster Juvenile Lake Championship was held on Lough Lein, Killarney on Saturday 28th May 2011. The competition was run on a catch and release basis with a minimum size limit of 20cm’s.
Results
- Ian Howard (Mallow Trout) 24 trout for 14,460 Points
- Finbarr Carroll (Mallow Trout) 15 trout for 8,960 Points
- Allister Early (Macroom) 13 trout for 8,120 Points
- Niall McCarthy (Mallow Trout) 13 trout for 7,780 Points
- Peter O’Brien (Mallow Trout) 11 trout for 6,500 Points
- Stephen Ryan (Macroom) 10 trout for 5,740 Points
- Anthony O’Sullivan (Kanturk) 9 trout for 5,200 Points
- Brian O’Sullivan (Kilworth) 6 trout for 3,660 Points
- Colin Reilly (Mallow Trout) 6 trout for 3,640 Points
- Killian Cooney (Macroom) 6 trout for 3,400 Points
Stephen Murphy (Kanturk) has the longest trout of 33cm’s.
Winning Team: Mallow Trout – Ian Howard, Peter O’Brien, Finbarr Carroll & Niall McCarthy (63 trout)
Second Team: Macroom – Allister Early, Stephen Ryan & Killian Cooney (29 trout)
Munster Youths River Championship Results
- Alastair Early – Macroom A – 10 trout
- Anthony O’Sullivan – Kanturk – 6 trout
- Liam Foley – Dunbullogue – 6 trout
- Ian Howard – Mallow A – 5 trout
- John Buckley – Mallow A – 5 trout
- P.J. Coady – Thurles – 5 trout
- Finbarr Carroll – Mallow B – 5 trout
- Peter O’Brien – Mallow B – 4 trout
- Niall McCarthy – Mallow C – 4 trout
- Sam O’Neill – Mallow C – 4 trout
Ian Howard had the longest trout which was 32cm’s.
Alastair Early - 2011 Munster Juvenile Rivers Champion
Congratulations to all that made the Munster Team and I’m sure that we’ll hear more on these budding young anglers in the future.
Connaught 2011 TAFI Inter-Provincial Youth Fly-Tying Champions
Congratulations to Connaught on winning the 2011 TAFI Inter-Provincial Youth Fly-Tying Championship that was held in the G.A.A. Complex in Mallow, Co. Cork on Saturday 26th February 2011. The overall winner was Paul Molloy (Connaught), 2nd was Sean Dempsey (Leinster) and 3rd was Alan Joyce (Connaught). 2nd Province was Leinster, followed by Munster and then Ulster. The Top 10 individuals and more photos are on the Youths page. A big thank you to the Mallow Trout angling club for organising this wonderful event and to Alice Conba who was the chief judge as well as all the Provincial Youth Officers for their coaching and getting all the youths to compete.
Paul Molloy - TAFI Youth Fly Tying Champion for 2011
2011 World Youths Italy
The Youths World Fly Fishing Championship is being held in Italy this year and is taking place from Tuesday 30th August to Thursday 1st September.
There is 5 River sessions in total and the rules of the championship specifies that only one fly is allowed. The size limit is 20cm’s and grayling, rainbow trout and brown trout are the eligible fish species.
The first 6 from the 2010 Youth Inter-Provincial River Championship will be eligible to fish for Ireland in the World Youth Championships in Italy. The Rule Modifications for the World Youths in Italy and the 2010 Youth Inter-Pro River and Lake Results are on the Youths page.
