Ireland win International Youth Fly Fishing title for sixth time
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The Ireland Youth Fly Fishing Team at Lough Lene for the 42nd International Youth Fly Fishing Championship last week.Image 2 of 15
Topher Ray from Scotland, Paul O’Reilly, Inland Fisheries Ireland, Colm Coyle from Donegal and Gerard Usher, Inland Fisheries Ireland.Image 3 of 15
Joe Keena from Longford and Tom Fagan from Collinstown.Image 4 of 15
Joe Keena from Longford (boatman), Noel McLoughlin from Kells (boat manager) and John Mulvaney from Navan (boatman).Image 5 of 15
Welsh Youth Fly Fishing Team. Report and photos: Jay G FordeImage 6 of 15
Jack Reidy from Galway with Conor and Kyle O’Mahony from Mayo.Image 7 of 15
Wilber Leoviriyakit, who fished on the day with his father Kas Leoviriyakit, from England.Image 8 of 15
Seamus O’Neill from Kildare and Jimmy Cahill from Killucan.Image 9 of 15
Paul and Susan O’Sullivan from Cork.Image 10 of 15
Tom and Josh Lane from Mallow Trout Angling Club in Cork.Image 11 of 15
Keith Fleming from Armagh, Kath Kuzera from Wales and Hazel Eldridge from Wales.Image 12 of 15
Julie Gerry from Collinstown (ITFFA National Youth Officer and Ireland Youth Team manager), and Jenny Casey from Kildare (Assistant Ireland Youth Team manager).Image 13 of 15
Ewan Loturco, Ted McEvoy, Daniel Owen and Lewis Dylan Thomas from Wales.Image 14 of 15
English Youth Fly Fishing Team.Image 15 of 15
Scottish Youth Fly Fishing Team.A total of 62 young anglers gathered at Lough Lene for the 42nd International Youth Fly Fishing Championship, which took place over three days during the week of 27 July.
Teams from Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales competed in the annual event, Monday and Tuesday serving as practice days ahead of the championship on Wednesday.
On the final day, 31 boats took to the water between 10am and 5pm as competitors fished for the international title.
Julie Gerry, national youth officer with the Irish Trout Fly Fishing Association (ITFFA) and manager of the Irish team, congratulated the participants following the competition.
“I want to thank all the anglers who took part today. It was a good match and, although the weather wasn’t brilliant, you all succeeded,” she said.
Following the day’s fishing, the results were announced. England finished in fourth place with 18 fish, Wales placed third with 30 fish, and Scotland secured second place with 44 fish.
The Irish Youth team retained the championship title for a sixth consecutive year, finishing in first place with a total of 54 fish.
Following the competition, participants travelled to the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, where the trophy presentation took place later on Wednesday evening.