GBSAC Open Comp, Lettergesh, Galway, 19 April 09

People: GBSAC + others, think 16/17 anglers

Duration: 1500-2000

Tide:LT ~ 1910

Weather: SE wind backing SW, fine and sunny

Bait: All sorts, mostly lug, mack, sandeel

Rigs:Clipped down + flyers, flappers

Results: Flounder and turbot, 1 dog


Report:
This was the first leg of the Connacht Gold Medal and the new Connacht League, fished to IFSA regs so 15cm limits applied (thank f*ck!)
Arrived late after getting stuck behind Sunday drivers and people who think having an Alfa Romeo entitles them to have a meet up and drive in convoy around Connemara for the day... muppets!
Also a bit tired after JP deciding we should drink vodka and red bull the night before (can't handle his pints ). Cue waking up at 8am and not getting back to sleep...

Conditions were not great, fairly calm, no surf, so no one was too optimistic about catching, however, as the wind got up it put a bit of movement into the water and fish were coming in right from the start. Took me a while to get off the mark as I saw fish come in on the pegs around me, but managed a small flounder to save the blank. There was no pattern to the fishing with flats coming from all distances, I had a double shot of turbot on sandeel at distance, others were taking flounder and turbot close in.
Winner had 9 fish (Saltydog), and the top 3 were all well ahead of everyone else. Finished with 5 myself so not too unhappy. A lot of fish were 16-19cm so wouldn't have counted under the old size limits, I would have had only 3 counters. Did see some decent size flats though, think the biggest was 38cm.
Good weekend for Saltydog with the win here and 2nd place in Glassilaun the day before. Well done Conor!

If anyone fancies a session on Silverstrand I'm probably heading out there on Wednesday evening to use up leftover bait...

Well done Connor thats some weekend you had

Well done lads, and well done Conor , great results

nice one salty..

who got the other top 2 places???

there was 20 anglers in total. shane was 2nd and declan 3rd. I had 3 turbot and a flounder and like kevin I love the new rules

Good weekend for Saltydog with the win here and 2nd place in Glassilaun the day before. Well done Conor!

If anyone fancies a session on Silverstrand I'm probably heading out there on Wednesday evening to use up leftover bait...

Cheers Kevin would love to claim 2nd for Glasilaun on Saturday but that one deservedly belongs to Dennis..... finished up in 3rd spot myself.

Well done Connor thats some weekend you had

Thanks Keith much obliged

Well done lads, and well done Conor , great results

Cheers Dave

nice one salty..

who got the other top 2 places???

Thanks steve hope to see you at a comp or two in the not too distant future

there was 20 anglers in total. shane was 2nd and declan 3rd. I had 3 turbot and a flounder and like kevin I love the new rules

Shane and Declan were tipping along nicely with fish during the comp and it was going back and forth between us at one point was a good match as it turned out. Nice to see some of our new members fishing the comp and everybody caught fish with some nice Flounder and surprisingly decent Turbot showing i'd 3 fish under 20cm 3 over 20cm and 3 over 30cm with a couple of nice Turbot in there... Declan had the best Turbot of the day not sure the exact size but looked very respectable.

Great report there, glad ye saw some fish, Conor King of The West very weldone indeed!!!

well done lads. does the 15cm limit apply to all clubs in IFSA

Well done Conor.

Great report there, glad ye saw some fish, Conor King of The West very weldone indeed!!!

Thanks Keith still a lot of fishing left before i can even try to lay claim to that title

well done lads. does the 15cm limit apply to all clubs in IFSA

Thanks, best check with your provincial council or club secretary to be sure

Well done Conor.

Cheers Steven

well done salty

good man conor, thats some weekend

Well done Conor, good fishing.